Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Explore oral histories of important members of Seattle’s rich jazz community. The collection includes interviews with Seattle musicians, singers and community members who performed and experienced the city’s jazz scene.
Piopio-Maksmaks - Wallawalla
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The eighth volume, featuring the Nez Perce, Walla Walla, Umatilla, Cayuse, Tlakluit (or Wishham) and Chinook tribes, was published in 1911.
Identifier: spl_nai_08_267
Date: 1905
View this itemA Stormy Day - Flathead
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The seventh volume, featuring the Yakima, Klickitat, Salish and Kootenai tribes, was published in 1911.
Identifier: spl_nai_07_233
Date: 1910
View this itemWorkers tightening bolts on Space Needle leg, ca. October 16, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69730004
Date: 1961-10-16
View this itemWorkers installing wall forms in Space Needle restaurant, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76230002
Date: 1961-12-21
View this itemSpace Needle with half of ring girders installed, ca. November 2, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69980002
Date: 1961-11-02
View this itemWorkers lowering Space Needle derrick, ca. December 14, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74610019
Date: 1961-12-14
View this itemWakonda - Oto
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The eighteenth volume, featuring the Wichita, Cheyenne, Oto, and Commanche tribes, was published in 1930.
Identifier: spl_nai_19_677
Date: 1927
View this itemWorkers walking along Space Needle ring girder and view SW, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70090024
Date: 1961-11-11
View this itemWorkers install steel plate at top of Space Needle, ca. November 16, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72690006
Date: 1961-11-16
View this itemSan Ildefonso Pottery
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The seventeenth volume, featuring the Tewa and Zuni tribes, was published in 1926.
Identifier: spl_nai_17_587
Date: 1925
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