Men holding banners spelling "Welcome to Our City" during the Golden Potlatch, Seattle, ca. 1913
The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held in July, organized by civic boosters hoping to capitalize on the success of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The first Golden Potlatch opened in July 1911; the event continued for each of the next three summers before being suspended during warti...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/5630 2023-05-15T18:48:56+02:00 Men holding banners spelling "Welcome to Our City" during the Golden Potlatch, Seattle, ca. 1913 Nowell, Frank H. United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5630 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 2011.79.2.9 13785 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5630 Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums Banners Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle Potlatch (Festival) (Seattle Wash.) Suits (Clothing) image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:55:42Z The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held in July, organized by civic boosters hoping to capitalize on the success of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The first Golden Potlatch opened in July 1911; the event continued for each of the next three summers before being suspended during wartime. The name reflects the importance of the Klondike gold rush to Seattle and borrows a Chinook jargon term for a gift-giving ceremony. The boosters also used Chinook jargon to call themselves the Tillikums (friend) of Elttaes, (Seattle spelled backward). Thousands of people enjoyed the week-long carnival of parades, aircraft demonstrations and concerts. This photo shows a long line of men in white suits and hats, each holding a letter of the phrase "Welcome to Our City." Embossed on front of print: Frank H. Nowell, U.S.A. Photo from album with "Tillikums of Elttaes" embossed on the cover. Caption information source: HistoryLink.org 1 photographic print: b&w; 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. Other/Unknown Material Alaska Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Yukon Pacific |
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Banners Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle Potlatch (Festival) (Seattle Wash.) Suits (Clothing) Nowell, Frank H. Men holding banners spelling "Welcome to Our City" during the Golden Potlatch, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held in July, organized by civic boosters hoping to capitalize on the success of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The first Golden Potlatch opened in July 1911; the event continued for each of the next three summers before being suspended during wartime. The name reflects the importance of the Klondike gold rush to Seattle and borrows a Chinook jargon term for a gift-giving ceremony. The boosters also used Chinook jargon to call themselves the Tillikums (friend) of Elttaes, (Seattle spelled backward). Thousands of people enjoyed the week-long carnival of parades, aircraft demonstrations and concerts. This photo shows a long line of men in white suits and hats, each holding a letter of the phrase "Welcome to Our City." Embossed on front of print: Frank H. Nowell, U.S.A. Photo from album with "Tillikums of Elttaes" embossed on the cover. Caption information source: HistoryLink.org 1 photographic print: b&w; 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. |
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Men holding banners spelling "Welcome to Our City" during the Golden Potlatch, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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Men holding banners spelling "Welcome to Our City" during the Golden Potlatch, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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Men holding banners spelling "Welcome to Our City" during the Golden Potlatch, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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Men holding banners spelling "Welcome to Our City" during the Golden Potlatch, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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Men holding banners spelling "Welcome to Our City" during the Golden Potlatch, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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men holding banners spelling "welcome to our city" during the golden potlatch, seattle, ca. 1913 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5630 |
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United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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Yukon Pacific |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 2011.79.2.9 13785 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5630 |
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Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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