BISMCS 343: The City as Character (Martin): Archival Images & Media

Images

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To get to the U.S. Historical Postcards, first click on "Pictures" under "Quick Links." Then click on "U.S., Historical Postcards" under "Featured data collections." This database contains over 115,000 historical postcards with photos of places in the United States. Search by keyword or location. Primarily useful for obtaining a photograph or picture of a specific place in time.

Everett Public Library Digital Collections
Everett and Snohomish County historic photographs, manuscripts, artwork, maps and audio/video resources online. Click on the various collections, or search across all collections.
King County Snapshots
Presents King County, Washington, through more than 12,000 historical images carefully chosen from thirteen organizations' collections. These cataloged 19th and 20th century images portray people, places, and events in the county's urban, suburban, and rural communities.
Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
Photos and digitized images of architecture, engineering, and landscape design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types, engineering technologies, and landscapes.
MOHAI Photo Archive Search
MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry) collection of almost 4 million photographs, strongly centered on Seattle and King County.
Seattle Municipal Archives Photograph Collection
Photographs date from the 1880s to the present and subjects include public works projects, City events, City sites and facilities, and elected officials.
Seattle Neighborhood History Project
Provides a starting point for accessing historical information about Seattle neighborhoods from the Seattle Public Library's special collections and elsewhere. To start browsing, select a neighborhood using the menu on the left or the map on the right.
Seattle Now & Then
Local history blog that includes Paul Dorpat's "Now and Then" articles published in the Seattle Times.
Tacoma Public Library Photography Archive
More than 1 million photographs of the Tacoma and South Sound region from 1888 to the present day (more than 40,000 images are currently available online).
University of Washington Campus Photographs
Reflects University of Washington campus history from 1861 to later days.

Audio

Audio Archive from Internet Archive
Old audio recordings, interviews, poetry, and music.
Famous Speeches & Audio
Audio clips of famous speeches, from History Channel website.
Seattle Municipal Archives Seattle Voices
This page offers samples of audio material from selected Seattle City Council proceedings, including committee meetings and public hearings, since 1971.

Video

Chronological Title List of Edison Motion Pictures
Old film footage from Thomas Edison Archives
Creative Commons
For music and photos that have creative licenses to use original work. this is important for students who want music for their film.
Prelinger Archives from Internet Archive
Collection of public domain films, of historical significance. Look for the "Search this collection" search box on the right.
Seattle Channel Videos
The SEATTLE CHANNEL is a Government Access Channel and programming highlights the diverse civic and cultural landscape of Seattle.
Seattle Municipal Archive YouTube Channel
The moving image collection in the Archives includes films created by city departments, primarily Engineering, City Light, and the Fire Department, but also films created outside the City. Topics include: public works construction and maintenance, public safety topics like fire prevention, and city scenes from various periods. Both finished products and outtakes are included.
TV News Archive
Archive of TV News footage

Digitized Maps

Early Washington Maps
State and local historic maps
Seattle Municipal Archives Map Index
Contains records of over 1500 maps with digital images for about 75% of them.
King County Road Services Map Vault
Database of scanned images, including road construction plans, road establishment documents, survey drawings, also includes 1930s aerial survey