Town Crier
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle’s early arts, music and culture scene are chronicled in this weekly publication. Our digital collection includes issues published from 1912 to 1938
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The Town Crier, v.7, no.40, Oct. 5, 1912
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1912_07_40
Date: 1912-10-05
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The Town Crier, v.7, no.44, Nov. 2, 1912
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1912_07_44
Date: 1912-11-02
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The Town Crier, v.7, no.35, Aug. 31, 1912
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1912_07_35
Date: 1912-08-31
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The Town Crier, v.15, no.46, Nov. 13, 1920
Page 3 features portrait of John Spargur, head of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1920_15_46
Date: 1920-11-13
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The Town Crier, v.7, no.30, Jul. 27, 1912
Page 4 article features photo of the Denny-Renton Clay & Coal Company's parade float at the Potlatch festival.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1912_07_30
Date: 1912-07-27
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The Town Crier, v.10, no.42, Oct. 16, 1915
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1915_10_42
Date: 1915-10-16
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The Town Crier, v.9, no.10, Mar. 7, 1914
Page 3 article discusses Hiram C. Gill's victory in the mayoral election.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1914_09_10
Date: 1914-03-07
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The Town Crier, v.9, no.20, May 16, 1914
Page 6 article "The Passing of the Shrieking Sisterhood" describes women's political involvement in Seattle. Page 13 article highlights the construction of the new Pantages Theatre at 3rd Ave. and University St.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1914_09_20
Date: 1914-05-16
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Gold nugget from near Anvil Creek, Alaska, ca. 1899
Gold was first discovered at Anvil Creek in 1898 leading to a large rush in prospectors who traveled through nearby Nome, Alaska to reach the gold fields. The value for the gold, provided at $320 in 1899?would be worth $9,891.89 in 2019 dollars.
Identifier: spl_ap_00168
Date: 1899?
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The Town Crier, v.10, no.3, Jan. 16, 1915
Page 4 article "Running Wild" discusses the need to regulate the city's jitney buses.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1915_10_03
Date: 1915-01-16
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