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The Tlingit in Sitka: The Photography of Elbridge W. Merrill

by Sergei Kan

A photographic record of Tlingit life in Sitka

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A photographic record of Tlingit life in Sitka

Elbridge W. Merrill’s photographs, made in Sitka from the late 1800s into the 1920s, document aspects of Tlingit daily life, religious life, and art during a period of change. Sergei Kan brings these images together in a collection that also includes photographs of significant community events, including funerals and a famous ku. The book offers a historical and ethnographic view through Merrill’s work as a professional photographer and his relationship with Sitka’s Tlingit community.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Tlingit history and culture.
  • Those exploring historical photography and ethnographic records.
  • Readers interested in Alaska Native communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Tlingit life and cultureHistorical photographyAlaska Native historyCommunity events and religious life

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Book overview

A rare window into the changing lives of Alaska Natives between the late 1800s and 1920s

Lured north by the Klondike gold rush, Elbridge W. Merrill settled in Sitka, Alaska, and took up a career as a professional photographer. Merrill developed a good rapport with the town's Indigenous Tlingit community, and his images of the Tlingit provide an invaluable historical and ethnographic record of their daily lives, religious life, and art.

Sergei Kan presents a first-ever collection of Merrill's photographs, which includes images of important Tlingit events like funerals and a famous ku.

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