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A century ago, Seattle hosted its first world’s fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Held on the campus of the University of Washington, the event drew almost 4 million visitors and put Seattle on the map as a gateway to the Pacific Rim.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Digital Collection features books, pamphlets, invitations, …
Seattle has always had a rich artistic tradition. At times, artists have been inspired by the physical characteristics of our region such as the rugged landscape and our unique, albeit drizzly, Pacific Northwest climate. At other times, they drew inspiration from sources such as Pacific Northwest Indian culture and art, the Asian …
The Seattle City Directory collection contains several early Seattle, Puget Sound, Washington State, and Pacific Coast directories beginning in 1867. These directories provide a great deal of information for genealogists, local history researchers, and history enthusiasts, including: historical information about Seattle and the …
The Seattle Historical Photograph Collection contains more than 1,000 images that illuminate the early history of Seattle. This segment of over 200 photographs contains some of the earliest images in the collection. These images were taken by the pioneering photographers of their time and depict Seattle scenes and people from before, …
The Seattle Public Library's digital collections include digitized materials selected from the Library's special collections. Use the search box at the top of this page to search across all collections, or click the links on the left to view individual collections.
Seattle Neighborhood History Project
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