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I encounter totem poles no more than once or twice a month, but there was a time when those artfully-carved items could be found in Disneyland, in the old Indian Village.This first picture is from July, 1964; a woman poses next to an impressive totem pole, perhaps 20+ feet tall (or over 6 meters). The strong and distinctive stylization on these amazing artworks is so appealing, and unlike anything else in the world. I believe that the totems were moved to Walt Disney World, eventually.Next we have a slide scan dated "October, 1971"... which I believe is from after the Indian Village closed. I am not positive, but I think that the Indian Village closed in May of 1971, but of course the film in Mom's camera could have been developed any number of months later. These cute girls are posing next to a totem pole that I know for certain was moved to WDW, and I think it even appeared in the 1963 issue of "National Geographic".EXTRA! EXTRA!I had this nice screen grab featuring a high-res…

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