photographs

  • History Through Photographs of Capitol Hill

    For such a young city, Seattle revels in its history—neighborhoods celebrate their past, historical buildings are preserved in debate-filled public exchanges between developer and citizen, individuals trace their family and community history through genealogy and archival research. Everybody seems to have a strong sense of the past—their own, and the city’s. Continue reading

  • Let’s get digital

    The Special Collections Department  has added three new digital collections to our resources in the past year.  Going digital takes a great deal of effort but makes these collections available to a much larger audience and also makes them more accessible because of their searching capabilities.  The easiest way to get to them is to go from the home page to… Continue reading