854 - Birth of the Golden Potlatch Seattle 1897

Image 854 - Birth of the Golden Potlatch Seattle 1897
Image 854 - Birth of the Golden Potlatch Seattle 1897

This is a reprint of a historic photo, despite the 1911 copyright notice. Otto did not take the original picture. The Golden Potlatch festivals of 1911 to 1913 commemorated the first arrival of gold from the Yukon.

Another version of this image has the wrong date for the arrival of the Roanoke:

Image 854 - Birth of the Golden Potlatch Seattle 1907
Image 854 - Birth of the Golden Potlatch Seattle 1907

Notice the center crease in both images. It must have been present in the original.