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Crowds at Fourth and Pike on V-J Day, Seattle, August 14, 1945
Just after midnight on August 14, 1945, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer hit the streets with the news that the Japanese would accept the allied peace terms. Sirens blared, car horns honked, church bells rang and people danced in the streets to celebrate the end of World War II. The day of the victory over Japan came to be known as V-J…
ID Number:PI28290
Date:1945
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Sailor climbing lamppost on V-J Day, Seattle, August 14, 1945
Just after midnight on August 14, 1945, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer hit the streets with the news that the Japanese would accept the allied peace terms. As sirens announced the end of World War II, merrymakers in a "rooting, tooting, honking mass" spilled onto the streets of downtown Seattle. Civilians and servicemen, including several Navy men from Bremerton, came together in…
ID Number:PI28297
Date:1945
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Group displaying V-J Day newspapers, August 14, 1945
Just after midnight on August 14, 1945, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer hit the streets with the news that the Japanese would accept the allied peace terms. Sirens blared, car horns honked, church bells rang and people danced in the streets to celebrate the end of World War II. The day of the victory over Japan came to be known as V-J…
ID Number:PI28299
Date:1945
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Sailors kissing girls on V-J Day, Seattle, August 14, 1945
Just after midnight on August 14, 1945, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer hit the streets with the news that the Japanese would accept the allied peace terms. Sirens blared, car horns honked, church bells rang and people danced in the streets to celebrate the end of World War II. The day of the victory over Japan came to be known as V-J…
ID Number:PI28300
Date:1945
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July fourth, Dawson, Yukon Territory, July 4, 1899
In 1898 and 1899, most of the people who poured into Dawson were Americans. The Fourth of July was a big holiday in this Canadian city.This photo, probably taken in 1899 by Eric Hegg, shows the crowds enjoying the Independence Day celebration in Dawson, Yukon Territory. Some spectators have climbed on the roofs of the buildings to watch the festivities.…
ID Number:SHS47
Date:1899
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Puget Sound tribal members at the Railroad Jubilee barbecue, Seattle, September 1883
Northern Pacific Railroad Company President Henry Villard (1835-1900) visited Seattle shortly after he and U. S. President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) drove the "golden spike" on September 8, 1883, near Independence Creek, Montana, symbolizing the completion of the of Northern Pacific Railroad. A celebration honoring the transcontinental railroad was held on the grounds of the Territorial University (now University of…
ID Number:SHS468
Date:1883
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Crowd watching parade on Madison Street, Seattle, May 30, 1884
In this photo, crowds line the dirt road along Front Street (now First Avenue) to watch the approaching parade, probably in honor of Memorial Day. The sign leading underground at lower left reads "People's Chop House. Meals At All Hours. 25 cents".This view looks north on Front Street from Madison Street, and all the buildings seen here would be destroyed…
ID Number:SHS675
Date:1884
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Washington National Guard 1st Infantry Regiment parade to Alki Point, West Seattle, May 13, 1886
During the period before statehood, the U. S. Federal Government authorized Washington Territory to form militia units to assist the civil authorities in maintaining law and order. A more permanent force was created on March 9, 1886, with the formation of the First Infantry Regiment of the Washington National Guard, led by Lieutenant-Colonel George D. Hill. The 2nd Infantry Regiment followed…
ID Number:SHS812
Date:1886
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Crowds waiting to see the Liberty Bell, Seattle, July 14, 1915
In 1915, the Liberty Bell made the long railroad journey to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, stopping in many cities along the way. It arrived at Seattle's King Street Station on the morning of July 14th, 1915 and was moved to a viewing area where large crowds waited. State and local dignitaries welcomed the bell with speeches, and…
ID Number:SHS847
Date:1915
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Laying the cornerstone of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, March 15, 1911
In this image Anna Herr Clise, founder of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital Association, holds a trowel over the cornerstone of Children's Orthopedic Hospital's new 40-bed facility at Warren Avenue and Crockett Street on Queen Anne Hill. The man closest to the building is Rev. Dr. Samuel Koch, with Rev. H. H. Gowen to his right, and at the far right,…
ID Number:SHS1226
Date:1911