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Jack Barron standing in front of barn, 1978
Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.This portrait of Jack Barron, rancher and founder of Sun Mountain Lodge in the Methow Valley,…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.233
Date:1978
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Banquet program for King Harald V's visit, 1995
Norway's King Harald V (b. 1937) and Queen Sonja (b. 1937) came to Seattle in 1995 for a four-day visit that included events around Puget Sound. Harald had visited Seattle twice previously as crown prince, first in January 1964 for an official visit, then in briefly in October 1967 after an official visit to Canada. The Pacific Northwest is home…
ID Number:Lib1996.8.17
Date:1995
Music, notated
Seattle, My Own Home Town
The music and lyrics for "Seattle, My Own Home Town," were written by two women who were born elsewhere but spent their adult lives in the greater Seattle area. A songwriter born in Illinois who enjoyed considerable success in Seattle, Rosetta Adelle (Perry) Gibbon (1904-1988), also wrote "Hail, the Navy," which won a 1933 Chamber of Commerce Fleet Week contest,…
ID Number:Lib1996.28.13
Date:1952
Music, notated
Seattle Town
The popularity of songs about cities prompted the Young Men's Business Club of Seattle to commission local composer Harold Taylor Weeks to write a song for Seattle. Weeks had already gained a national reputation for a number of hits, including his popular 1918 jazz song "Hindustan," which he wrote with Oliver G. Wallace. The Seattle Times reported that the composer…
ID Number:Lib1996.28.16
Date:1923
Music, notated
Gloria Washington
The words and music for "Gloria Washington," the official march of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, were written by Frederick Neil Innes (1854-1926), a musician and conductor from Chicago who served as the Fair's director of music. The score was copyrighted by F. B. Innes and published by Clegg Publishing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota. The AYPE was a world's fair held…
ID Number:Lib1996.28.17
Date:1909
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A Guide to Seattle, circa 1925
This pamphlet was published by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce in order to highlight places of interest for tourists visiting Seattle. The "Brief History" section highlights Seattle as a quick growing city able to offer a "range of attractions" that are argued to be unmatched on the continent. The pamphlet highlights many of the city's parks and outdoor recreational activities.…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1362.1
Date:Circa 1925
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An Index to Things Cultural in Seattle, 1936
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce published a pocket-sized booklet of events in music, drama, and the arts scheduled for the first few months of 1936. The guide also includes general information on shopping, nightlife, schools, climate, and things to do on Sundays. The booklet was intended for visitors and residents alike. The included essay by Carl F. Gould, Chair of…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1363
Date:1936
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Makah dancing at Colman Dock, Seattle, March 22, 1941
The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:PI23844
Date:1941
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Seattle trolley car on trestle, Woodland Park, circa 1910
By 1902, the trolley line that ran along the east shore of Green Lake had been extended through Woodland Park. In 1903, the Seattle Electric Company began regular sightseeing tours on the line during warm weather. In their plan for Woodland Park, the Olmsted Brothers wanted low embankments built beside the tracks to cut down on noise and screen out…
ID Number:SHS753
Date:Circa 1910
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C.C. Calkins' Hotel at East Seattle, circa 1890
Wisconsin-born C.C. Calkins arrived in Seattle in 1887 and bought a homestead at the north end of Mercer Island. By 1890, he had laid out the town of East Seattle and built an elegant resort hotel. The hotel flourished for a few years but closed during the national depression of 1893. After serving as a school, a sanatorium and a…
ID Number:SHS2823
Date:Circa 1890