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Image of View of Seattle, circa 1888
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View of Seattle, circa 1888

Between about 1888 and 1893, Seattle grocer Charles Louch sold groceries, seeds, cigars, and other goods from his store on Front Street (now First Avenue). At some point, he advertised his store, and his 1888 brand of hams and bacon, using give-away photographs of downtown Seattle with his roof sign prominently displayed in the foreground.This photo, taken by Walter Davis…
ID Number:1983.10.6083
Date:Circa 1888
Image of Baba Jeanne Mangaoang speaking at Congressional hearing, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1954
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Baba Jeanne Mangaoang speaking at Congressional hearing, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1954

Baba Jeanne "B.J." (Sears) Mangaoang (1915-2007) was a Seattle woman who remained active in Communist Party (CP) politics, the fight against the Red Scare, and advocated for peace and social justice throughout her life. She was introduced to the CP as a student at the University of Washington in the early 1930s, formally joining the Party in 1938. She worked…
ID Number:2000.107.046.27.01
Date:1954
Image of Group of people tending to a fishing canoe, La Push, Washington, circa 1955
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Group of people tending to a fishing canoe, La Push, Washington, circa 1955

This photo is one of a sequence of scenes of smelt fishing taken by the photographer at La Push, Washington, on Quileute land. Here, Men and women tend to a canoe and nets on shore. Three of the individuals have been identified as Ramona Bennett, Walter Bennett, and Cynthia Davis.
ID Number:2004.43.1386
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Second and Union, looking southeast, Seattle, circa 1885
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Second and Union, looking southeast, Seattle, circa 1885

Between about 1888 and 1893, Seattle grocer Charles Louch sold groceries, seeds, cigars and other goods from his store on Front Street (now First Avenue). At some point, he advertised his store, and his 1888 brand of hams and bacon, using give-away photographs of downtown Seattle with his roof sign prominently displayed in the foreground.This photo, taken by Walter Davis…
ID Number:SHS5336
Date:Circa 1885

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