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Correspondence
Letter from Francis Clowers about donating to the War & Community Chest campaign, Seattle, October 25, 1945
Seattle & King County’s 1945 War & Community Chest campaign kicked off on October 11th. In an equivalent to today’s United Way, volunteers and businesses solicited funds from area residents to support military service clubs, overseas war victims, and a number of local agencies. Fundraising was slow, and the campaign was extended into early November. In late October, as part…
ID Number:2018.64.23
Date:1945
Poster
The New Subterraneans concert poster, circa 1987
The poster pictured here advertises a concert by The New Subterraneans. This could be a local band, as listings in the Seattle Times show a band by that name performing at venues around Seattle in 1983-1984. The local band could have performed on Saturday, August 3, 1985. Alternatively, the band could have been the British group, The New Subterraneans, playing…
ID Number:2018.86.4
Date:Circa 1987
Poster
Napalm Beach and Baba Yaga concert poster, July 26, 1985
In July 1985, punk band Napalm Beach and the band Baba Yaga played Le Club Hit in Seattle. Napalm Beach had formed in Longview, Washington in 1980, but moved to Portland, Oregon. Members over the years included Sam Henry on drums, Chris Newman on guitar, and Dave Dellinger on bass. Napalm Beach is sometimes credited being an early innovator of…
ID Number:2018.86.23
Date:1985
Poster
Bang! Toga-a-Gogo party concert poster, April 20, 1985
The poster pictured here appears to be advertising a toga party held at Le Club Hit in Seattle. It is unclear if Bang! was the promoter/producer, or perhaps a band that played a the event, which included a toga fashion show and costume contest. Le Club Hit was a venue at 935 Westlake Avenue North that operated as a batting…
ID Number:2018.86.26
Date:1985
Poster
Life in General, Young Pioneers, Vexed, and Sound Color concert poster, June 28, 1985
The poster pictured here advertises a night of performances at Le Club Hit in Seattle by four Northwest-based bands: Life in General, also known as X-15 and founded in 1979 by Kelly Mitchell, Todd Fuhs, and Eric Alton; Young Pioneers founded in 1982 by Chris Pugh, Brad Sweek, Bryan Learned, Scott Vanderpool, Colm Meek, and Sasha Parks; Vexed, founded in…
ID Number:2018.86.30
Date:1985
Poster
The Moberlys and The Queen Annes concert poster, March 29, 1985
The poster pictured here advertises a night of performances at Le Club Hit in Seattle by at least two local bands: The Moberlys, made up of Jim Basnight, Jeff Cerar, Steve Grindle, and Steve Pearson; and The Queen Annes, featuring James Gascoigne, Tom O’Connell, Kip Phillips, John Carey, Toby Keil, and Joe Meyering.Le Club Hit was a venue at 935…
ID Number:2018.86.31
Date:1985
Poster
Blackouts concert poster, December 29, 1984
The Blackouts were a punk rock band formed in Seattle in 1979 by guitarist Erich Werner, drummer Bill Rieflinafter, and bassist Mike Davidson after the breakup of their previous band, The Telepaths. They were later joined by Roland Barker, on synthesizer and saxophone; his brother Paul Barker replaced Davidson on bass in 1981. The band relocated to Boston, and then…
ID Number:2018.86.33
Date:1984
Poster
Reggae at the Moore poster, Seattle, circa 1986
Jamaican dub poet, educator, and reggae artist Mutabaruka (b. 1952) began publishing his poetry in 1971 and gained popularity as a musician in 1981, with the release of his first single. Jamaican reggae artist Ini Kamoze (b. 1975) also released his first single in 1981, and in 1986, Komze and Mutabaruka began to collaborate, with both artists singing on each…
ID Number:2018.86.119
Date:Circa 1986
Serial
Punk Phoenix Rising fanzine, November 1981
Shown here is Issue No. 1 of "Punk Phoenix Rising," a Seattle punk fanzine created by Carol Pearsall. Pearsall had been a fan of the short-lived zine "Desperate Times," a product of the area’s underground/alternative/punk music scene, published in only six issues in the summer of 1981. When that magazine ceased publication, Pearsall created "Punk Phoenix Rising," "until something comes…
ID Number:2018.86.125
Date:1981
Poster
Seattle Seaport of Success poster, 1919
In 1913, the Seattle Ad Club held a contest for a city slogan. “Seattle, The Seaport of Success” was chosen from some 10,000 entries and, until about 1935, appeared in local and national ads promoting the city and its trade. In August 1919, following World War I, a large pageant was produced to celebrate the city. Using the city’s slogan…
ID Number:2018.103.1
Date:1919