Named for the gift-giving festival of the Pacific Northwest Coast tribes, the Seattle Potlatch events were held from 1911-1914 and 1934-1941. The “golden” reference celebrates the 1897 arrival in Seattle of the first gold-bearing ship, the Portland , from the Klondike River mines. The festival was an attempt to keep up the promotional momentum that followed the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909. The events included naval displays, aviation meets and auto races as well as parades, concerts and exhibits, all designed to show how forward-thinking Seattle was.
Golden Potlatch
Denmark – 1913 proof sheet celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Glücksburg Royal Family in Denmark. The House of Glücksburg, a collateral branch of the House of Oldenburg, has produced many European rulers, including Charles III of the UK. Pictured are Kings of Denmark, Greece, and Norway.
Dealers
Club Photograph Gallery
Frank Perschke, Art Groten, Ray Petersen, Bill Wieinberger
