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Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Ballard Station, Seattle, June 1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Ballard Station, Seattle, June 1956

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.70
Date:1956
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Richmond Highlands Branch, Seattle, June 1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Richmond Highlands Branch, Seattle, June 1956

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.71
Date:1956
Image of Postmaster George Morry and post office supervisors, Seattle, October 30, 1956
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Postmaster George Morry and post office supervisors, Seattle, October 30, 1956

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.72
Date:1956
Image of League of Women Voters members outside Washington State Capitol, Olympia, January 1974
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League of Women Voters members outside Washington State Capitol, Olympia, January 1974

In January 1974, a group of about 90 members of the Seattle chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV) made their annual trip to Olympia to sit in on sessions of the Washington House of Representatives and Senate. They also spoke to Governor Dan Evans and met with several legislators representing their districts. The League members' highest priorities were…
ID Number:2000.107.19740129.1.23A
Date:1974
Image of League of Women Voters members speaking to Representative Peggy Joan Maxie, Olympia, January 1974
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League of Women Voters members speaking to Representative Peggy Joan Maxie, Olympia, January 1974

In January 1974, a group of about 90 members of the Seattle chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV) made their annual trip to Olympia to sit in on sessions of the Washington House of Representatives and Senate. They also spoke to Governor Dan Evans and met with several legislators representing their districts. The League members' highest priorities were…
ID Number:2000.107.19740129.1.25A
Date:1974
Image of League of Women Voters listening to Dan Evans, Olympia, January 1974
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League of Women Voters listening to Dan Evans, Olympia, January 1974

In January 1974, a group of about 90 members of the Seattle chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV) made their annual trip to Olympia to sit in on sessions of the Washington House of Representatives and Senate. They also spoke to Governor Dan Evans and met with several legislators representing their districts. The League members' highest priorities were…
ID Number:2000.107.19740129.1.33A
Date:1974
Image of Judge Kathleen Bishop outside the Nisqually Tribe Community Church where she holds court, 1977
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Judge Kathleen Bishop outside the Nisqually Tribe Community Church where she holds court, 1977

Kathleen L. Bishop Turner (1915-1978), a member of the Snohomish Tribe, was active in Native American affairs throughout her life, following in the footsteps of her father, Senator William Bishop, who was the first Native American to serve in the Washington State Legislature. She devoted most of her live to the preservation and promotion of Native American traditions and culture.…
ID Number:2000.107.19770420.1.38
Date:1977
Image of Delegate waiting for the opening meeting of the WTO conference, Seattle, November 30, 1999
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Delegate waiting for the opening meeting of the WTO conference, Seattle, November 30, 1999

The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991130.CD01.03.001
Date:1999
Image of Progressive Series Summer Normal teachers, Seattle, 1926
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Progressive Series Summer Normal teachers, Seattle, 1926

In 1926, a group of teachers gathered for a photo on top of one of Seattle’s taller buildings. They had participated in the “Progressive Series Summer Normal” presumably in Seattle, as the photograph was taken by the Linkletter Studio in Seattle. At that time, Washington State had three teacher’s colleges, or “normal schools,” in Bellingham, Cheney and Ellensburg. The schools…
ID Number:2007.30.1
Date:1926
Image of Swift Packing Company employees, September 19, 1956
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Swift Packing Company employees, September 19, 1956

In 1855, 16-year-old Gustavus Franklin Swift founded a butchering operation in Eastham, Massachusetts, and in 1875, the successful Swift and Company meatpacking business was incorporated in Chicago. In 2007, Swift & Co. was purchased by JBS USA Holdings, Inc. and continues as of 2019 as the Swift Trade Group of JBS.Around 1910, Swift & Co. built a branch meat-processing plant…
ID Number:2013.108.3
Date:1956
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