The seattle postintelligencer strike of 1936 pacific northwest labor history association, 1978. But more than 50 years later, theyve become a cultural icon, a quirky, defining part of seattles landscape. January 17, 1889 image 4 search americas historic newspaper pages from 17891963 or use the u. The seattle times company also owns local newspapers in walla walla and yakima. The southwest seattle historical society is requesting your help to document history as it unfolds.
Paperback january 1, 1977 by seattle postintelligencer staff. The seattle seven were tried in tacoma before federal district judge george boldt 19031984. Discover more about your ancestors than names and dates in seattle postintelligencer. Radical seattle remembers a blog about the history of. Seattle times collection newsbank search more than 30 years of seattle area history with the seattle times integrated collection.
Newspaper article st louis postdispatch mo low marks for books on nancy, tonya. See more ideas about central district, districts, history. The seattle postintelligencer trumpeted its great scoop. Low marks for books on nancy, tonya by angelo bruscas. Apr 27, 2009 art thiel has been at the seattle post intelligencer since 1980 and a columnist since 1987.
Headlines of history from the seattle postintelligencer. Couple climb into the history books seattle postintelligencer. Hearst, said swartz, was also ending its pursuit of the seattle times. The seattle postintelligencer popularly known as the seattle pi, the postintelligencer, or simply the pi is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in seattle, washington, united states the newspaper was founded in 1863 as the weekly seattle gazette, and was later published daily in broadsheet format. Read seattle post intelligencer newspaper archives, sep 30, 1900, p. Headlines of history from the seattle post intelligencer.
A brief history of the occult in seattle seattle met. The great book of seattle sports lists great book of. A detailed history of the seattle public library the. Originally published in the seattle post intelligencer and reissued in hard covers in february 1911 in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the seattle antichinese riots.
The ms barely beat cleveland in a tight opening season. The history of the showbox in seattle seattle magazine. The seattle postintelligencer popularly known as the seattle pi, the postintelligencer, or simply the pi is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in seattle, washington, united states contents. The seattle post intelligencer trumpeted its great scoop. Book patrol is a place where you can share in michael liebermans passion for the printed word, the history of the book as an object and as a cultural artifact. Weston took a dozen carrier pigeons to send messages to the associated press and the postintelligencer. If you distilled seattles post 18thcentury history into five points, it would read something like this. The current seattle central library is the third library building to inhabit the city block between fourth and fifth avenues. Dan raley is an editor with the atlanta journalconstitution. That said, we thought wed venture a little list of titles that capture essential aspects of this place, its history and culture. Newspapers at the washington state library wa secretary.
The seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when. Get to know your ancestors storiesthe lives they lived, their hardships and triumphs. The southwest seattle historical society realizes that we are living through an historic event. The remarkable saga of this ballroom is still unfolding indeed, history is still being made at the showbox most every night. King county genealogy links to sources of vital records, census records, message boards. Unpublished archival materials include personal papers such as. See more ideas about west seattle, seattle history, seattle. It was long one of the citys two daily newspapers, along with the. The great book of seattle sports lists and millions of other books are. Seattle is a commercial city, and is to the pacific northwest as new york is to the atlantic coast. A report to the city council, mimeographed report, august 1983, seattle public library, northwest collection. Special collections divisions books pamphlets ephemera maps photographs of the alaskayukonpacific exposition and historical buildings archives and manuscripts. Both the times and the post intelligencer sent correspondents to the gold fields.
Weston took a dozen carrier pigeons to send messages to the associated press and the post intelligencer. When the guild asked to see the times books, they answered yes, brown says. Highlights key resources on seattle and washington state topics. Seattle postintelligencer obituaries 1986 2020 seattle, wa. These seattle papers also produced special klondike editions, providing information on outfitting and prospecting. Family trees are just not complete without the details available in newspapers.
Read seattle post intelligencer newspaper archives, jan 7, 1896, p. The seattle times is proud to announce a beautiful, hardcover historic retrospective of seattle. The collections of the seattle municipal archives focus primarily on seattle city. The pacific northwest collection, comprised of printed and archival materials, documents the people, history, and culture of the region. Nov 27, 2018 and all this is but part of the story. Search obits for your ancestors, relatives, friends.
Some of the published and all of the unpublished primary source material related to seattle history is located in the pnw collection housed in special collections basement allen library south. These seattle papers also produced special klondike editions, providing information on. The author, george kinnear, was a leader of the home guards who resisted the antichinese mob in light of national guard inaction. The seattle post intelligencer has survived strikes, the great depression, new owners and several name changes to become one of the most prominent news sources in the northwest.
The great book of seattle sports lists great book of sports. The postintelligencer index is a selective index created by the papers journalists and can provide more detailed indexing of the p. The papers historical motto, its in the pi, no longer refers just to its. The only sour note, his national weekly commented, was the solitary opposition of william randolph hearsts seattle postintelligencer. The seattle post intelligencer popularly known as the seattle pi, the post intelligencer, or simply the pi is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in seattle, washington, united states. Seattle postintelligencer american newspaper britannica. Inside, mother damnable, aka mary ann conklin, had reportedly turned to stonea befitting fate for the woman who supposedly threw rocks at people. Mediation proposed, the seattle star, august 18, 1936, p.
He contributes articles to playboy and the sporting news, and commentaries for the seattle npr affiliate, kplufm. Explore your family history in seattle postintelligencer. All glory to the man who applied the torch, commented frank bernard, superintendent of seattle public schools, in a seattle post intelligencer report of the fire. Vertical files the tacoma daily news, 18971898 university of washington, seattle. Tacoma voters bringing petitions requesting open housing ordinance be put on the ballot in that city october 2, 1963 citation. Seattle post intelligencer archives, sep 30, 1900, p. Historic front pages from the seattle postintelligencer. Its almost incomprehensible andriessen, seattle postintelligencer, 2001.
Ranny green, on the road with our libraries, the seattle times pictorial, august 24, 1980, pp. Headlines of history from the seattle postintelligencer by seattle. Both the times and the postintelligencer sent correspondents to the gold fields. Currently digitized cards include the northwest subject index cards for seattle districts ao. As seattle s oldest daily newspaper braces for a likely print shutdown, the staff hatches plans, the suits huddle, and a digital future looms. Primary sources seattlewashington state library at seattle. Historic front pages from the seattle postintelligencer originally published march 17, 2009 at 12. When the playoffs arrived, the seattle juggernaut slowed down. Feb 07, 2020 the pacific northwest collection, comprised of printed and archival materials, documents the people, history, and culture of the region. Document the daily life of communities in a way that no history book can reproduce. The post intelligencer index is a selective index created by the papers journalists and can provide more detailed indexing of the p. Seattle postintelligencer wikimili, the free encyclopedia. First established in 1961, the library has zigzagged across the city, but its goal has remained constant.
It had a longstanding rivalry with the postintelligencer until the latter ceased publication in 2009. Sep 11, 2018 17,000 books in the seattle metaphysical library in ballard, covering such topics as astrology, conspiracy, and tarot. In 1884, a grave digger moving bodies from seattle cemetery now denny park to lake view cemetery told the seattle postintelligencer he came across a weighty coffin. Ku klux klan in seattle seattle civil rights and labor. Reviews and interviews with seattle authors sign in register. The seattle times and seattle postintelligencer are washingtons leading newspapers, although in 2009 the postintelligencer became an onlineonly publication. Art thiel has been at the seattle postintelligencer since 1980 and a columnist since 1987. Currently digitized cards include the northwest subject index cards for seattle districts ao and the post intelligencer cards for ballard. Oct 23, 20 vidar sundstol is especially good with the detail. Seattle public schools archives photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattles public schools. Motorized branch is library plan, seattle postintelligencer, may 3, 1931, p. With coverage from 1985 current, the collection contains fullcolor newspaper pages, individual fulltext articles and content only published online.
The seattle postintelligencer will stop printing in 60 days unless the newspapers owner, the hearst corporation, can find a buyer by then, the company said on friday. Couple climb into the history books husband and wife team scale peaks on 7 continents. Brainerd also encouraged the post intelligencer to issue a special klondike edition on october, 1897, which began with the headline, seattle opens the gate to the klondike gold fields. Roger simpson and william ames cowrote their book unionism or hearst.
Mar 16, 2009 the seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when seattle was little more than a sawmill, a few dozen wooden buildings, and a couple of hundred souls survived the great fire of 1889. The seattle eight, represented unflatteringly on the front page of the seattle postintelligencer, april 17, 1970. By kristin dizon, seattle post intelligencer reporter. Hearst looks to sell, or close, seattle paper the new york. Obits are frequently published in the local newspaper where your deceased ancestor resided or other family members lived. Jan 10, 2009 the seattle postintelligencer will stop printing in 60 days unless the newspapers owner, the hearst corporation, can find a buyer by then, the company said on friday. The showbox has also been the site of many benefit shows, movie debuts, and countless recordrelease parties. Issued onliy as an online website as of march 18, 2009. Arguably the best collection of photos and drawings anywhere in print that illustrate the whole of northwest history. The seattle open housing campaign, 19591968 cityarchives. But it could not withstand the tectonic shifts that.
Anti chinese riots at seattle 1886 internet archive. Seattle public schools archives photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattle s public schools. The library of congress chronicling america the seattle postintelligencer. Brother eagle, sister sky by susan jeffers, chief seattle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The newspaper was founded in 1863 as the weekly seattle gazette, and was later published daily in broadsheet format. The newspaper was founded in 1891 and has been controlled by the blethen family since 1896. This collectors book features the memories of seattle from the. Library proponents made pleas for construction funds to provide a new and permanent facility to philanthropist andrew carnegie, who had been funding library construction across the. If you dont find your ancestor in the seattle postintelligencer archive you might try expanding your newspaper obituary searches to include multiple localities and newspapers for the best obit search results. Seattle post intelligencer archives, jan 7, 1896, p. Central library history the seattle public library.
If you dont find your ancestor in the seattle post intelligencer archive you might try expanding your newspaper obituary searches to include multiple localities and newspapers for the best obit search results. Weekly intelligencer, a precursor of the seattle postintelligencer. Previously, he was a sports writer for the seattle postintelligencer for nearly three decades and he has won over fifty national and regional writing awards. Photographs the seattle postintelligencer, 18971898 tacoma public library. Apr 16, 2014 the seattle eight, represented unflatteringly on the front page of the seattle postintelligencer, april 17, 1970. The seattle postintelligencer has survived strikes, the great depression, new owners and several name changes to become one of the most prominent news sources in the northwest. Whether sundstol has hansen explaining the legend surrounding baragas cross, a cross erected in the woods near the lake, the history of the fur trade and its portage problems, or the disappearance of an indian medicine man, both the author and his character seem obsessed with the past and its effects on the present. Hunt came to seattle and purchased the seattle post intelligencer, which he owned and published until he was forced to sell in the panic of 1893. Hoge under whom it was representative of an establishment viewpoint. Photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattles. Seattles ramps to nowhere started as a remnant of government plans gone bad. Carlos arnaldo schwantes has revised and expanded the entire work, which is still the most comprehensive and balanced history of the region. Other articles where seattle postintelligencer is discussed. The seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when seattle was little more than a sawmill, a few dozen wooden buildings, and a couple of hundred souls survived the great fire of 1889.
Hearst looks to sell, or close, seattle paper the new. The trial was quickly sabotaged by the defendants vocal disruptions, a protest. Newspapers at the washington state library wa secretary of. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present.