Old Kasaan Totem Pole, Steamship Spokane, Alaska August 25 1908 Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) but it would have been

but it would have been a good way to grab people’s attention since eating fried chicken wasn’t particularly common during this era

its fans included Oscar Wilde

Courtesy Henry Voigt

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Old Kasaan Totem Pole, Steamship Spokane, Alaska August 25 1908 Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) but it would have beenIn the early 20th century, tourists to Alaska enjoyed luxury trips on board ships like the Pacific Coast Steamship companys Spokane. A popular destination was the one noted on this 1908 menu the village of Old Kasaan, a Haida Indian settlement about 30 miles west of Ketchikan in southeastern Alaska. Spread over 38 acres, the village had once been a thriving community, noted for its 69 totem poles. The most precious totems stood outside the home of the