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| Title | Alki Point landing re-enactment, Seattle, 1951 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1951 |
| Caption | November 1951 marked the centennial of the arrival of the founding white settlers to Alki Point, in West Seattle. The event kicked off a year-long celebration of dignitary visits, the opening of the Museum of History & Industry and a time capsule installation.
In this photo, a group rehearses the re-enactment of the Denny party's landing by canoe. Women and children dressed in sun bonnets are greeted by Robert Jensen, who portrays David T. Denny, with bandages covering the injuries he sustained from building a cabin. In the background can be seen a stand-in for the schooner Exact, which carried the settlers from Portland, Oregon. |
| Notes | Handwritten on negative: Rehearsal for Landing at Alki Point.
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, History, Alki landing re-enactment.
Caption information source: Seattle Times, November 13, 1951, p. 1.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): November 11, 1951. |
| Subjects | Ceremonies & celebrations--Washington (State)--Seattle; Costumes--Washington (State)--Seattle; Pioneers--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)--Seattle
Alki (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.9136.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film positive using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
