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Image of KIRO Gold Shield Coffee orchestra in studio, circa 1940
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KIRO Gold Shield Coffee orchestra in studio, circa 1940

Gold Shield Coffee Hour sponsored a number of music programs on KIRO Radio during the 1940s. A 1941 ad in the Seattle Times advertised Gold Shield Coffee "30 minutes of music" with Max Dolin Sunday nights at 9:30, and Max Dolin's Gold Shield Coffee "Good Night" Fridays at 10:45. Dozens of entertainment programs such as the Gold Shield Coffee shows…
ID Number:2014.67.132.4
Date:Circa 1940
Image of Community Access Cable Television Festival poster, Seattle, November 12-16, 1979
Poster

Community Access Cable Television Festival poster, Seattle, November 12-16, 1979

The poster pictured here advertises the Community Access Cable Television Festival, an event held in Seattle by the City of Seattle's Office of Cable Communications. Local viewers were invited to sample programming on and about local access networks. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 11, 1979, p. 206.
ID Number:2016.88.1
Date:1979
Image of Seattle Post-Intelligencer needle book, circa 1905
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer needle book, circa 1905

One type of advertising often distributed by newspapers and other companies during the 20th century was the needle book. Needle books kept the name of the company in full view during mending projects. This Seattle Post-Intelligencer needle book contains a variety of sizes of needles as well as hooks and eyes. The pink section in the center once held straight…
ID Number:2018.3.3.3
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Subscription receipt for Weekly Intelligencer, January 30, 1873
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Subscription receipt for Weekly Intelligencer, January 30, 1873

Seattle's oldest newspaper, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, was founded in 1863 as The Weekly Intelligencer (also known as Seattle Gazette), when the city of Seattle was little more than a sawmill, a few dozen buildings, and a couple of hundred people. In 1881, The Intelligencer merged with The Seattle Post and moved into the newly completed Post building, on the northeast…
ID Number:2018.3.3.94
Date:1973
Image of Helix, vol. 1, no. 5, centerfold, Seattle, June 6, 1967
Serial

Helix, vol. 1, no. 5, centerfold, Seattle, June 6, 1967

Seattle’s first underground newspaper, “Helix,” was published in March 1967. Inspired by similar papers in New York City, San Francisco, and Berkeley, the paper published some 125 issues before folding in June 1970. Led by Paul Dorpat (b. 1938) and Walt Crowley (1947-2007), the large and eclectic staff covered underground politics, drug culture, bulletins from the Liberation News Service, and…
ID Number:2018.3.6.6
Date:1967
Image of Helix, vol. 2, no. 2, cover, Seattle, September 29, 1967
Serial

Helix, vol. 2, no. 2, cover, Seattle, September 29, 1967

Seattle’s first underground newspaper, “Helix,” was published in March 1967. Inspired by similar papers in New York City, San Francisco, and Berkeley, the paper published some 125 issues before folding in June 1970. Led by Paul Dorpat (b. 1938) and Walt Crowley (1947-2007), the large and eclectic staff covered underground politics, drug culture, bulletins from the Liberation News Service, and…
ID Number:2018.3.6.13
Date:1967
Image of Helix, vol. 4, no. 5, cover, Seattle, circa August 22, 1968
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Helix, vol. 4, no. 5, cover, Seattle, circa August 22, 1968

Seattle’s first underground newspaper, “Helix,” was published in March 1967. Inspired by similar papers in New York City, San Francisco, and Berkeley, the paper published some 125 issues before folding in June 1970. Led by Paul Dorpat (b. 1938) and Walt Crowley (1947-2007), the large and eclectic staff covered underground politics, drug culture, bulletins from the Liberation News Service, and…
ID Number:2018.3.6.36
Date:1968
Image of Helix, vol. 4, no. 9, Seattle, circa October 3, 1968
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Helix, vol. 4, no. 9, Seattle, circa October 3, 1968

Seattle’s first underground newspaper, “Helix,” was published in March 1967. Inspired by similar papers in New York City, San Francisco, and Berkeley, the paper published some 125 issues before folding in June 1970. Led by Paul Dorpat (1938-2026) and Walt Crowley (1947-2007), the large and eclectic staff covered underground politics, drug culture, bulletins from the Liberation News Service, and rock…
ID Number:2018.3.6.40
Date:1968
Image of Helix, vol. 5, no. 5, cover, Seattle, November 14, 1968
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Helix, vol. 5, no. 5, cover, Seattle, November 14, 1968

Seattle’s first underground newspaper, “Helix,” was published in March 1967. Inspired by similar papers in New York City, San Francisco, and Berkeley, the paper published some 125 issues before folding in June 1970. Led by Paul Dorpat (b. 1938) and Walt Crowley (1947-2007), the large and eclectic staff covered underground politics, drug culture, bulletins from the Liberation News Service, and…
ID Number:2018.3.6.46
Date:1968
Image of The Weekly Intelligencer, Seattle, October 25, 1869
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The Weekly Intelligencer, Seattle, October 25, 1869

Seattle's longest-running newspaper, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, is the descendant of the city's earliest newspaper, The Seattle Gazette. First published in 1863, the Gazette was renamed the Weekly Intelligencer in 1867, and became the Daily Intelligencer in 1876. The Daily Intelligencer and The Post (begun in 1878) merged in 1881, establishing The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The P-I continues to serve the city…
ID Number:2019.3.61
Date:1869
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