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Original Vintage Card

Price: $3.95

Stock #: 146931

Type: Postcard

Era: Divided Back

City: Seattle

State: Washington (WA)

County: King

Publisher: Hopf Bros. Co.

Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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The Word “Potlatch” is taken from the Chinook Jargon. The Indians Potlatch is a great feast given by the chief to all of the tribes round about, whence the guests return to their tepees laden with gifts after a week of almost profligate hospitality. Seattle has expanded the definition to cover its magnificent annual spectacle. “The Golden Potlatch,” which is, in its every feature, a “free” feast spread for the whole world and its brother.

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PUBLISHED FOR HOPF BROS. CO. SEATTLE.. BY EDWARD H. MITCHELI. S. F. The word "Potlatch" is taken from the Chinook Jargon. The Indians' Pot- latch is a great feast given by the chief to all of the tribes round about, whence the guests return to their tepees laden with gifts after a week of almost profli- gate hospitality. Seattle has expand- ed the definition to cover its magnific- ent annual spectacle. "The Golden Potlatch," which is, in its every feat- ure, a "free" feast spread for the whole world and its brother. 1¢ FOREIGN 2¢ ONLY

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