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Seattle Star front page, February 7, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.52
Date:1919
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Strike Bulletin, Seattle, February 7, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.53
Date:1919
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Seattle Union Record, February 8, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.54
Date:1919
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Seattle Times, February 3, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.55
Date:1919
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 8, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.56
Date:1919
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 11, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.57
Date:1919
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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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The Weekly Intelligencer, Seattle, September 2, 1872
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:2019.3.62
Date:1872
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The Daily Intelligencer, Seattle, June 6, 1876
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:2019.3.63
Date:1876
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Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, June 7, 1889
The Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889, was a significant turning point in the city's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes. The fire was accidentally started in a paint and woodwork shop at Madison Street and Front Street (now First Avenue) at 2:30 p.m., and over the course of the next 18 hours, swept a southward…
ID Number:2019.3.64
Date:1889