256 results for: Politics and Politicians
Correspondence
Rev. Robert E. Dunlap's letter from Mayor J.T. Ronald, October 3, 1893
Judge J. T. Ronald served the Seattle community for well over sixty years. He and his wife, Rhoda, moved to Seattle in 1882 with Ronald beginning his long law career the next year when appointed King County Deputy District Attorney. Ronald served as U.S. District Attorney of King, Kitsap, and Snohomish counties, was Seattle mayor in 1892, and had a…
ID Number:1980.7046.1
Date:1893
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President Taft at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
United States President William H. Taft visited Seattle in 1909 and spoke at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. While in Seattle, he also played golf and made many other public appearances. Caption on image: F.H. Nowell, Official Fotografer, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Handwritten on mount: A.Y.P. Expo. Prest Taft & Troubador, AYPE 1909.
ID Number:1980.7158.2.8
Date:1909
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President Taft with James Clise at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
United States President William H. Taft visited Seattle in 1909 and spoke at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. While in Seattle, he also played golf and made many other public appearances. Taft is shown here with Seattle Developer James W. Clise (1855-1939). Handwritten on mount: Carlyle, Taft, Clise. Live Stock AYPE 09. A.Y.P. Expo.
ID Number:1980.7158.2.9
Date:1909
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Boxing promoter Nate Druxman and others in front of the Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 1930
This image depicts prominent Seattle boxing promoter Nate Druxman and his wife Jessie outside the Civic Ice Arena in Seattle, with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Caldwell and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calder. Hugh Caldwell served a term as mayor of Seattle from 1920-1922. Frank Calder was the last president of the National Hockey Association and the first president of its…
ID Number:1982.216.109
Date:1930
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Mayor Ole Hanson, Seattle, circa 1918
Ole Hanson (1874-1940) was a man who packed multiple lives into one. He's best known in Washington for his role, as Seattle's mayor, in ending the city's General Strike of 1919, but he's also well known for founding the city of San Clemente, California, six years later. Though opportunistic and erratic, Hanson was a shrewd politician and realtor who left…
ID Number:1983.10.6.2
Date:Circa 1918
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Railway employee with Wee Coyle, probably in Seattle, circa 1930
Legendary local athlete William Jennings "Wee" Coyle (1888-1977) was raised in Seattle, attending Seattle High School (later Broadway High School) and the University of Washington. Wee served in both WWI and WWII, and was the first commander of the American Legion Post No. 1. He was elected Lieutenant Governor under Louis F. Hart, serving from 1921 to 1925. Wee managed…
ID Number:1983.10.880
Date:Circa 1930
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Mayor Bertha Landes, circa 1927
Bertha Knight Landes was the first woman to be elected mayor of a major American city. In her single term, from 1926 to 1928, she improved law enforcement, expanded the programs of the parks department, and improved the management of City Light. Mrs. Landes didn't think of herself as a career politician, and she retired from politics after losing the…
ID Number:1983.10.990
Date:Circa 1927
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Ole Hanson posing in suit and fur stole, Seattle, circa 1919
Ole Hanson (1874-1940) was a man who packed multiple lives into one. He's best known in Washington for his role, as Seattle's mayor, in ending the city's General Strike of 1919, but he's also well known for founding the city of San Clemente, California, six years later. Though opportunistic and erratic, Hanson was a shrewd politician and realtor who left…
ID Number:1983.10.1760.2
Date:Circa 1919
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Mayor Landes and children from The Theodora Home, circa 1927
In 1912, the Volunteers of America, a national human-services organization, built the Theodora Home on 35th Avenue NE in Seattle. It was a refuge for homeless women and their children. The home is still in existence in a newer building on its original site. It is called The Theodora and provides housing for the elderly.In this photo, a group of…
ID Number:1983.10.3427.4
Date:1927
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Bertha Landes and Frank Edwards, Seattle, circa 1928
Bertha Knight Landes was the first woman to be elected mayor of a major American city. In her single term, from 1926 to 1928, she improved law enforcement, expanded the programs of the parks department, and improved the management of City Light. Mrs. Landes didn't think of herself as a career politician, and she retired from politics after losing the…
ID Number:1983.10.4014.1
Date:Circa 1928