About this piece
Measures: 5.5" x 3.5"
Vintage chrome postcard featuring the Famous Totem Poles at Shaiks Island, Wrangell, Alaska. Two tall carved wooden totem poles are shown against a backdrop of the Alaskan coastline and forested hillside, with a harbor and buildings visible in the distance.
• Subject: Shaiks Island Totem Poles, Wrangell, Alaska
• Publisher: Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.
• Series: Alaska Joe Original
• Photographer: Gordon Munger
• Card type: Plastichrome (glossy chrome-era color photo-offset)
• Size: Standard 3.5" × 5.5"
• Condition: VG+ — minimal wear, clean image side; please see photos of both front and back for full condition assessment
Photochrome / chrome-era glossy postcard. Colourpicture Publishers was a major mid-century chrome publisher based in Boston. Alaska Joe Originals were a well-known regional souvenir postcard series. Totem pole and Pacific Northwest / Native American subject cards carry crossover appeal among Alaskana, Indigenous art, and roadside Americana collectors.
Both sides photographed. Combined shipping available — add $0.50 per additional card. Packed securely in a toploader with cardboard backing.
Vintage chrome postcard featuring the Famous Totem Poles at Shaiks Island, Wrangell, Alaska. Two tall carved wooden totem poles are shown against a backdrop of the Alaskan coastline and forested hillside, with a harbor and buildings visible in the distance.
• Subject: Shaiks Island Totem Poles, Wrangell, Alaska
• Publisher: Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.
• Series: Alaska Joe Original
• Photographer: Gordon Munger
• Card type: Plastichrome (glossy chrome-era color photo-offset)
• Size: Standard 3.5" × 5.5"
• Condition: VG+ — minimal wear, clean image side; please see photos of both front and back for full condition assessment
Photochrome / chrome-era glossy postcard. Colourpicture Publishers was a major mid-century chrome publisher based in Boston. Alaska Joe Originals were a well-known regional souvenir postcard series. Totem pole and Pacific Northwest / Native American subject cards carry crossover appeal among Alaskana, Indigenous art, and roadside Americana collectors.
Both sides photographed. Combined shipping available — add $0.50 per additional card. Packed securely in a toploader with cardboard backing.
