Kah-Chuckte of Killisnoo c. 1895.
Title |
Kah-Chuckte of Killisnoo c. 1895. |
Identifier |
ASL-P87-0223 |
Collection Name |
Winter and Pond. Photographs, 1893-1943. ASL-PCA-87 |
Description |
Tlingit policeman Kah-Chuckte [Kah Kluck Tay], in uniform with badge and a cap that reads Killisnoo; standing in front of house with shield and signboard over door. Shield depicts a row of houses along a beach. c. 1900.Verso: A contemporary of "Killisnoo Jake" . Sign in image : "RIGHTFUL CHIEF OF ALL "NELTUNKEN" , "GUNGH", "TAH-KOOGH", AND "KOOCHKA-HEEN." KNOWN AS SUCH, I AM "KAH-CHUCKTE" FROM YAKUTAT TO FAR "STICKEEN" .
YES, MY NAME IT IS "KAH-CHUCKTE" , MANSLAYER, IN THE BOSTON TONGUE . OLD AS YONDER GRANITE MOUNTAINS IS THE LINAGE WHENCE I SPRANG .
STORES OF FURS AND BLANKETS PILLAGED BY THE "ADAMS" PIRATE CREW , THOUGH "KAH-CHUCKTE", EVER NEUTRAL , DWELT AFAR FROM "KOOTZNAWOO" .
NOW I ASK NOT FOR POSITIONS . SUCH, TO "JAKE" I WILL CONCEDE , WHILE "KAH-CHUCKTE", FROM YOUR NATION, WILL, FOR JUSTICE ONLY, PLEAD." - |
Creator |
Winter & Pond |
Subject.TGM |
Tribal chiefs Police Uniforms Houses Leadership |
Subject.LCSH |
Tribal government Bombardment Bombings--Alaska--Angoon |
Subject.Local |
Alaska Natives--Southeast Alaska--Tlingit |
Personal Name |
Kah Kluck Tay, Tlingit chief |
Location |
Killisnoo (Alaska) |
Region |
Southeast Alaska |
Time Period |
1896 to 1913 |
Type |
Image (Photographs) Image (Portrait photographs) |
Related Materials |
CCL Catalog: http://jlc-web.uaa.alaska.edu/client/asl/search/results?qu=52149563 |
Ordering & Use |
http://library.alaska.gov/vilda_rights.html |
Holding Institution |
Alaska State Library - Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571; mailto:asl.historical@alaska.gov |
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