Golden Potlatch
golden potlatch potlatch day festival seattle washington united state – – idea annual festival seattle followed success alaska–yukon–pacific exposition golden potlatch event conceived keep seattle public eye seattle wanted event would challenge portland rose festival gain national attention seattle potlatch festival also way certain class seattleites—specifically city new commercial elite—to tell story city history called triumph symbolism one observer potlatch appropriated native imagery create regional vision civic development name derived potlatch chinook jargon name festival ceremony practiced indigenous people region golden reflected seattle role klondike gold rush late first golden potlatch took place july – used klondike gold rush imagery reenacting arrival steamboat portland legendary ton gold portland carried festival presiding figure king doro avatar golden wealth along retinue hoary prospector rambunctious dancing girl roughly people attended parade concert automobile race queen anne hill airplane piloted united state navy lt eugene ely water event always feature golden potlatch later seattle seafair event first golden potlatch small united state navy fleet british sent sloopofwar even hydroplane exhibition run triad owned glenn curtis airplane fame robert reid seattle published number postcard part pacific northwest photographic series publicize golden potlatch postcard identified seattle destination available sea land rail hopf bros co seattle published another series postcard edward h mitchell postcard provide glimpse tourist sight mount rainier totem pole pioneer square commercial aspect seattle including colman dock grand trunk pacific dock downtown street view first avenue looking north second avenue looking south spring street second avenue looking north third avenue looking north fourth avenue looking south pike street looking east second golden potlatch held july – postcard distributed official invitation seattle golden potlatch postcard provided view commercial street seattle klondike image d’oro succeeded hyas tyee kopa konoway big bug golden potlatch promoted free feast spread whole world brother water jean romanos wingless hydroplane looked like giant spider thrilled spectator mph exhibition run harbor island capitalizing seattle borrowed indian heritage city leader cranked marketing machine promote version progress local booster called tillikums word friend chinook jargon led number civic celebration golden potlatch parade provided tillikums opportunity ride decorated car sponsor themed float many illustrated kopf postcard started high hope marred potlatch riot first day potlatch soldier sailor involved fistfight iww industrial worker world speaker supposedly insulted uniform newspaper story next day inflamed situation resulting soldier sailor aided civilian looting burning office iww socialist party rear admiral charge reserve fleet expressed regret outbreak said dispatched patrol round troublemaker july mayor george cotterill responding street riot previous evening potlatch day festival declared emergency assumed direct control police closed saloon banned street speaker attempted temporarily close seattle time believed provoked riot despite unrest land golden potlatch staged three hydroplane race madrona park mile race footer mile contest footer mile free potlatch suffered result previous year riot cost launching upcoming festival timing fleet visit also concern chamber commerce tilikum potlatch substituted golden potlatch name produced seattle carnival association chamber commerce instead produced directly tilikums note spelling independent support participant previous golden potlatch tilikum potlatch scaled back four day received subdued press coverage noteworthy seattle dad parade one many event around country time helped lead institution father day coming world war lack support organizing potlatch celebration marked end potlatch mids smile nile national convention held seattle week used golden potlatch july – tilikums bug symbol still made rare appearance potlatch festival revived festival celebrated washington state golden jubilee billed seattle potlatch progress fleet week unfortunately festival terminated war time u entry world war ii today annual seafair celebration end july year continue golden potlatch tradition