Women in flower-decorated automobile in Golden Potlatch parade, 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/5633 2023-05-15T18:48:54+02:00 Women in flower-decorated automobile in Golden Potlatch parade, 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/5633 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 2011.79.2.24 13771 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5633 Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle Parades and processions--Washington (State)--Seattle Potlatch (Festival) (Seattle Wash.) Umbrellas 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. Embossed on front of print: Frank H. Nowell, U.S.A. Photo from album with "Tillikums of Elttaes" embossed on the cover. 1 photographic print: b&w; 9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. Other/Unknown Material Alaska Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Yukon Pacific |
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Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle Parades and processions--Washington (State)--Seattle Potlatch (Festival) (Seattle Wash.) Umbrellas Nowell, Frank H. Women in flower-decorated automobile in Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle Parades and processions--Washington (State)--Seattle Potlatch (Festival) (Seattle Wash.) Umbrellas |
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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. Embossed on front of print: Frank H. Nowell, U.S.A. Photo from album with "Tillikums of Elttaes" embossed on the cover. 1 photographic print: b&w; 9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. |
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Nowell, Frank H. |
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Nowell, Frank H. |
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Nowell, Frank H. |
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Women in flower-decorated automobile in Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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Women in flower-decorated automobile in Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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Women in flower-decorated automobile in Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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Women in flower-decorated automobile in Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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Women in flower-decorated automobile in Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
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women in flower-decorated automobile in golden potlatch parade, seattle, ca. 1913 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5633 |
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United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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Yukon Pacific |
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Yukon Pacific |
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Alaska Yukon |
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Alaska Yukon |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 2011.79.2.24 13771 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5633 |
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Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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