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Salmon Collection - Photographs and documents from several collections that describe the place of salmon in the Pacific Northwest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the roots of the salmon crisis.
Social Issues Photographs - Historical images covering political and social topics with special emphasis on the Japanese internment camps in the Northwest during World War II.
Portraits Database - Well known people of the Pacific Northwest region. These include architects, artists and writers, government officials and politicians, and historians and educators.
Seattle Photographs - Historical photographs of Seattle neighborhoods, recreational activities, theaters and transportation.