Everett
and Snohomish County historic photographs, manuscripts, artwork, maps and
audio/video resources online.
Materials
digitized for searching have been drawn from the library’s Northwest
Room, partnering institutions and individuals.
Collections are intended to tell a story and may feature the work
of a particular photographer or a subject important to the study and
enjoyment of Everett and Snohomish County history.
Current
Northwest Room Digital Collections Online:
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Oral History Collection
A growing collection of oral history interview recordings, transcripts, photograph, and documents describing various aspects of Everett history and the lives of longtime residents. |
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Evergreen Cemetery Collection
Evergreen Cemetery is the biographical encyclopedia” of Everett,
Washington. This collection represents a very small fraction of the
50,000 burials in Evergreen Cemetery. It is an introduction to the
individuals and stories associated with the cemetery. It may be used
alone or as a companion to the Evergreen Cemetery
podcast. |
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Snohmish County Legacy Project
A virtual and growing collection of biographies about Snohomish County
women. |
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Sanborn Maps
The library’s Sanborn Insurance maps for Everett are presented here in
digital format, scanned from two hard-copy originals, one published in
1914 and a second version updated through June of 1955. The D.A.
Sanborn Co. was the first U. S. company to offer insurance maps on a
national scale in response to the growth of urban communities from its
formation in 1867. |
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Pamphlets, Flyers and other Textual Ephemera
An ongoing collaborative collection of pamphlets, flyers, booklets,
and textual ephemera drawn from the library’s Northwest Room and the
collections of other county heritage organizations. |
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Snohomish County People Online
Snohomish County People Online. An ongoing database of people
important to Snohomish County from its formation in 1861 to the
present day, plus a few important visitors. |
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Summer of 1907
44 images of Everett and Snohomish businesses
taken by an unknown photographer in the summer of 1907 |
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Family Photos
A growing collection of family photographs ranging from the 1890s through the 1950s. |
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Kirk’s Studio Collection
50 images taken in Everett and the Monte Cristo area from 1898 to
1901 by photographer George W. Kirk and his son T. Leston Kirk. |
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Early Everett Through the Lens of Frank LaRoche
37 views of the initial Everett townsite, 1891 and 1892, taken
by Seattle photographer Frank La Roche. For more La Roche views,
visit the University of Washington’s photographic collections online
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Everett Herald Photos
131 selected images drawn from the 1950s and 1960s
Everett Herald archives. |
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Everett Massacre Collection
215 images including photographs, art work, oral histories and
movies that help tell the story of the 1916 labor confrontation
known as the Everett Massacre. |
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J. A. Juleen Studio Collection
A growing database of commercial photographs taken by
Everett photographers John and Lee Juleen, ranging in date from 1910
to 1954. The library’s Juleen Collection contains nearly 5,000
negatives, prints and postcards. |
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King and Baskerville Studio: Picturing the 1890s Everett Boom
116 views taken in early 1892 of Everett's initial
boomtown beginnings and rural areas of Snohomish County. |
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Places of the Past: Everett & Snohomish County Historic Sites Online
Descriptions and background of buildings, bridges,
natural features, and sites of historic events are featured in this
photographic encyclopedia of historic places throughout Snohomish
County. |
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