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Image of Makah whale hunters landing their canoe at Neah Bay, 1900
Photograph

Makah whale hunters landing their canoe at Neah Bay, 1900

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.122
Date:1900
Image of Makah boy rowing a canoe at Neah Bay, 1900
Photograph

Makah boy rowing a canoe at Neah Bay, 1900

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.136
Date:1900
Image of Plateau man with a dentalium necklace, circa 1900
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Plateau man with a dentalium necklace, circa 1900

The Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau include many different tribal groups. The Plateau peoples' historic lands are in what is now British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. In Washington, the Yakama, Nez Perce, Spokane, Colville, and other Plateau tribes live east of the Cascade Range in the Columbia River watershed. In this portrait, part of a series taken…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.67
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Group of Makah people under a fly tent at Port Townsend, August 30, 1899
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Group of Makah people under a fly tent at Port Townsend, August 30, 1899

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1993.1.724
Date:1899
Image of Two Makah people at Port Townsend, September 2, 1899
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Two Makah people at Port Townsend, September 2, 1899

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1993.1.728
Date:1899
Image of Program for the United Nations Victory Festival, Seattle, December1945
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Program for the United Nations Victory Festival, Seattle, December1945

The Seventh Annual United Nations Christmas Festival, known in 1945 as the Victory Festival, was held at Seattle's Civic Auditorium, with costumed representatives from fourteen countries participating in the "Pageant of the Nations Going Home," a celebration of courage and hope after the devastations of war. United Nations representatives from twenty nations attended, and the entertainment also included performances by…
ID Number:Lib1996.28.22
Date:1945
Image of Community Chest brochure
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Community Chest brochure "Neighborhood House," 1953

Neighborhood House, founded in 1906, was originally created to serve as a settlement house for new Jewish immigrants in order to help them "integrate into American life." It later expanded its services to include "people of all ages, all faiths, all races." Operating under the Red Feather Agency, the Neighborhood House was a "pioneer member of Community Chest" as well…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1444
Date:1953
Image of Chinese Lion Dance, circa 1930
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Chinese Lion Dance, circa 1930

Chinese American communities often hold a Lion Dance at the time of the lunar new year or when a new business opens. In Seattle during Chinese New Year, the lion dances through the Chinatown - International District and stops in front of businesses to wish them a prosperous year. The businesses offer the lion red envelopes of money, wrapped in…
ID Number:PI22398
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Spanish-American War veterans in Memorial Day parade, Seattle, May 30, 1940
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Spanish-American War veterans in Memorial Day parade, Seattle, May 30, 1940

On May 30, 1940, Seattle area veterans of the Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I held ceremonies of remembrance and marched in the Memorial Day parade. They gathered on Second Avenue at Virginia Street, moved down Second Avenue to Yesler Way and then marched back north on Fourth Avenue. National guard units, cadet corps, patriotic groups, Red…
ID Number:PI23376
Date:1940
Image of Makah dancing at Colman Dock, Seattle, March 22, 1941
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Makah dancing at Colman Dock, Seattle, March 22, 1941

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:PI23844
Date:1941
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