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Woman weaving a Chilkat blanket, Alaska, circa 1904
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:SHS1773
Date:Circa 1904
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Seattle's first July 4th celebration, 1865
Seattle was first incorporated by the Washington Territorial Legislature in 1865, with a population of 350 and an economy based on timber. The Fourth of July celebration depicted in this photo would have been the first for the new city, as well as the first after the end of the Civil War. Pioneers pose in front of a foliage-covered structure,…
ID Number:SHS2772
Date:1865
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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
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Mayor Bertha Landes breaking ground for the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, November 7, 1927
Seattle Mayor Bertha K. Landes broke ground for the city's new Civic Auditorium and Stadium in November 1927. The complex, at what is now Seattle Center, was completed the following year. Mayor Landes, who served from 1926 to 1928, was the first female mayor of a major American city. The Civic Auditorium later became the Seattle Center Opera House and…
ID Number:SHS8480
Date:1927
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Capt. Jack Cawford on horseback, Dawson, Yukon Territory, July 4, 1899
Most of the people who poured into Dawson starting in 1897 were Americans. As a result, the Fourth of July was a big holiday.This photo, taken by Eric Hegg on July 4, 1899, shows Captain Jack Cawford on his horse in Dawson. Cawford was an American and a veteran of both the Civil War and the Indian Wars of the…
ID Number:SHS9539
Date:1899
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Grand Army of the Republic gathering, Seattle, July 4, 1912
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization for Union veterans of the American Civil War. Founded in Illinois in 1866, it grew to include posts all over the country. Members took part in July 4th celebrations and other community events, and they advocated for a variety of causes including patriotic education, regular pensions and voting rights…
ID Number:SHS10796
Date:1912
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Children in the Wallingford Kiddie Parade, Seattle, August 1, 1955
The Wallingford Kiddie Parade (now Wallingford Family Parade) was begun in 1949 and promoted as “All About Kids” by Seafair, Seattle's summer festival since 1950.In this image children in costume march west into the intersection of 45th Street and Wallingford Avenue, the neighborhood’s signature cross-roads. Signs in image: Wallingford Picture & Gift Shop; Archie's New 4 Chair Barber Shop; Daily…
ID Number:SHS15954
Date:1955