Jack Adams' racing canoe, 1909
In 1909, Jack Adams, a member of the Suquamish Tribe, built a canoe for an Indian canoe race at Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The event was on September 6, and the finish line was at the foot of the fair's Pay Streak, in Portage Bay. Adams built the 48-foot craft from a single...
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| Summary: | In 1909, Jack Adams, a member of the Suquamish Tribe, built a canoe for an Indian canoe race at Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The event was on September 6, and the finish line was at the foot of the fair's Pay Streak, in Portage Bay. Adams built the 48-foot craft from a single cedar log. In this photo, he and ten other men paddle the canoe on Portage Bay. Original photograph: 1909. Copied after 1975 by the Museum of History and Industry. 1 acetate negative: b&w; 2 x 2.5 in. |
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