Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, sometimes spelled Aleksandr or Alexandr and Baranof, was a Russian trader and merchant, who worked for some time in Siberia. He was recruited by the Shelikhov-Golikov Co
Three Saints Bay was the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska.
Medal presented to Baranov by Tsar Paul I in 1799
Sitka Island Chief Katlian With His Wife
Baranof totem pole
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The Baranof totem pole is a totem pole in Sitka, Alaska, United States. Located in the city's Totem Square, the Tlingit totem pole was commissioned in the 1940s by the United States Forest Service and
Alexander Andreyevich Baranov
…Andreyevich Baranov, Sitka, Alaska. Was removed from outdoor public display amidst controversy and a vote of the Sitka town council in 2020. The 1942 Baranof totem pole in Sitka, Alaska, depicts Baranov on top of the pole to commemorate a battle and subsequent peace treaty he made with a Tlingit clan; contrary to the…
The Baranof pole in 2023 with the Sitka Blockhouse in the background
The double headed eagle (representing Russia) and the brown bear holding a frog (representing two Tlingit crests) at the base of the pole
Carver Joe Thomas working on the totem pole in 1941
George Benson's original sketch for the totem pole