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Image of Map of Lake Washington Canal Entrance and Profile of Lake Washington Canal, Seattle, circa 1911
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Map of Lake Washington Canal Entrance and Profile of Lake Washington Canal, Seattle, circa 1911

Since the city's earliest days, Seattleites proposed canals to cheaply and easily move logs, coal, and other resources between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. Possible routes extended from the Black River at the south end of Lake Washington to canals through Lake Union and Shilshole Bay in the north. A 1891 report commissioned by the federal government explored five possible…
ID Number:2019.3.49
Date:Circa 1911
Image of North Canal section drawings, Seattle, circa 1911
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North Canal section drawings, Seattle, circa 1911

Since the city's earliest days, Seattleites proposed canals to cheaply and easily move logs, coal, and other resources between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. Possible routes extended from the Black River at the south end of Lake Washington to canals through Lake Union and Shilshole Bay in the north. A 1891 report commissioned by the federal government explored five possible…
ID Number:2019.3.50
Date:Circa 1911
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Oral history interview with Goldie Caughlan, February 4, 2004

This 2004 interview is with Goldie Caughlan, Nutrition Education Manager at the Puget Consumers Co-op (now PCC Natural Markets) in Seattle, and was conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Caughlan considers the intersecting stories of her interests in the socio-economic and environmental aspects of hunger, food, and nutrition; the history and evolution of the PCC; and…
ID Number:2019.35.8.4
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with David Lake, January 21, 2004

The interview of David Lake conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on January 21, 2004. The interview begins with Lake’s description of how and why he got into winemaking, including his education, his early work in the wine business in Europe, and his becoming a Master of Wine. He describes the state of grape-growing and winemaking…
ID Number:2019.35.8.8
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Joanna Buehler, January 16, 2006

Interview with Joanna Buehler, an environmentalist and founder of Save Lake Sammamish, conducted by Wendi Willeford for the Urban by Nature Oral History Project in January 2006.
ID Number:2019.35.10.1
Date:2006
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Oral history interview with Jules James, July 11, 2007

Interview with Jules James about his activism, including his work with Lake Union. The interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Memories of Lake Union Oral History Project in July 2007.
ID Number:2019.35.12.10
Date:2007
Image of An Evening of Motown, the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle Coronation 2003 program
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An Evening of Motown, the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle Coronation 2003 program

The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.2.9
Date:2003
Image of Choose Your Channel, Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle Coronation 2012 program
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Choose Your Channel, Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle Coronation 2012 program

The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.2.12
Date:2012
Image of Birdseye View of Lake Forest Park and Seattle, 1910
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Birdseye View of Lake Forest Park and Seattle, 1910

The land that is now Lake Forest Park was originally occupied by a winter village of the Snohomish tribe, which increasing white settlement displaced in the late 19th century. In 1909, property developer (and future Seattle mayor) Ole Hanson formed the North Seattle Improvement Company and began buying land at the north end of Lake Washington in order to build…
ID Number:2023.3.4
Date:1910
Image of Seafair Pirates marching in the Lake City Western Days Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962
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Seafair Pirates marching in the Lake City Western Days Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962

In 1949, younger members of Washington State Press Club formed the Ale & Quail Society. A year later, as the Seafair Pirates, they joined with other groups to create Seattle’s first Seafair. Starting with a boisterous landing in West Seattle, the Pirates still actively and noisily participate in many Seafair activities. Their main objectives are to have fun and to…
ID Number:2024.12.3
Date:1962
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