Graveyard at Pt. Hope, Alaska. Cross in center surrounded by fence made of whale ribs. [Built by Episcopal misisonary—see note], 1925
Abstract
Tigara, Alaska. An Unique Graveyard. When the Episcopal Missionary went to Pt. Hope (Tigara Mission) he gathered the skulls, numbering many hundreds, dug a holed-buried them-raised the cross over them-then finished the cemetery with jaw bones and ribs of
Dates
- 1925
Creator
- Andrews, Clarence Leroy, 1862-1948 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time. Glass plate negatives and lantern slides are restricted due to the fragility of the format. All decisions regarding use will be at the discretion of the curator for visual materials.
Extent
1 photographic print(s)
General Physical Description note
1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches
Dimensions note
8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches
- Alaska, the Klondike and the Yukon Subject Source: Photosub
- Death and funerary practices Subject Source: Photosub
- Photographic prints Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Religion Subject Source: Photosub
- Silver gelatin prints Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Tigara (Alaska) -- Photographs Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Tribal Peoples Subject Source: Local sources
- United States -- Alaska -- Tigara (Alaska) Subject Source: Local sources
- Wildlife Subject Source: Photosub
Repository Details
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