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Image of Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, June 12, 1889
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Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, June 12, 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:2019.3.69
Date:1889
Image of Seattle Morning Journal, June 7, 1889
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Seattle Morning Journal, 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:2019.3.70
Date:1889
Image of Morning Globe, Tacoma, June 7, 1889
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Morning Globe, Tacoma, 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:2019.3.71
Date:1889
Image of The Daily Times, Seattle, June 10, 1889
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The Daily Times, Seattle, June 10, 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:2019.3.72
Date:1889
Image of The Daily Times, Seattle, June 12, 1889
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The Daily Times, Seattle, June 12, 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:2019.3.73
Date:1889
Image of Seattle Weekly Times, August 15, 1889
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Seattle Weekly Times, August 15, 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:2019.3.74
Date:1889
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Oral history interview with Frank Hanawalt, June 27-July 18, 2002

Interview with Frank Hanawalt (1921-2009), the principal of Garfield High School from 1959-1968, and then principal of Franklin High School. The interview as conducted by Chuck Richards and Rick Nagel for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project and took place on June 27 and July 18, 2002. Hanawalt was on the front lines of the city's battles with civil…
ID Number:2019.35.1.32
Date:2002
Videorecording

Oral history interview with Norm Rice, October 24 and October 31, 2002

Interview with Norm Rice conducted by Gary Saaris on October 24 and 31, 2002, for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project. The 49th mayor of Seattle, Rice was Seattle's first Black mayor, serving two terms from 1990 to 1997. Before entering city government, he worked as a reporter at KOMO-TV and KIXI radio and as the Assistant Director of…
ID Number:2019.35.1.55
Date:2002
Videorecording

Oral history interview with Nan Campbell, October 5, 2009

Interview with Nan Campbell conducted by Marsha King for the Eastside Political Women Oral History Project in October 2009. Campbell served on Bellevue's City Council from 1981 to 1989 and as Bellevue's first woman mayor from 1989 to 1990. Topics discussed include her actions on the Bellevue City Council, her work in human services and advocacy, and her early career.
ID Number:2019.35.14.1
Date:2009
Audio recording

Oral history interview with Doris Munz Cooper, April 10, 2010

Interview with Doris Munz Cooper conducted by Marsha King for the Eastside Political Women Oral History Project in April 2010. Cooper was a member of Kirkland's City Council from 1973 to 1984 and the first woman mayor of Kirkland from 1984 to 1990. Topics discussed include running for political office as a woman in the 1970s, her childhood and education,…
ID Number:2019.35.14.2
Date:2010
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