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© Adelaide de Menil		Object name     Photograph Culture of Origin     Haida Subject     Totem Bight Historical Park, Mud Bight, Ketchikan, Alaska, Totem Pole Photographer     Adelaide de Menil Exhibit Label     The U.S. Forest Service started the totem pole restoration program in 1938. One of their projects was to build a model town at Mud Bight, seventeen miles north of Ketchikan in the Tongass National Forest. This area had been a popular summer campsite for the Tlingit people. Poles and carvings were brought from both Haida and Tlingit villages. Some of the poles were replicas of poles from old villages, while others were new carvings designed especially for the site. Currently, there are 14 totem poles on view at Totem Bight State Historical Park. This photo depicts the Land Otter Pole (Haida). This pole was designed and carved in 1947 by Haida artist John Wallace from Hydaburg. A replica of this pole was carved by Tlingit artist Nathan Jackson in 1996 and now stands in its place. For more information see: http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/totembgh.htm Original Photo Source ID     de Menil 66-8-39W/17 Source     Ms. Adelaide De Menil Credit     Gift of Adelaide de Menil

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