1829 results for: Seattle Times
Cartographic material
Seattle War Camp Community Service map, circa 1918
Once the United States entered World War I in 1917, numerous military personnel began to pass through Seattle. The Seattle War Camp Community Service group formed to provide support to these visiting servicemen and veterans. Among other things, they published a map of downtown Seattle that promoted the Seattle Soldiers and Sailors Club and the Hospitality Club. It noted their…
ID Number:2019.3.51
Date:1918
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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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Map of Alaska, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia Showing all the Recent Gold Discoveries, 1898
James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) founded Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company in 1882. The firm advertised as booksellers, stationers, printers, and binders but also sold typewriters, sewing machines, pianos, and organs. Later they expanded into selling photographic equipment and other supplies to people leaving for the gold fields. The company existed in one form or…
ID Number:2019.3.58
Date:1898
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Map of Alaska, 1927
In 1903 Carl Albert Kroll (1882-1982) immigrated from Germany to the U. S., finding work as a drafting technician at the Moran Brothers shipbuilding company. By 1910 Kroll was the manager at O. P. Anderson Map & Blue Print Company. The following year he acquired both the Anderson Map Company and the Washington Map and Blueprint Company to form the…
ID Number:2019.3.59
Date:1927
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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
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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
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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
Photograph
Three women on horseback, Seattle, circa 1920
Hazel Gladys Klinefelter was an active member of the Seattle Riding Academy and enjoyed riding with her friends. Here, Hazel (right) and two unidentified friends ride their horses somewhere near Volunteer Park. Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times: October 29, 1922, p. 91.
ID Number:2019.7.4
Date:1920
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Doug Walker, July 26, 2002
This interview was conducted by Jessah Foulk for the Speaking of Seattle: Information Technology Oral History Project on July 26, 2002. At the time of this interview, Doug Walker was Chairman and CEO of WRQ, Inc. He talks about his youth, his education, and his entry into Seattle’s high-tech industry. He describes the 1981 founding of WRQ on the $500…
ID Number:2019.35.6.14.1
Date:2002
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Oral history interview with David Lake, January 21, 2004
The interview of David Lake conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on January 21, 2004. The interview begins with Lake’s description of how and why he got into winemaking, including his education, his early work in the wine business in Europe, and his becoming a Master of Wine. He describes the state of grape-growing and winemaking…
ID Number:2019.35.8.8
Date:2004