File:William Shelton, Snohomish story pole carver, ca 1925 (MOHAI 587).jpg

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English: William Shelton, Snohomish story pole carver, ca. 1925   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
English: Staff Photographer
English: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Title
English: William Shelton, Snohomish story pole carver, ca. 1925
Description
English:

William Shelton (1868-1938) was a well known leader of the Snohomish Tribe who lived on the Tulalip Reservation. Chief Shelton carved a number of story poles such as seen in this photograph, with animals and creatures prevalent in the Coast Salish oral tradition. Among the many examples of his carving that survive today is a story pole on the State Capitol campus in Olympia.

Handwritten on image: Shelton William.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Indians of North America--Washington (State); Wood carving--Washington (State); Artists--Washington (State); Totem poles--Washington (State)
  • People: Shelton, William
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)
Date circa 1925
date QS:P571,+1925-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 4 in (10.1 cm); width: 5 in (12.7 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,4U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
587
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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