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Totem Pole, Pioneer Place at intersection of Yesler Way, James St., and 1st Ave., n.d.
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| Title | Totem Pole, Pioneer Place at intersection of Yesler Way, James St., and 1st Ave., n.d. |
| Photographer | Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 |
| Date | n. d. |
| Notes | Caption on image: Totem Pole, Pioneer Square. Seattle, U. S. A.
On verso of image: This unique pole was carved from a single ceder tree by a tribe of Indians inhabitating Tongass Island, Southeastern Alaska. It is sixty feet high and eight feet in circumference and was intended as a monument to a distingushed family. The pole stood for nearly a century on Tongass Island. It was discovered by a party of Seattle businessmen in August 1899 and removed by them to Seattle and presented to the city.
Filed in: Seattle--Districts--Pioneer Square |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Totem poles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Pergolas--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Street lights--Washington (State)--Seattle; Postcards |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.); Pioneer Place Park (Seattle, Wash.); First Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Yesler Way (Seattle, Wash.); James Street (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Seattle Photograph Collection
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| Order Number | SEA1829
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info
Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Negative Number | UW26868z |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Postcard Collection. PH Coll 798 |
| Object Type | Postcard |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a postcard using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 120 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2002 |
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