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Municipal News v. 55, no. 10, May. 24, 1965
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_10
Date: 1965-05-24
View this itemReference room
Stuart Morris was born in West Virginia in 1882 (?) and studied art in Columbus, Ohio and Philadelphia. He came to Seattle and became art editor for the Seattle P.I. where he was on the staff for nearly 20 years. When he retired in 1928, he was working on the editorial staff of the Times. He is famous for two sketches. One was of the ex-president Theodore Roosevelt which appeared in the paper the day after the president's death in 1919. The other famous sketch was of an old Catholic church on Denny Hill. Both images were requested by people from all over the country for many years.
Identifier: spl_art_M831Re
Date: 1918?
View this itemPencil sketches of CCC camps: recreation hall - Captain Gray's orchestra; Lake Cushman, Wash.
Identifier: spl_art_N779Pe04
Date: 1934
View this itemJewish Transcript v. 1, no. 13, June 3, 1924
Identifier: spl_jt_3018328_01_13
Date: 1924-06-03
View this itemJewish Transcript v. 1, no. 15, Jun. 17, 1924
Identifier: spl_jt_3018328_01_15
Date: 1924-06-17
View this itemJewish Transcript v. 1, no. 10, May 13, 1924
Identifier: spl_jt_3018328_01_10
Date: 1924-05-13
View this itemRobe ranch
Guy Anderson was born in Edmonds, Washington in 1906. At a young age, he was exposed to Asian art and Northwest Indian art and studied portraiture under Eustace Ziegler who taught private art lessons in Seattle. He became friends with Morris Graves and the two worked on the Public Works of Art Project for Washington State during the Depression in the 1930’s. He developed his distinctive painting style while living in La Conner, Washington. He died there in 1998. He was one of the four painters LIFE magazine described as "Northwest Mystics". The others were Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves and Mark Tobey.
Identifier: spl_art_An231Ro
Date: 1960
View this itemMunicipal News v. 55, no. 15, Sep. 13, 1965
Includes Report on Candidates for Seattle School Board and Port of Seattle Commission. Primary Election, Tuesday, September 21, 1965.
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_15
Date: 1965-09-13
View this itemTownship Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 50, Township 23N, Range 10E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P50_T23N_R10
Date: 1889
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