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7 stories matching photographi

  1. A Mother's Desperate Search for Her Son

    Three years after a family separation in Montana, a mother travels to Colfax hoping to find a man who was once spotted with a traveling photography business.

    May 4, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman County

  2. The Professor Who Gave Colour Photography Away for Free

    An Oregon experiment-station scientist stumbles on a way to fix true flower colours permanently in a photographic print — then walks into Seattle and refuses to patent it.

    Dec 1, 1902The RanchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Seattle Photo Boom

    A newly opened professional photography studio brings 'Chicago-style' artistry to Front Street.

    Aug 22, 1876The Daily IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King County

  4. The Portrait Scheme Scam

    A group of Seattle women are out money after an elusive photography company vanishes from the Epler Block.

    Sep 21, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  5. The City’s First 'Rogues’ Gallery'

    Seattle police modernize their pursuit of criminals by introducing systematic photography to document the local jailbird population.

    Feb 21, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  6. The Camera as a Weapon on the Picket Line

    Local machinists are using photography to document and shame strikebreakers in their ongoing eight-hour day strike.

    Aug 19, 1910The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

  7. The Preacher and the Circassian Slave

    A popular clergyman gets more than he bargained for during a trip to a local photography studio.

    Jun 27, 1863Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

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