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Image of The New Citizen, March 1911
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The New Citizen, March 1911

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.19
Date:1911
Image of The New Citizen, April 1911
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The New Citizen, April 1911

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.20
Date:1911
Image of The New Citizen, May 1911
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The New Citizen, May 1911

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.21
Date:1911
Image of The New Citizen, Holiday Number, January 1912
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The New Citizen, Holiday Number, January 1912

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.22
Date:1912
Image of Seattle from Pike Street and Second Avenue, 1878
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Seattle from Pike Street and Second Avenue, 1878

By 1878, Seattle had over 2,000 residents. Shown here is the area bounded by Pike and Union Streets and Second and Third Streets (now Avenues), some distance north of the town's active lumber mill and commercial district. The large building in the upper left is the Territorial University, founded in 1861. Only a few of the area's big trees remain…
ID Number:1971.5202.19
Date:1878
Image of Frank and Johanna Dollart, Roslyn, Washington, 1888
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Frank and Johanna Dollart, Roslyn, Washington, 1888

Frank and Johanna Dollart were both immigrants from Russia of German heritage. They settled in Roslyn, Washington before moving to Seattle in 1907. Handwritten caption on mount written by Cora Dollart
ID Number:1972.5567.125.5
Date:1888
Image of Day, Latimer, & Wood business card, circa 1885
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Day, Latimer, & Wood business card, circa 1885

Benjamin Franklin Day (1834-1904) was born in Ohio and came to Seattle in 1880, buying a 160-acre farm north of Lake Union in what is now the Fremont neighborhood. A real estate speculator and investor, Mr. Day is remembered for having donated money in 1889, then land in 1891, to the Seattle School District. In 1892, the district built and…
ID Number:1974.5903.58
Date:Circa 1885
Image of Home for Orphans and Friendless notebook, Seattle, 1886-1910
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Home for Orphans and Friendless notebook, Seattle, 1886-1910

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home, originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children's Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1974.5903.59
Date:1886
Image of Damage to Seattle business district after Great Fire, June 6, 1889
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Damage to Seattle business district after Great Fire, June 6, 1889

The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the City. The fire started in a paint and woodwork shop at Front and Madison and swept a southward across 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The inferno completely consumed the business district's wooden…
ID Number:1976.6362.224
Date:1889
Image of Teaching certificate for Lillie Pauline White, King County, November 12, 1887
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Teaching certificate for Lillie Pauline White, King County, November 12, 1887

Lillie Pauline White (1858-1944) began her 34-year teaching career in Seattle in 1887. She was issued the Second Grade Teacher's Certificate pictured here by the King County Board of Examiners, Isaac P. Rich, H. T. Jones, and Katherine F. Cheasty. Handwritten on the certificate are Ms. White's scores in the 10 subjects she was tested in: Orthography, Reading, Arithmetic, Physiology,…
ID Number:1976.6362.228
Date:1887
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