• Artist rendering of Pioneer Square during Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit

    National Historical Park Washington

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Temporary Exhibits

Cops-and-Robbers poster

Exhibit opens May 2, 2013

Laura Hall

Cops and Robbers

Women, Whiskey, Cards

May 2, 2013 - June 15, 2013

The Klondike Gold Rush created a boomtown atmosphere in Seattle. Along with the thousand of prospective gold miners came others determined to get rich through different means. Crime in Seattle skyrocketed, and the police had to keep up, but being a cop, in Seattle during this period wasn't easy - low pay, bad hours, and no breaks.

The free exhibit opens in May 2013.

 

Community of Courage:

Japanese-AmericanStory

Coming December 2013

Did You Know?

Street cars in Seattle

Early Seattlites used street cars to get around town. Today they are making a comeback.