Research Guides
GEOG 277: Geography of Cities - Autumn 2025: City News & Images
Using News & Images
News sources provide current coverage of international, local and national event topics; search for news about your U.S. or international city. Images visually illustrate events, issues and concepts; search for current news or historical images about your city.
U.S. and International City News
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Access World NewsIncludes full-text articles from hundreds of US and international news sources. (Select "World" from the left-hand column if you prefer to search sources outside of the US.)
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UW Libraries News GuideNeed more news? The guide provides links to many additional resources for finding U.S. & international news.
Current Seattle News Sources
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Seattle TimesNewspaper page images for Dec 1895 to current (some dates missing). For 1886 to 1894, use microfilm A419 held in the microforms & newspapers collection.
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Seattle Gay NewsCheck out the current news or view the historic archive (1974-2019) online.
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Real Change, 1994-Seattle-area weekly newspaper that provides a voice for the area's homeless population (print, microfilm, online )
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Pike Place Market News, 2010-presentPress release from Pike Place Market News (online)
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International Examiner, 1976-presentSeattle-based Asian American newspaper (included in Ethnic NewsWatch database above, also in print and microfilm).
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Washington State News SourcesSee more current and historic news sources in the UW Libraries E-Newspapers Guide.
Historic Seattle News Sources
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerNewspaper page images for Dec 1901-2009 and text only for 2010-2022.
April 1882-1900 included in Chronicling America.
For 1876 to 1882 use microfilm A329 held in the microforms & newspapers collection. -
Facts, 1962-1998Northwest African-American newspaper published in Seattle (microfilm only)
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Japanese-Americans in the Seattle Times: December 1, 1941 to October 31, 1945Index to articles in the Seattle Times (online)
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Japanese American Courier, 1928-1942English-language newspaper by the Japanese community in Seattle (microfilm only)
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Northwest Enterprise, 1931-1952African American newspaper published in Seattle (microfilm only)
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Northwest Indian News, 1971-1980Monthly newspaper published by the Seattle Indian Center (print)
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Pike Place Market News, 1979-2008Newsletter (print, microfilm)
Find U.S. & International City Images
The image databases listed here are some of the largest, highest-quality image databases available. All have extensive coverage of visual materials relevant to multiple disciplines. For more information on images see Finding and Using Digital Images.
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British Library Images OnlineHistoric photographs, maps and other images from the British Library; search by keyword or browse historical events and movements, both fictional and historical.
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FlickrMillions of photographs uploaded by users. In Advanced Search, choose Creative Commons licenses for reusable images. Explore The Commons for images contributed by institutions.
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LIFE photo archiveMillions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
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New York Public Library (NYPL) Digital GalleryOver 700,000 images digitized from primary sources and print rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including photographs, maps, manuscripts, and prints.
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Library of Congress Digital CollectionsHistoric photographs, film and other materials from the Library of Congress
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Museum of History & Industry PhotosDigitized collection of more than 4,000 historic photos
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UW Libraries Digital CollectionsImages selected from the photography collections with emphasis on the PNW region.