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Carved posts at Alert Bay 1914

Two totem poles in front of a wood frame house in the Nimkish village Yilis, on Cormorant Island. Totem pole depicts an eagle representing the owner's paternal crest and a grizzly bear symbolizing the maternal one.

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Title: Carved posts at Alert Bay 1914

Caption: Two totem poles in front of a wood frame house in the Nimkish village Yilis, on Cormorant Island. Totem pole depicts an eagle representing the owner's paternal crest and a grizzly bear symbolizing the maternal one.

Category: UIG HISTORY

Credit: Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive/UIG

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Image size: 1467 × 1078 px | 4.5 MB

Print size: 12.4 × 9.1 cm | 577.6 × 424.4 in (300 dpi)

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