A chronological history of Seattle restaurants written by Hattie Graham Horrocks, a Seattle pioneer. Mrs. Horrocks, a great-granddaughter of Thomas Mercer (after whom Mercer Street and Mercer Island are named), wrote about 18 manuscripts on Pacific...
A compilation of Washington State place names of Native American origin, written by Edmond Meany and published by the Hyatt-Fowells School, a Seattle business college. The author, Edmond Meany (1862-1935), was a University of Washington history...
A study of population trends and demographic characteristics of Seattle. The author, Calvin F. Schmid, was a University of Washington sociology professor.
University of Washington; University District (Seattle, Wash.); Land Use--Washington (State)--Seattle; City Planning--Washington (State)--Seattle; Neighborhoods--Washington (State)--Seattle; Campus Planning--Washington (State)--Seattle; Residential...
A study of the effects of the University of Washington on the residential land uses of the nearby University District.
According to a historylink.org article on Thomas W. Prosch "this chronological history of Seattle from 1850-1897...was still unpublished when he died. The manuscript of this book was typed and the typescript bound as a Works Progress Administration...
Seattle (Wash.)--Periodicals; Washington (State)--Periodicals;
Article from Christmas Supplement 1889 issue of Washington Magazine, describing building construction in and economic growth of Seattle after the Great Fire of June 1889. Includes descriptions of several Seattle neighborhoods and suburbs, including...
Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.);
Collection of colored photographs of Mount Rainier National Park. Photographs taken by F. H. Nowell, Curtis & Miller, H. L. Toles, Asahel Curtis, and Romans Photographic Company. Booklet is undated; some photographs are copyrighted 1913.
Cookbook for newlywed Seattle women, featuring numerous advertisements. "Seattle Brides Cook Book was published locally by the Union Advertising Company around 1911, and The Brides' Cook Book had the imprint of San Francisco's Pacific Coast...
Social Surveys--Washington (State)--Bremerton;
Social Surveys--Washington (State)--Seattle;
Social Values--Washington (State)--Seattle;
Social Values--Washington (State)--Bremerton;
Motion Picture Theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle;
Motion...
Cover title: "Summary of findings: laws and ordinances ... courts ... local institutions ... City detention hospital ... county jail ... movies ...dance halls and cabarets ... women in industry"--Leaves 5-6. Statement of Responsibility: compiled...
From foreword of document: "The following report summarizes a three months study of the content of comic books available for purchase in the State of Washington during the first quarter of 1954. The study was initiated by the Washington State...
Histories of Seattle area churches, arranged by denomination. The author, Ida Grace Corey, was a former society editor of the Seattle Times and donated the book to the Seattle Public Library in 1940. The Seattle Times reported on the donation:...
Hillaire, Joseph; Totem Poles; Kōbe-shi (Japan)--Pictorial Works
Lummi carver Joseph Hillaire was commissioned to create a story pole for Seattle's sister city of Kobe, Japan, in 1961. This album documents his trip to Kobe to install and dedicate the pole. Hillaire was accompanied on the trip by Seattle Mayor...
Provides an alphabetical listing of Plats filed in King County, Washington, with the following details: date filed, plat volume and page number, and location.
Reprint of article from July, 1930 issue of Harvard Business Review discussing the Denny Regrade, one of several projects to level hills in Seattle. Includes maps of Denny Hill Regrades Number One and Two.
Sales brochure for real estate properties in the Seattle tidelands. Includes history of Seattle tidelands and descriptions of tidelands in other cities.