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Poster
"Americans will always fight for liberty" poster, 1943
The Office of War Information (OWI) was a US government agency established in 1942 to create propaganda in order to shore up support for WWII on the home front. It used various media including posters, radio, newsreels, movies, and pamphlets in its work, and often invoked the attack on Pearl Harbor. The OWI encouraged Americans to live responsibly, focus on…
ID Number:1953.565.13
Date:1943
Ephemera
Seattle Choral - Symphony Society season ticket, 1907-1908
In 1906, music educator and conductor James Hamilton Howe (d. 1934) proposed the formation of a permanent choral-symphony society in Seattle. Many local musicians took an interest, and the venture was backed by the Ladies Musical Club, the Schubert Society, the Chamber of Commerce, and other local organizations. Howe planned to present at least six concerts a season, with Sunday…
ID Number:1953.641.1c
Date:1907-1908
Document
Marriage certificate for David Denny and Louisa Boren, January 23, 1853
David Thomas Denny (1832-1903) was born in Putnam County, Indiana. In 1851, at age 19, he traveled overland to Alki Point, in what was then Oregon Territory, to prepare for the arrival of the rest of the Denny Party. In 1853, he married his stepsister Louisa Boren (1827-1916), also a member of the Denny party, and moved across the bay…
ID Number:1955.921.c
Date:1853
Photograph
Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, September 24, 1920
This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on September 24, 1920. Several laborers are looking towards the camera, pausing in their work to build the bulkheads for the amphitheater-style seating. Husky Stadium was originally built with a seating capacity of 30,000 to replace Denny Field on the north end…
ID Number:1955.970.500.9.2
Date:1920
Poster
Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar sign, 1917
After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, base hospitals were mobilized at universities and civilian hospitals across the country. In October 1917, the American Red Cross authorized the University of Washington to organize an army hospital, with the provision that the local Seattle Chapter raise $50,000 to equip the unit. The War Relief Bazaar was the…
ID Number:1956.1124.11
Date:1917
Poster
Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Anita Miller, 1917
After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, base hospitals were mobilized at universities and civilian hospitals across the country. In October 1917, the American Red Cross authorized the University of Washington to organize an army hospital, with the provision that the local Seattle Chapter raise $50,000 to equip the unit. The War Relief Bazaar was the…
ID Number:1956.1124.12
Date:1917
Photograph
View of Second Avenue looking south, Seattle, 1912
This image of downtown Seattle was taken facing south from the top of a building at approximately Stewart Street. First Hill is at the left edge of the frame, with both St. James Cathedral and the County Courthouse visible. Beacon Hill is in the center distance, and Elliott Bay is on the right edge of the frame. The prevalence of…
ID Number:1960.1916.1
Date:1912
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Seattle High School Class of 1901
As the population of Seattle grew, so did the city's schools. The first school was called "Central School," a name that was applied to several different buildings as the original building was outgrown and a subsequent building burned down. In 1900, the older students of Seattle would have attended Seattle High School, located on the third floor of a building…
ID Number:1961.2387.1
Date:1901
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Seattle Police Tug-of-War champions, July 1924
The Seattle Police Sports Association was organized in 1922 to for members of the police department. Seattle police athletes competed against other departments from Tacoma, Portland, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, and other Northwest cities in track and field events, such as the 100 meter dash, javelin throw, and various marksmanship events. In July 1924, the Seattle Police Department won the Tug-of-War…
ID Number:1964.3355.2
Date:1924
Photograph
World's Fair Ambassadress Martha Wright with Joseph Gandy, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
"Joseph E. Gandy, president of the Seattle World's Fair, visits Martha Wright, star of Broadway's 'Sound of Music,' in her dressing room to present a Governor's Proclamation naming her the official Broadway representative of the Seattle World's Fair, America's $100 million Space Age Exposition which opens April 21. The proclamation of the Hon. Albert D. Rosellini, Governor of the State…
ID Number:1965.3598.9.27
Date:1962