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- Seattle’s Grand Theater Debut
After months of anticipation and construction, Seattle prepares to open a lavish new opera house with the Duff Opera Company.
- The Seattle Lancers Prepare for Their Debut
A newly organized social club for the city's elite prepares to host their first formal dance series.
- Kennewick's First Ball Team Hits the Diamond
A scrappy group of locals forms a baseball squad to challenge the Pasco Pea Greens, marking the town’s athletic debut.
- The Scandal at the Hotel Room
An embarrassed couple flees a hotel after being interrupted in a state of 'Edenic' undress.
- Spokane Debuts its Grand Ice Palace
An ambitious new entertainment complex opens its doors at Sinto and Cannon, promising a massive skating area for the public.
- The Acme Opera House Opens Its Doors
Aberdeen debuted its grand new theater with a local production of 'Held by the Enemy,' a performance that proved the town had cultural ambitions far exceeding its size.
- The Grand Arrival of a Hudson River Steamer
After a perilous journey around Cape Horn, the City of Kingston makes her debut in Bellingham Bay.
- The New Columbian Stamps Debut in Seattle
A commemorative series featuring historical scenes marks a new era in American postal design, arriving at the Seattle Post Office on New Year's Day, 1893.
- The Launch of the Messenger
A new steamer designed for Puget Sound makes a graceful debut on the water.
- The Snohomish Valley’s First Great Showcase
In 1877, Snohomish County debuted its first agricultural fair, a high-stakes effort to prove the region’s soil and industry could rival the rest of the Territory.
- The Debut of Seattle’s First Art Association
A look back at the 1885 exhibition that showcased local painters and brought the fine arts to a frontier town.
- The Spokane Saloon Debuts
Fairhaven welcomes an elaborate new social club and billiard parlor, signaling the city's aspirations to match the sophistication of larger coastal ports.
- The Rowing Invention That Changed the River
A Snohomish local debuts a mechanical rowing gear that allowed boaters to steer and power their craft with ease, signaling a shift in daily river navigation.
- The Mysterious Grapefruit’s Debut in Seattle
Before the grapefruit was a breakfast staple, local merchants were mystified by the 'shaddock,' a strange, fickle fruit that could leave an unsuspecting eater with a sour face.
- The Midnight Mutiny of Annabel McCarty
A young socialite’s debut party in 1877 Seattle takes a turn when she decides the festivities are entirely overrated.
- Fairhaven's Secret Society Debut
The local Knights of Pythias chapter officially forms as the largest lodge of its kind in Washington state, complete with an all-night induction ceremony.
- The Industrial Revolution of the Puget Sound Frontier
Two local inventors debut a massive, horse-powered stump-pulling machine, promising to clear vast swaths of Washington timberland for a fraction of the cost.
- A Campaign Comes Ashore in Port Townsend
In 1876, Democratic candidates arrived by steamer to cannon fire and a cornet band, then packed Good Templars Hall for a night of speeches.