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"What the Press Say," Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer, February 11, 1886
Seattle's earliest Chinese residents are believed to have arrived in the early 1860s, and while welcomed at first for the role they played in the region's development, Chinese immigrants were not allowed to vote and were subjected to numerous laws that restricted their rights. In the mid-1870s and early 1880s the national economy took a downturn, increasingly leading white workers…
ID Number:2022.3.3.25.1
Date:1886
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"What the Press Say," and "The End of Martial Law," Seattle Daily Post Intelligencer, February 23, 1886
Seattle's earliest Chinese residents are believed to have arrived in the early 1860s, and while welcomed at first for the role they played in the region's development, Chinese immigrants were not allowed to vote and were subjected to numerous laws that restricted their rights. In the mid-1870s and early 1880s the national economy took a downturn, increasingly leading white workers…
ID Number:2022.3.3.35.1
Date:1886
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Seafair Pirates marching in the Lake City Western Days Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962
In 1949, younger members of Washington State Press Club formed the Ale & Quail Society. A year later, as the Seafair Pirates, they joined with other groups to create Seattle’s first Seafair. Starting with a boisterous landing in West Seattle, the Pirates still actively and noisily participate in many Seafair activities. Their main objectives are to have fun and to…
ID Number:2024.12.3
Date:1962
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Seattle Daily Press, June 8, 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:Lib1989.19.2
Date:1889
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Seattle Daily Press, 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:Lib1989.19.3
Date:1889