Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, October 18, 1899

The totem pole at Pioneer Square has been a Seattle landmark since 1899. That year, a group of Seattle businessmen visited a Tlingit village in Alaska. They thought the village was deserted and removed a 50-foot tall totem pole as a souvenir. The men brought the pole back to Seattle and had it set u...

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Main Author: Wilse, Anders B.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Crowds Dedications Totem poles
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6434
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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/6434 2023-05-15T18:33:21+02:00 Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, October 18, 1899 Wilse, Anders B. Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle (Wash.) Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6434 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1988.33.146 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6434 Anders Beer Wilse Photographs, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Anders Beer Wilse Photographs Crowds Dedications Totem poles photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:56:01Z The totem pole at Pioneer Square has been a Seattle landmark since 1899. That year, a group of Seattle businessmen visited a Tlingit village in Alaska. They thought the village was deserted and removed a 50-foot tall totem pole as a souvenir. The men brought the pole back to Seattle and had it set up in Pioneer Square. They were later fined for the theft of the pole. In this photo, taken in October 1899 by Anders Wilse, a large crowd waits in Pioneer Square for the dedication of the totem pole. 1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. Other/Unknown Material tlingit Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections
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topic Crowds Dedications Totem poles
spellingShingle Crowds Dedications Totem poles
Wilse, Anders B.
Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, October 18, 1899
topic_facet Crowds Dedications Totem poles
description The totem pole at Pioneer Square has been a Seattle landmark since 1899. That year, a group of Seattle businessmen visited a Tlingit village in Alaska. They thought the village was deserted and removed a 50-foot tall totem pole as a souvenir. The men brought the pole back to Seattle and had it set up in Pioneer Square. They were later fined for the theft of the pole. In this photo, taken in October 1899 by Anders Wilse, a large crowd waits in Pioneer Square for the dedication of the totem pole. 1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in.
format Other/Unknown Material
author Wilse, Anders B.
author_facet Wilse, Anders B.
author_sort Wilse, Anders B.
title Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, October 18, 1899
title_short Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, October 18, 1899
title_full Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, October 18, 1899
title_fullStr Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, October 18, 1899
title_full_unstemmed Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, October 18, 1899
title_sort unveiling the totem pole at pioneer square, october 18, 1899
url http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6434
op_coverage Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle (Wash.)
genre tlingit
Alaska
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Alaska
op_source Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Anders Beer Wilse Photographs
op_relation Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
1988.33.146
http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6434
op_rights Anders Beer Wilse Photographs, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
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