Kah-Chuckte of Killisnoo c. 1895.
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Title |
Kah-Chuckte of Killisnoo c. 1895. |
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Identifier |
ASL-P87-0223 |
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Collection Name |
Winter and Pond. Photographs, 1893-1943. ASL-PCA-87 |
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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." - |
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Creator |
Winter & Pond |
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Subject.TGM |
Tribal chiefs
Police
Uniforms
Houses
Leadership |
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Subject.LCSH |
Tribal government
Bombardment
Bombings--Alaska--Angoon |
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Subject.Local |
Alaska Natives--Southeast Alaska--Tlingit |
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Personal Name |
Kah Kluck Tay, Tlingit chief |
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Location |
Killisnoo (Alaska) |
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Region |
Southeast Alaska |
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Time Period |
1896 to 1913 |
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Type |
Image (Photographs)
Image (Portrait photographs) |
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Related Materials |
CCL Catalog: http://jlc-web.uaa.alaska.edu/client/asl/search/results?qu=52149563 |
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Ordering & Use |
http://library.alaska.gov/vilda_rights.html |
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Holding Institution |
Alaska State Library - Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571; mailto:asl.historical@alaska.gov |
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