Tilikums of Eltteas and Tilikum Drum Corps on courthouse steps, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1912
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/5640 2023-05-15T18:48:56+02:00 Tilikums of Eltteas and Tilikum Drum Corps on courthouse steps, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1912 Nowell, Frank H. Canada--British Columbia--Vancouver 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/5640 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 2011.79.2.12 13569 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5640 Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums Buildings--British Columbia--Vancouver Drums--British Columbia--Vancouver Potlatch (Festival) (1912: Seattle Wash.) Publicity 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 the Tillikums of Eltteas and the Tilikum Drum Corps of Seattle on the steps of the British Columbia Provincial courthouse, now the Vancouver Art Gallery. The group made a trip to Canada to promote Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival. 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 Canada Pacific British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) |
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Buildings--British Columbia--Vancouver Drums--British Columbia--Vancouver Potlatch (Festival) (1912: Seattle Wash.) Publicity Nowell, Frank H. Tilikums of Eltteas and Tilikum Drum Corps on courthouse steps, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1912 |
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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 the Tillikums of Eltteas and the Tilikum Drum Corps of Seattle on the steps of the British Columbia Provincial courthouse, now the Vancouver Art Gallery. The group made a trip to Canada to promote Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival. 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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Tilikums of Eltteas and Tilikum Drum Corps on courthouse steps, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1912 |
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Tilikums of Eltteas and Tilikum Drum Corps on courthouse steps, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1912 |
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Tilikums of Eltteas and Tilikum Drum Corps on courthouse steps, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1912 |
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Tilikums of Eltteas and Tilikum Drum Corps on courthouse steps, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1912 |
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Tilikums of Eltteas and Tilikum Drum Corps on courthouse steps, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1912 |
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tilikums of eltteas and tilikum drum corps on courthouse steps, vancouver, british columbia, 1912 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5640 |
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Canada--British Columbia--Vancouver |
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ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) |
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Yukon Canada Pacific British Columbia |
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Yukon Canada Pacific British Columbia |
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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 2011.79.2.12 13569 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5640 |
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Seattle Potlatch Photograph Albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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