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Image of Oral history interview with Hollis Jennings, November 13, 2015
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Oral history interview with Hollis Jennings, November 13, 2015

Interview with commercial fisherman Hollis Jennings conducted by Jeffrey Kahrs for the Commercial Fishermen Oral History Project on November 13, 2015. Jennings discusses her life and career as a seine captain in Southeast Alaska, and what is like on a boat as a woman. Originally from Kentucky, Jennings was the first female skipper in the Southeast fishing fleet.The photo shown…
ID Number:2018.63.13
Date:2015
Image of Oral history interview with Ryan Sven and Britni Sheri Lundin, October 23, 2015
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Oral history interview with Ryan Sven and Britni Sheri Lundin, October 23, 2015

Interview with commercial fishermen Ryan Sven and Britni Sheri Lundin conducted by Jeffrey Kahrs for the Commerical Fishermen Oral History Project on October 23, 2015. They discuss their careers as deckhands in Southeast Alaska and being married and working on a boat together. A small portion of the interview has been redacted to protect personal contact information.The photo shown here…
ID Number:2018.63.17
Date:2015
Image of Mayor Dore Apologizes poster, Seattle, 1936
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Mayor Dore Apologizes poster, Seattle, 1936

Seattle has a long history of labor radicalism dating back into the 19th century. The 1930s saw a new burst of radical labor activism, with large scale strikes and boycotting that strengthened local labor unions representing longshoremen, woodworkers, truck drivers, and machinists. As unions grew in power, so did criticism of many union leaders who utilized heavy-handed methods of recruitment…
ID Number:2019.3.39
Date:1936
Image of Seattle Star front page, February 7, 1919
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Seattle Star front page, February 7, 1919

The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.52
Date:1919
Image of Strike Bulletin, Seattle, February 7, 1919
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Strike Bulletin, Seattle, February 7, 1919

The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.53
Date:1919
Image of Seattle Union Record, February 8, 1919
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Seattle Union Record, February 8, 1919

The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.54
Date:1919
Image of Seattle Times, February 3, 1919
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Seattle Times, February 3, 1919

The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.55
Date:1919
Image of Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 8, 1919
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 8, 1919

The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.56
Date:1919
Image of Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 11, 1919
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 11, 1919

The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.57
Date:1919
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Oral history interview with Jacob V. (Jake) Arnautoff, October 30, 2001

Interview with Jake Arnautoff of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) at Bay View Manor in Seattle for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project.The October 30, 2001 video interview was conducted by Constance Schnell and Gary Saaris and videorecorded by Gary Finholt at Bay View Manor. In this interview, Arnautoff discusses his family background, experience as a picket…
ID Number:2019.35.1.4.1
Date:2001
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