He also worked in Hydaburg Totem Park in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska.
[1] Twenty-one totem poles were brought by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the US Forest Service to Hydaburg in the 1930s.
John Wallace was placed in charge of this effort[2][3] In 1939 John Wallace, considered the "last of the Professional Haida totem-carvers" was hired to demonstrated his pole carving at the Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island.
This provided Wallace an opportunity to share his knowledge and techniques with young carvers.
[5] One of Wallace's totem poles is located in Seattle at Lake Washington Ship Canal Waterside Trail.