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Image of Tilikums of Elttaes invitation, 1912
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Tilikums of Elttaes invitation, 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:2018.3.3.43
Date:1912
Image of Golden Potlatch program, 1911
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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
Image of Golden Potlatch advertisement, 1912
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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
Image of New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1882
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New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1882

Prominent early Seattle citizens Henry Yesler, Bailey Gatzert, and Moses Maddocks were close friends, loved to play pranks on each other, and at one time or another each held the office of Mayor of Seattle. Henry Leiter Yesler (1810-1892) was a lumberman who established the Seattle’s first steam-powered sawmill in 1852, and was Seattle's mayor from 1874-1875 and 1885-1886. Bailey…
ID Number:2018.3.3.61
Date:1882
Image of New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1890
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New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1890

Prominent early Seattle citizens Henry Yesler, Bailey Gatzert, and Moses Maddocks were close friends, loved to play pranks on each other, and at one time or another each held the office of Mayor of Seattle. Henry Leiter Yesler (1810-1892) was a lumberman who established the Seattle’s first steam-powered sawmill in 1852, and was Seattle's mayor from 1874-1875 and 1885-1886. Bailey…
ID Number:2018.3.3.63
Date:1890
Image of New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1887
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New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1887

Prominent early Seattle citizens Henry Yesler, Bailey Gatzert, and Moses Maddocks were close friends, loved to play pranks on each other, and at one time or another each held the office of Mayor of Seattle. Henry Leiter Yesler (1810-1892) was a lumberman who established the Seattle’s first steam-powered sawmill in 1852, and was Seattle's mayor from 1874-1875 and 1885-1886. Bailey…
ID Number:2018.3.3.64
Date:1887
Image of New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1886
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New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1886

Prominent early Seattle citizens Henry Yesler, Bailey Gatzert, and Moses Maddocks were close friends, loved to play pranks on each other, and at one time or another each held the office of Mayor of Seattle. Henry Leiter Yesler (1810-1892) was a lumberman who established the Seattle’s first steam-powered sawmill in 1852, and was Seattle's mayor from 1874-1875 and 1885-1886. Bailey…
ID Number:2018.3.3.65
Date:1886
Image of New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1885
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New Year's Day greeting card, January 1, 1885

Prominent early Seattle citizens Henry Yesler, Bailey Gatzert, and Moses Maddocks were close friends, loved to play pranks on each other, and at one time or another each held the office of Mayor of Seattle. Henry Leiter Yesler (1810-1892) was a lumberman who established the Seattle’s first steam-powered sawmill in 1852, and was Seattle's mayor from 1874-1875 and 1885-1886. Bailey…
ID Number:2018.3.3.66
Date:1885
Image of Invitation to opening of Cable Railroad, September 29, 1888
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Invitation to opening of Cable Railroad, September 29, 1888

In September 1888, Seattle's second street railway line was built by Pacific Cable Construction Company as a single-track cable car line, running in a loop from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park. This line, the Yesler Way line, effectively linked the steamers docking at Elliott Bay with the ferries crossing Lake Washington. When the line was built the residential and recreational…
ID Number:2018.3.3.75
Date:1888
Image of Super Sonics inaugural game reception invitation, October 20, 1967
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Super Sonics inaugural game reception invitation, October 20, 1967

Seattle's professional men's basketball team, the SuperSonics, played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 until 2008, when the team relocated to Oklahoma City as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Sonics first official NBA home game was played against the San Diego Rockets at the Seattle Center Coliseum (now KeyArena) on October 20, 1967. The invitation picture here is…
ID Number:2018.3.3.77
Date:1967
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