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1 story matching sepia

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  1. Billy Fife: Self-Taught Caricaturist of Frontier Seattle

    A biography of Billy Fife, a sailor and self-taught caricaturist whose sharp wit and rare artistic skill captured Seattle's frontier life.

    Jan 6, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyLocal Legends

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  1. Public Disorder at Third and Main

    A local man, fueled by liquor, faced municipal court after an aggressive display of affection toward women returning from a Salvation Army meeting.

    May 9, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. Mutiny on the Parthenia

    A Norwegian ship captain enlists the help of neighboring vessels to suppress a crew revolt at sea.

    May 29, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

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