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| Title | Husky crew and Indian canoe race, La Conner, November 29, 1941 |
| Studio Name | Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 1941 |
| Notes | In 1941, Swinomish leader Tandy Wilbur arranged a competition between two Indian racing canoes and two shells manned by the University of Washington Huskies. The four crews made a series of 100-yard sprints down Swinomish Slough, from the Swinomish Reservation to the town of La Conner. Both sides remember winning the race. Canoe and crew races had a loyal and longstanding following in their respective societies. However, this race was more of a media event than a true competition, and the association with the championship Husky team gave rare positive coverage to the Swinomish.P>P>Based on newspaper research and a close examination of other photographs taken at the same event, the 1942 date on the negative itself is incorrect. The newspaper filed the negative in February of that year, but the event took place in 1941.P>P>Caption information from Bruce G. Miller, "The Great Race of 1941: A Coast Salish Public Relations Coup. Pacific Northwest Quarterly 89, No. 3 (Summer 1998): 127-135. |
| Subjects | University of Washington--Sports; Rowing races--Washington (State)--La Conner; Canoes--Washington (State)--La Conner; Canoes--Coast Salish Indians; Coast Salish Indians--Washington (State)--La Conner |
| Object Type | Safety film negatives |
| Physical Description | Safety film negative |
| Negative Number | PI-23850 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Repository | Museum of History and Industry, Seattle
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions see:
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/ordering.php
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| Acquisition | Gift of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1981; acc. no. PI-23850 |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
