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Full Description of King County Snapshots: A photographic heritage of Seattle and surrounding communities
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Title:
King County Snapshots: A photographic heritage of Seattle and surrounding communities
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Description:
King County Snapshots presents King County, Washington, through 12,000 historical images carefully chosen from twelve organizations' collections. These cataloged 19th and 20th century images portray people, places, and events in the county's urban, suburban, and rural communities.
Subjects:
Historical images of King county, WA from the 1860
Ethnic groups, especially African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans
industries (lumber, mining, boats, railroads)
Ethnic groups, especially African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans
industries (lumber, mining, boats, railroads)
GEM Subjects:
Geographic Coverage:
Time Period:
1850-1899
1900-1929
1930-1949
1950-1969
1970-1999
1900-1929
1930-1949
1950-1969
1970-1999
Objects Represented:
Format:
image/jpeg
image/tiff
image/tiff
Audience:
General public
K-12 students
Staff at peer/partner organizations
K-12 teachers and administrators
Scholars/Researchers/Graduate Students
K-12 students
Staff at peer/partner organizations
K-12 teachers and administrators
Scholars/Researchers/Graduate Students
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Copyright & IP rights:
See http://content.lib.washington.edu/imls/kcsnapshots/copyright.html 
for information on copyright and conditions of use.
for information on copyright and conditions of use.
Size:
12,000 images
Frequency of additions:
Irregularly
Supplementary Materials:
Contextual information
Hosting Institution:
Contributing Institution:
Museum of History and Industry
Contributing Institution:
Black Heritage Society of Washington State
Contributing Institution:
Eastside Heritage Center
Contributing Institution:
Maple Valley Historical Society
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Railway Museum
Contributing Institution:
Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society
Contributing Institution:
Rainier Valley Historical Society
Contributing Institution:
Renton Historical Museum
Contributing Institution:
Shoreline Historical Museum
Contributing Institution:
White River Valley Museum
Contributing Institution:
Wing Luke Asian Museum