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1.	Nisqually House	Nisqually House; landscape painting; Puget Sound; tree; bay; maritime exploration	watercolor painting on paper "Nisqually House" attributed to James M. Alden.

2.	"I Signal an Indian from Opposite Shore"	Alfred Downing; Chinook Jargon; Washington Territory; survey; Okanogan; North American Indian; canoe; Plateau culture area; trade; watch, pocket	water color sketch from sketchbook, titled "I Signal an Indian from Opposite Shore" Alfred Downing, Northern Boundary Survey assistant and artist, humorous sketch depicts Alfred Downing holding a flag...

3.	Chief Leschi	Chief Leschi; Nisqually; Fort Steilacooom; portrait; Indian Wars, Puget Sound; Quiemulth; art	Watercolor painting on paper board. The image is a portrait of Chief Leschi, Nisqually. Leschi is facing forward and the view is of his head and shoulders. A section of fringe in the front has a bell at...

4.	Fort Chehallis, W.T.	Fort Chehalis; Chehalis, WA.; Washington Territory; drill, military; U.S. flag; fort; barracks; soldier; art	Painting in watercolor and ink of Fort Chehalis, Washington Territory. Several buildings surround a central parade ground and there is a group of soldiers marching in formation.

5.	Fort Nisqually	Fort Nisqually; Hudson's Bay Company; stockade; bastion; tent; cabin; fort; art	Pencil sketch with watercolor. The subject is Fort Nisqually, a Hudson's Bay Company post in the area that is now Washington State. The stockage encloses several buildings. There are smaller buildings...

6.	Geronimo	Geronimo; portrait; Apache; fine art	Watercolor painting on paper. The image is a portrait of the Apache chief, Geronimo. He is wearing a red blanket around his shoulders and a red cloth wrapped around his head. His hair is chin-length.

7.	Museum Arts Building	Washington State Historical Society; Mount Rainier; Bullard and Hill; Tacoma, WA; drawing, architectural; Ferry Museum Library	Watercolor painting on paper. This work represents the Ferry Museum building that is now the Washington State History Research Center including a planned expansion that was never completed. The existing...

8.	Seattle, Wash. The Great Depression, 1936. Fighting Bedbugs and Other Vermin With Fire. Although Very Dangerous, a Tenant in Slum Dwelling in Desperation Uses Kerosene to Little Avail.	Great Depression; Seattle, WA; slum; man; boy; bed; bedbug	This is a watercolor and ink painting of a 1936 scene in Seattle. A tenant and his son in a slum dwelling use fire to fight bedbugs and other vermin in their room.

9.	Seattle, Wash. Labor Temple. The Turbulent 1930's. Elderly News-Vendors Brutally Beaten By Strong Arm Squad After Adjournment of Central Labor Council Meeting. Climax Of Inner-Union, AFL--CIO Factional Fight	labor union; Seattle, WA; Great Depression; AFL-CIO	This is a watercolor and ink painting of an inner union, AFL--CIO factional fight inside the Labor Temple in Seattle during the turbulent 1930s. Elderly news-vendors are brutally beaten by a strong arm...

10.	Olympia, W.T.	Olympia, W.T.; Budd Inlet; Puget Sound; Washington Territory; art	Pencil sketch with watercolor and ink wash. The subject is the town of Olympia in Washington Territory. The water in the background is Budd Inlet, an arm of Puget Sound.

11.	[painting of Spanish frigate]	painting, watercolor; drawing, ink; seascape; art; Spanish; frigate; exploration; Neah Bay, W.T.	Framed watercolor and ink painting depicting the three-masted Spanish frigate. "Princesa" off Neah Bay in 1792. Also, a small boat with people off bow, and a small boat in the forground to the left. Small...

12.	Unemployed in Jungles Outside Seattle, Wash., Cooking Up a Mulligan from Meat and Vegetables Gathered from Nearby Farms	poverty; art; Seattle, WA; The Great Depression; homelessness	watercolor and ink painting depicts Depression-era poverty in Seattle, WA. This is one of 30 in a series by Ginther.

13.	The Great Depression. Christmas Eve, Seattle, Wash. Unemployed Returning to Their Shacks near the City Dump, after Bumming the Streets for Food	poverty; art; Seattle, WA; The Great Depression; homelessness	watercolor and ink painting depicts Depression-era poverty in Seattle, WA. This is one of 30 in a series by Ginther.

14.	Chief Leschi	Nisqually; Chief Leschi; Indian War, Puget Sound; portrait; Washington Territory	Photograph of a portrait sketch of Chief Leschi. It is unknown whether the sketch is copied from the watercolor painting by Raphael Coombs or the watercolor painting is based on the sketch. This is a head...

15.	'Portland, Ore. Unemployed Getting Wood From Abandoned Willamette River Dock. Winter, 1931.'	poverty; art; Portland, OR; The Great Depression	This is a watercolor and ink painting of a 1931 winter wood-gathering scene in Portland, Oregon. Unemployed men tear up an abandoned Willamette River Dock to gather its lumber for wood. A truck in the...

16.	'Seattle City Jail, 1934, The Great Depression. `Fish On the Line'. New Inmates For the Time Tank.'	poverty; art; Seattle, WA; The Great Depression; jail	This is a watercolor and ink painting of the Seattle City Jail in 1934 depicting new inmates (`Fish on the Line') being put into jail (`Time Tank').

17.	'Flop House, 20 cents A Bed, Skid Road, Seattle, Wash., 1931, Looking For Bed Bugs. The Great Depression.'	poverty; art; Seattle, WA; The Great Depression; skid road; lice	This is a watercolor and ink painting of a Seattle flop house on Skid Road in 1931. It depicts some men looking for bed bugs before crawling into bed; the other men are already in bed.

18.	'Streets of Seattle, 1934. Unemployed Passing Through the Pike Place Market On Their Way To the Soup Kitchen On Western Avenue.'	poverty; art; Seattle, WA; The Great Depression; unemployment; Pikes Place Market	This is a watercolor and ink painting of the streets of Seattle in 1934 depicting some unemployed men passing through the Pike Place Market on their way to the soup kitchen on Western Avenue.

19.	'Outskirts of Seattle, 1931. Cold weather Coming Soon. Freight Train Southward Bound.'	poverty; art; Seattle, WA; The Great Depression; homelessness; train	This is a watercolor and ink painting of the outskirts of Seattle in l931. It depicts men jumping on a freight train that is southward bound.

20.	'Streets of Seattle, 1930. Women Evangelists On the Skid Road.'	poverty; art; Seattle, WA; The Great Depression; skid road	This is a watercolor and ink painting of the streets of Seattle in 1930 depicting women evangelists preaching and singing to men on Skid Road.