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Image of Woman in work clothes waiting to cross street, Seattle, 1942
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Woman in work clothes waiting to cross street, Seattle, 1942

During World War II, many women were trained to fill the jobs left by men serving in the military. Women did auto repair, aircraft assembly and other jobs once considered men's work. Handwritten on image: Women slacks.Handwritten on sleeve: Fashions - slacks - women's.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by…
ID Number:PI21377
Date:1942
Image of Indigenous group in ceremonial dress, Seattle, 1931
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Indigenous group in ceremonial dress, Seattle, 1931

This image shows a group of Indigenous people dressed in elaborate ceremonial dress in the summer of 1931. It is possibly in connection with a display of Northwest Indigenous culture at the Seattle Exposition and Outdoor Show, which included a war dance demonstration every evening. The two men on the right wear feather headgear typical of Coast Salish spirit dancers.…
ID Number:PI23790
Date:1931
Image of siastenu at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer office, Seattle, November 16, 1940
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siastenu at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer office, Seattle, November 16, 1940

siastenu (1857-1958), also named Ruth Sehome Shelton, was born in 1857 on Guemes Island, in one of the last remaining Samish longhouses. She was descended from the Dungeness Klallam, the Lummi, and the Samish peoples. siastenu spread the oral histories of the Coast Salish peoples and carried knowledge of that history into the 20th century. In 1889, siastenu married Wheakadim…
ID Number:PI23839
Date:1940
Image of Charlie Swan, Makah cultural leader, Neah Bay, August 1945
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Charlie Swan, Makah cultural leader, Neah Bay, August 1945

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:PI23865
Date:1945
Image of Man shaping a hat at the J.T. Hardeman Hat Company, Seattle, 1935
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Man shaping a hat at the J.T. Hardeman Hat Company, Seattle, 1935

Polk's 1935 Seattle city directory lists the J.T. Hardeman Hat Company at 700 Republican Street, in what is now known as the South Lake Union neighborhood. The firm made men's fur felt hats. Handwritten on negative: Hats Candid.Handwritten on sleeve: Hats - men's.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a…
ID Number:PI23969
Date:1935
Image of Woman sewing a hat at the J.T. Hardeman  Hat Company, Seattle, 1935
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Woman sewing a hat at the J.T. Hardeman Hat Company, Seattle, 1935

Polk's 1935 Seattle city directory lists the J.T. Hardeman Hat Company at 700 Republican Street, in what is now known as the South Lake Union neighborhood. The firm made men's fur felt hats. Handwritten on negative: Hats candid.Handwritten on sleeve: Hats - men's.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a…
ID Number:PI23970
Date:1935
Image of Chilkat people in dance costumes, Klukwan, Alaska, circa 1895
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Chilkat people in dance costumes, Klukwan, Alaska, circa 1895

The Chilkat are a Tlingit tribe who have lived in and around their village of Klukwan on the Chilkat River, in southeastern Alaska since time immemorial. They lived on foods available on their lands as well as trading with other tribes on the Pacific coast and inland. Settlers came to Chilkat lands in large numbers in the early 20th century,…
ID Number:SHS1769
Date:Circa 1895
Image of Group of Chilkat people in traditional dance costumes, Klukwan, Alaska, circa 1895
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Group of Chilkat people in traditional dance costumes, Klukwan, Alaska, circa 1895

The Chilkat are a Tlingit tribe who have lived in and around their village of Klukwan on the Chilkat River, in southeastern Alaska since time immemorial. They lived on foods available on their lands as well as trading with other tribes on the Pacific coast and inland. Settlers came to Chilkat lands in large numbers in the early 20th century,…
ID Number:SHS1785
Date:Circa 1895
Image of John C. deHaas driving cart dressed up as
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John C. deHaas driving cart dressed up as "Uncle Sam" on July 4, Seattle, circa 1895

John deHaas (d. 1926) came to Seattle in around 1890, and worked as a letter carrier from 1890 to 1922. He and his wife, Clara, lived on Fourth Avenue NE in the Latona neighborhood. This photo shows deHaas, his cart and horse festooned with flags and decorations, dressed up as "Uncle Sam" for a Fourth of July celebration sometime in…
ID Number:SHS5168
Date:Circa 1895
Image of Mrs. Minerva Hose, governess in Skagway, circa 1900
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Mrs. Minerva Hose, governess in Skagway, circa 1900

In 1896, Tagish Indian Skookum Jim Mason and two other men made the first big gold strike on Rabbit (Bonanza) Creek, setting off the Klondike gold rush. Mason later employed Mrs. Minerva Hose to teach and take care of his daughter Daisy. Mrs. Hose was an early shopkeeper in Dyea, Alaska.This photo of Mrs. Minerva Hose was taken at the…
ID Number:SHS6370
Date:Circa 1900
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