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Image of The Potlatch Bug: A Ragtime Song of the Golden Potlatch
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The Potlatch Bug: A Ragtime Song of the Golden Potlatch

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon;" Elttaes" is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1963.3018.3
Date:1912
Image of Missouri Hanna business card, circa 1910
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Missouri Hanna business card, circa 1910

This business card belonged to Missouri (Saunders) Hanna (1857-1926), in her role as publisher of "Votes for Women," a Seattle newspaper published from 1909-1912. Ms. Hanna, often known as "Mrs. M. T. B. Hanna," was Washington Territory’s first woman newspaper publisher. Her Seattle and Edmonds-based newspapers "Edmonds Review," "Votes for Women," and "The New Citizen" made her a powerful voice…
ID Number:1970.4814.2
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Portrait of Potlatch King Edgar L. Webster, Seattle, 1911
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Portrait of Potlatch King Edgar L. Webster, Seattle, 1911

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen who used imagery common to local Indigenous Peoples to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a…
ID Number:1977.6531.2
Date:1911
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Oral history interview with Morris Alhadeff and Jerry Ross, June 9, 1985

Interview with Morris Alhadeff and Jerry Ross conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on June 9, 1985. In the conversation, they discuss Victory Square, a war bonds, and morale building effort organized by numerous volunteers during World War II. They also talk about various entertainments, including radio, theater, and burlesque.Morris Jerome "Morrie" Alhadeff…
ID Number:1985.134.1
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Maurice Carlson, January 8, 1985

Interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy with Maurice Carlson for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on January 8, 1985. Carlson was born in Seattle on February 16, 1915. He spent his career as a clerk and later secretary in the Seattle police department.During World War II, Maurice Carlson worked as a night shift clerk for the Seattle police…
ID Number:1985.134.3
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Mildred and Parker Cook, December 6, 1984

Interview with Mildred and Parker Cook conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on December 6, 1984. In the interview, they discuss Garfield High School's response to the attack at Pearl Harbor, the incarceration of Japanese American students from Garfield after the attack, shifts in the African American community during the war, and curriculum…
ID Number:1985.134.4
Date:1984
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Oral history interview with Ewen Dingwall, January 23, 1985

Interview with Ewen C. Dingwall, the executive secretary to Mayor William Devin during World War II, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on January 23, 1985. Topics discussed include Japanese American incarceration, civil defense volunteering, and wartime efforts to expand the Seattle Planning Commission's mission to include long-term planning. He also discusses his…
ID Number:1985.134.5
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Doris Eason, March 23, 1985

Interview with Doris Eason conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 23, 1985. In the interview, Eason discusses developments in housing and race relations during World War II, her pursuit of racial integration through her work at the Seattle Housing Authority, and what she saw of war work recruits' experiences, Black servicemen's…
ID Number:1985.134.6
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Howard Hurst and Michael Pavone, March 24, 1985

Interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy with Howard Hurst and Michael Pavone for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 24, 1985. The interviewees talk about Boeing technology and work culture during the World War II era. Both men discuss how they got their jobs at Boeing, developments in plane technology, and shifting work practices. They use production…
ID Number:1985.134.7
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Chester Kingsbury and Reverend Robert Shaw, April 18, 1985

Oral history interview with Chester Kingsbury and Reverend Robert Shaw about the peace movement during World War II, their attempts to undermine racism after World War II, and religious organizing for peace. The interview was conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on April 18, 1985.For Shaw and Kingsbury, the fight against the war…
ID Number:1985.134.8
Date:1985
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