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Music, notated
Uncle Sammy Here's My Share
In 1917 and 1918, the United States issued Liberty Bonds to pay for World War I, raising some $21.5 billion through patriotic appeals and rallies. Funds were still needed after the war ended. John Henry Lyons, a YMCA song leader at Camp Lewis, wrote an official song for a Victory Loan campaign, urging citizens to keep giving, with the words…
ID Number:2018.3.2.11
Date:1919
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
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
Serial
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
Serial
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
Serial
Free U Summer Registration, Seattle, circa 1968
On October 10, 1966, the Free University of Seattle (FUS) began offering off-campus uncredited courses for University of Washington students in a variety of counterculture topics and other subjects not traditionally offered in universities. Founded during the turbulent campus atmosphere of the mid-1960s, FUS was the largest free university in the country during its first year, serving about 400 students…
ID Number:2018.3.6.53
Date:1968
Poster
Boomerang poster, Seattle, circa 1980
One of Seattle's most popular local children's television programs of the 1970s and 1980s was "Boomerang," which aired original episodes from 1975-1980, and reruns for several additional years. The host of the program was Marni Nixon (1930-2016), a classically trained singer and Broadway star who was known for dubbing singing voices for a number of more famous but less vocally-talented…
ID Number:2018.5.14
Date:Circa 1980
Serial
Poplust Magazine, Vol. 3, #2, 1997
Musician Rob Morgan founded his "bubblegum punk" group The Squirrels in 1984 and quickly became part of the Seattle alternative rock and arts scene. For several years Mr. Morgan also published a popular zine, "Poplust," which was completely hand-lettered and hand-drawn. The quarterly publication offered comics, reviews, and articles on pop culture by a variety of local writers, artists, and…
ID Number:2018.16.4
Date:1997
Ephemera
Seattle Pride sticker, 2016
Seattle Pride is a trade mark of Seattle Out & Proud, an organization that coordinates the Seattle Pride Parade each June and also supports non-profit organizations in the local LGBTQ+ community. This rainbow Seattle Pride sticker from 2016 was the first decorative item placed on the refrigerator at the new home of Kimberly Jacobsen and her partner. The two married…
ID Number:2018.31.1
Date:2016
Ephemera
Rev. William Henry Kanouse business card, circa 1933
This business card for William Henry Kanouse (1877-1951) advertises him as "an ordained medium and spirit photographer." Spirit photography, popular in the late nineteenth century, purported to record ghosts and other spirits through photography. The card also advertises "trumpet meetings" held Sunday and Thursday at 8 p.m., and the availability of appointments from 1-5pm. An address of 301 21st Ave…
ID Number:2018.34.1
Date:Circa 1933