1892 results for: Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State
Music, notated
My Washington
The music and lyrics for "My Washington" were written by Harry Lauriston Stone (b. 1881) a well-known songwriter and music publisher from Spokane who was briefly married to Evelyn Comiskey, daughter of Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey. The song was published by Benson and Stone, and a history of Seattle is printed on the verso of the title page.…
ID Number:2018.3.2.4
Date:1923
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On the Shores of Puget Sound
The lyrics for "On the Shores of Puget Sound" were written by Edward Livingston Greenwood (1876-1957) and the music was written by Patrick William Guyheen (1881-1958). Both men were Washingtonians (also Washingtonian movement, Washingtonian Temperance Society, or Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society) and the song was written for their local chapter. The piece was published by G. & G. Publishing Company…
ID Number:2018.3.2.5
Date:1934
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Seattle Exposition March
The music and lyrics for "Seattle Exposition March," were written by J. A. Bennett and published by Victor Kremer Co. The song was one of many written for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (or A.Y.P.E.), a world's fair held in 1909 on the campus of Seattle's University of Washington to publicize the development of the Pacific Northwest. Caption information source: "Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition…
ID Number:2018.3.2.6
Date:1908
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Mother Did from The Alaskan
Seattle landmark The Moore Theatre, the city's oldest still-active theater, opened on December 28, 1907, to a crowd of nearly 3,000. The first show, "The Alaskan," was a comic opera about prospecting during the Klondike Gold Rush, and featured falling snow, sled dogs, and 13 singing totem poles. This song "Mother Did" was one of several in the opera.Joseph Blethen,…
ID Number:2018.3.2.7
Date:1907
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Beware Little Children
The music and lyrics for “Beware Little Children” were written by Charles P. Hughes and published in a pamphlet by F. J. Kroulik in 1925. The pamphlet sought to educate children on safety behaviors around cars and included safety rules as well as a coloring page. One suggestion was for children to have their "teacher form an 'A B C'…
ID Number:2018.3.2.8
Date:1924
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Ho, the Navy! Hail, the Navy!
In July 1933, a fleet of Navy ships paid its annual visit to Seattle. The city celebrated with Fleet Frolic Week, a celebration of dances, parades, games, and a carnival. In 1932, the city held a Fleet Week song-writing contest for Seattle composers. Rosetta Perry Gibbon (1904-1988), wife of a Seattle Times editorial writer, was the winner, but time was…
ID Number:2018.3.2.9
Date:1933
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My Heart's in the Aeroplane
“My Heart’s in the Aeroplane” was published in 1911, some eight years after the Wright Brothers made their first flight. The subtitle, “The Latest Air Ship Love Song Success”, implies that this new topic was a popular one. The sheet music cover shows two men flying a fragile airplane, watched from below by a couple in a car. The setting,…
ID Number:2018.3.2.10
Date:1911
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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