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Image of Statistics of the Territory of Washington, 1886
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Statistics of the Territory of Washington, 1886

These statistics from 1886 were compiled from the Records of the Office of the Territorial Secretary, during the period that Watson C. Squire held the Territorial Governorship. Statistics compiled here include, among many others: County Seats, Vote totals, Vote on each side of the mountain, and names of County Surveyors and School Superintendents. Women's Suffrage was granted in 1883 in…
ID Number:1952.986.57.7
Date:1886
Image of Speaker's Ring inside United Nations Pavilion, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
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Speaker's Ring inside United Nations Pavilion, Seattle World's Fair, 1962

In this photograph, a man is shown talking with two women, surrounded by displays. This area was known as the Speaker's Ring, modeled on an ancient council ring where fairgoers could listen to international relations experts in a relaxed atmosphere. Above the group, flags from United Nation's member countries hang on poles lining the walls. Embossed on image: World's Fair-Seattle,…
ID Number:1963.3119.65.49
Date:1962
Image of Dancers with fans, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
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Dancers with fans, Seattle World's Fair, 1962

Gracie Hansen's Paradise International provided Las Vegas-style entertainment on Century 21's Show Street. Ms. Hansen noted in a Seattle Times article that the Show Street was the "adult-education section" of the fair.Here, women in the Paradise International revue dance with large fans under glittering chandeliers. Handwritten on verso: Gracie Hanson's [sic] Paradise International, 1962 - Show Street.Caption information from The…
ID Number:1965.3598.19.2
Date:1962
Image of Water skiing show in Memorial Stadium, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
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Water skiing show in Memorial Stadium, Seattle World's Fair, 1962

Washington's Olympia Brewing Company (ad slogan "It's the water") sponsored Tommy Barlett's International Water Ski Stars in the World's Fair's "It's the Water" Water Ski Show. Four free shows per day were held in Memorial Stadium, in a large, ring-shaped, concrete "aquadrome" that held nearly a million gallons of water. Here, two male skiers speed around the aquadrome, carrying two…
ID Number:1965.3598.19.8
Date:1962
Image of Letter from Abigail Scott Duniway to Missouri Hanna, November 8, 1910
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Letter from Abigail Scott Duniway to Missouri Hanna, November 8, 1910

This personal letter regarding suffrage movements in Washington and Oregon was written by Abigail Jane (Scott) Duniway (1834-1915), a writer, pioneer, editor, and champion of women's suffrage. At the time she wrote the letter, Ms. Duniway was president of the Oregon State Equal Suffrage Association, and her efforts were instrumental in the passage of Oregon's women's suffrage bill in 1912.…
ID Number:1970.4814.1
Date:1910
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 Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 1909
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 1909

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.5
Date:1909
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 2, January 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 2, January 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.6
Date:1910
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 3, February 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 3, February 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.7
Date:1910
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 4, March 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 4, March 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.8
Date:1910
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