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Swinomish drummer and singer at the Treaty Day observance, January 22, 1939
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| Title | Swinomish drummer and singer at the Treaty Day observance, January 22, 1939 |
| Studio Name | Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 1939 |
| Notes | On January 22, 1939, Native American tribes living at the Swinomish Reservation, near La Conner, Washington, held their annual Treaty Day observance. The event marked the anniversary of the 1885 Treaty of Point Elliott which transferred their traditional lands to Washington Territory. In this photo, Patrick George (r.) beats on a drum while tribal elder Joseph Joe (l.) sings. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer article which accompanied the photo, the 1939 Treaty Day events included feasting, singing, and drumming as well as discussions of taxes and government promises.
Caption information from "powwow recalls end of Indian war, " Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 24, 1939, p. 11. |
| Subjects | George, Patrick (Swinomish Indian); Joe, Joseph (Swinomish Indian); Treaty Day (1939 : Swinomish Indian Reservation, Wash.); Swinomish Indians--Performances ; Drums; Singers--Washington (State)--Swinomish Indian Reservation; Commemoration--Washington (State)--Swinomish Indian Reservation |
| Location Depicted | Washington (State)--Swinomish Indian Reservation |
| Object Type | Nitrate negatives |
| Physical Description | Nitrate negative |
| Negative Number | PI-23822 |
| 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-23822 |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
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