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PO Box 94728 600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3 Seattle, WA 98124-4728 Phone: 206/233-7807 Email: archives@seattle.gov http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
Guide to the Seattle Mayors' Portraits, 1869-2002
2613-24 Finding aid encoded by Shannon B. Lynch, 2004 |
Historical NoteThe Mayor is the chief executive officer of the City with responsibilities for law enforcement, appointing department heads, administering City departments and programs, and preparing and executing the City budget. Seattle's original Charter (1869) created the position of Mayor who served as ex-officio President of the Common Council. The 1875 Charter gave the Mayor a vote on Council. That was amended in 1886 to provide for a tie-breaking vote only. The 1890 Charter completely separated the Executive and Legislative branches. Mayoral terms were set at 4 years by the 1946 City Charter. Content DescriptionPortraits of Seattle's mayors from 1869 to the present; all mayors, with the exception of Paul Schell (1998-2001), are represented. Many of the photographs were printed from negatives copied by the City Photographer from the Robert T. McDonald Collection at the Seattle Public Library. Other images were taken by the City Photographer. Many of the images are available in the online photograph database. Subjects
Detailed Description of the CollectionThe following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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