584 results for: Alaska
Program
Golden Potlatch program, 1911
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2018.3.3.44
Date:1911
Postcard
Golden Potlatch booster advertisement, 1912
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2018.3.3.45
Date:1912
Ephemera
Golden Potlatch advertisement, 1912
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2018.3.3.46
Date:1912
Ephemera
Olympia Brewery letterhead, June 16, 1909
Olympia Brewing was founded in 1896 by German immigrant Leopold F. Schmidt (1846-1914) as the Capital Brewing Company in Tumwater, Washington. In 1902, the firm's secretary, Frank Kenney, came up with the long-used slogan "It's the Water" to promote their beer brewed with water from artesian wells. Through a series of consolidations, the company was acquired by Pabst Brewing Company…
ID Number:2018.3.3.67
Date:1909
Correspondence
Washington Shoe Mfg. Co. letter, July 7, 1908
Seattle's first shoe company, the Washington Shoe Manufacturing Company, was founded in 1891 by T. J. Thorsen, L. B. Allain, and G. M. Barber. The company made boots and shoes for outdoor workers and prospered due to high demand during the Alaska Gold Rush. The letter pictured here on company letterhead refers to an ad in the "Seattle Trade Register."…
ID Number:2018.3.3.86
Date:1908
Correspondence
Seattle Fish Co. voucher, December 23, 1902
The letter seen here was sent from the Seattle Fish Company to the Pacific American Fisheries Company on behalf of George Sayers, who was to receive $75.60 for fish that he caught on behalf of the company. The Seattle Fish Co. was operated at the time by Pacific Packing and Navigation Company, a conglomerate of salmon-canning companies that operated out…
ID Number:2018.3.3.88
Date:1902
Ephemera
Millroy's Pathfinder to Alaska and the Klondyke Gold Fields, circa 1898
In 1897, in response to the Klondike Gold Rush, Canada passed a number of new laws addressing mining in the Klondike Region. These concerned the management of claims, mining by proxy, and other matters. A map publisher living in Seattle at the time, John James Millroy, Jr. (1862-1908), used government and private surveys to create "Millroy's Map of Alaska and…
ID Number:2018.3.3.112
Date:Circa 1898
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Alaska Department of Seattle Chamber of Commerce card, circa 1925
On April 17, 1882, 26 leading Seattle citizens and businessmen organized the Seattle Chamber of Commerce with the intent of protecting local interests. The Chamber reorganized in 1910 to broaden its scope, taking the name “New Seattle Chamber of Commerce.” Among the goals of the new Chamber were “to promote the growth and development of the State of Washington, the…
ID Number:2018.3.3.113
Date:Circa 1925
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Brochure for Business Friendship Tour of Alaska, June 1933
In June 1933, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce sponsored a business cruise to Alaska for Pacific Northwest executives, their families, and friends. During the 14-day cruise on the steamship Aleutian, participants could enjoy the scenery and network with one another. The brochure includes a map and itinerary as well as information on meals, entertainment, costs, and how to make reservations.
ID Number:2018.3.3.114
Date:1933
Diary
Klondike diary of Harry V. McComb, 1897-1900
In 1896 gold was discovered on the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, triggering a stampede of prospectors into Seattle and an era of prosperity that lasted for more than a decade. In this diary of his gold rush travels, Harry V. McComb (1866-1947) of Seattle describes trips between Seattle and Alaska, and writes about stops in…
ID Number:2018.3.3.115
Date:1897-1900