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Margaret Starkweather registering to vote, Seattle, September 26, 1964

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On September 26, 1964, Margaret Starkweather had her son, Roscoe, bring her down to the Holly Park Wigwam store to register to vote for the upcoming November election. Mrs. Starkweather said "getting her signed up" was his birthday present to her; she would turn 105 years old shortly after the election. Asked for the secret to her longevity, Mrs. Starkweather replied, "A straight life and a straight party ticket."

In this photo, two unidentified women help Margaret Starkweather fill out a voter registration form.

Caption information source: "Venerable Voter," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 27, 1964, p.2.
ID Number: PI25072
Date: 1964
Creator(s): Miller, Robert H., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 safety negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, PI25072, photo by Robert H. Miller
Copyright: All Rights Reserved