Wesley Wehr totem pole raising ceremony photographs, 1970 [graphic]. 1970.

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Wesley Wehr totem pole raising ceremony photographs, 1970 [graphic]. 1970.

The collection contains images of the Mungo Martin memorial totem pole raising ceremony, held on September 18, 1970, at Alert Bay, British Columbia. Included are photographs of the totem pole and attendees in traditional tribal regalia.

9 photographic prints (1 folder) : b&w ; various sizes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7671558

University of Washington. Libraries

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Martin, Mungo, -1962

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dn4k6b (person)

Wehr, Wesley, 1929-2004

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sq9dxp (person)

Wesley C. Wehr (1929- ) is a painter and writer from Seattle, Wash. From the description of Oral history interview with Wesley C. Wehr, 1983 May 26-Sept. 22 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84016670 Wesley Wehr, a professor, artist, and paleobotanist at the University of Washington in Seattle, photographed the 1970 Mungo Martin memorial totem pole raising ceremony. Mungo Martin, a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw tribe, was a master carver who contributed to the ...