Golden Potlatch
annual festival in Seattle 1911–1914 and 1935–1941
Seattle · United States of America
⚠️ This festival is recorded as discontinued. (ended 1941)
🗓️ When?
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No date recorded — please check with the organiser.
- Founded
- 1911
- Discontinued
- 1941
📍 Where?
- Town
- Seattle
- Country
- United States of America
- How precise?
- coordinate of the town or municipality
This position is the town's, not the festival ground's.
ℹ️ Details
- Status
- discontinued
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
The Golden Potlatch was a festival in Seattle, Washington, United States in 1911–1914 and 1934–1941. The idea of an annual Festival in Seattle followed the success of the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition in 1909. The 'Golden Potlatch' event was conceived to keep Seattle in the public eye. Seattle wanted to have an event that would challenge the Portland Rose Festival and gain national attention. Seattle's Potlatch festival was also a way for a certain class of Seattleites—specifically, the city's new commercial elite—to tell stories about the city and its history. Called a "triumph of symbolism" by one observer, the Potlatch appropriated Native imagery to create a regional vision of civic development.
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