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random bits from the past via Seattle newspapers
( #1981 #telephone #technology #seattle #ad #80s )
July 14th, 1981

July 14th, 1981

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( #1929 #birds #seattle #mercer island #letter #20s )
March 2nd, 1929

March 2nd, 1929

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( #1919 #picnic #grocery #ad #bellevue #seattle #10s )
We’re guessing that the mentioned park is the Wildwood Park that eventually became Meydenbauer Beach Park in Bellevue.   It was a site for various picnics over the years.   There was an Irish one in August, 1919 and here’s a photo from 1914 that has a banner for a Socialist picnic (the latter photo from Paul Dorpat’s look at some Lake Washington crossings that existed prior to the 520 floating bridge).  
July 22nd, 1919

We’re guessing that the mentioned park is the Wildwood Park that eventually became Meydenbauer Beach Park in Bellevue.   It was a site for various picnics over the years.   There was an Irish one in August, 1919 and here’s a photo from 1914 that has a banner for a Socialist picnic (the latter photo from Paul Dorpat’s look at some Lake Washington crossings that existed prior to the 520 floating bridge).  

July 22nd, 1919

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( #1937 #seattle #playland #amusement parks #ad #30s )
May 28th, 1937

May 28th, 1937

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( #1929 #20s #ad #memorial day #rhodes #seattle )
May 29th, 1929

May 29th, 1929

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( #1984 #seattle center #violence #teens #crime #seattle #80s )
August 24th, 1984

August 24th, 1984

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( #1971 #70s #death #seattle #suicide #tattoos #mystery )
August 21st, 1971

August 21st, 1971

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( #electronic music #Vladimir Ussachevsky #UW #music #seattle #1966 #60s #technology )
You can listen to some of Vladimir Ussachevsky’s pieces on youtube. 
April 26th, 1966
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( #1935 #bombs #seattle #cleveland #30s )
February 7th, 1935

February 7th, 1935

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( #1919 #seattle #rabbits #food #ad #10s )
November 14th, 1919

November 14th, 1919

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( #1931 #seattle #tourism #30s #housing )
May 2nd, 1931

May 2nd, 1931

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( #1900 #missing #mystery #prospecting #seattle #00s )
February 15th, 1900

February 15th, 1900

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( #1933 #bombs #children #seattle #beacon hill #30s )
May 7th, 1933

May 7th, 1933

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( #1953 #shoplifting #seattle #crime #theft #50s )
May 14th, 1953

May 14th, 1953

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( #1905 #hoboes #seattle #crime #hobos #00s )
February 4th, 1905

February 4th, 1905

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