Fort Tongas
Schmitz Collection of Photographs by J.C. Haines

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Collection Juneau-Douglas City Museum
Photographer Haines, J.C.
Credit line Museum Purchase.
Description Photograph of water in foreground with wooden buildings on bank at proper left. Small hill at center right. Below image it says "Fort Tongas."
Year range to 1885
Notes Fort Tongass, located on Tongass Island near Dixon Entrance, was a military post that operated from June 1868 to September 1870 and was used as a customs station.
See Document file for additional information on Fort Tongass.
Object ID 2007.29.042
Object Name Print, Photographic
Place Tongass Island, Southeast Alaska
Search Terms Photograph
Southeast Alaska
Tlingit
Government
Title Fort Tongas
Collection Juneau-Douglas City Museum
Photographer Haines, J.C.
Credit line Museum Purchase.
Description Photograph of water in foreground with wooden buildings on bank at proper left. Small hill at center right. Below image it says "Fort Tongas."
Year range to 1885
Notes Fort Tongass, located on Tongass Island near Dixon Entrance, was a military post that operated from June 1868 to September 1870 and was used as a customs station.
See Document file for additional information on Fort Tongass.
Object ID 2007.29.042
Object Name Print, Photographic
Place Tongass Island, Southeast Alaska
Search Terms Photograph
Southeast Alaska
Tlingit
Government
Title Fort Tongas
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