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Jack Adams' racing canoe, Portage Bay, Seattle, 1909
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| Title | Jack Adams' racing canoe, Portage Bay, Seattle, 1909 |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 1909 |
| Notes | In 1909, Jack Adams, a member of the Suquamish Tribe, built a canoe for an Indian canoe race at Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Adams built the vessel from a single 48-foot log. On September 6, the canoes raced to the finish line at the foot of the fair's Pay Streak, in Portage Bay. In this photo, Adams and ten other men paddle the canoe on Portage Bay. |
| Subjects | Adams, Jack (Suquamish Indian); Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Suquamish Indians--Sports; Canoes--Suquamish Indians; Canoes--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Location Depicted | Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Object Type | Silver gelatin prints |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin print |
| Negative Number | SHS 11, 726 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | Seattle Historical Society 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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| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
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