File:Pioneer Square totem pole, ca. 1910 - DPLA - b00fadae37f401749fedecd993eec71e (page 2).jpg

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Pioneer Square totem pole, ca. 1910 (

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Creator

Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950

Title

Pioneer Square totem pole, ca. 1910

Description

Transcribed from postcard: "This unique pole was carved from a single cedar tree by a tribe of Indians inhabiting Tongass Island, Southeastern Alaska. It is sixty feet high and eight feet in circumference and was intended as a monument to a distinguished family. The pole stood for nearly a century on Tongass Island. It was discovered by a party of Seattle business men in August 1899 and removed by them to Seattle and presented to the City." The edge of the Seattle Hotel appears on the left followed by the Pacific Block, Interurban Building and Olympic Block.

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"Discovered" is quite a euphemism. It was stolen. See Pioneer Square totem pole.

Date

1910?

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 NRHP: 82004253 GND: 4841883-3 WorldCat

Source/Photographer

This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

Record in source catalog
DPLA identifier: b00fadae37f401749fedecd993eec71e
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_pc_34005

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