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| Title | John Spellman, Seattle, 1969 |
| Photographer | Hertz, Stuart B.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1969 |
| Caption | In this 1969 photograph, Republican King County Commissioner John D. Spellman has just won the primary election for the newly-created King County Executive position. A month later, he defeated former governor Albert D. Rosellini in the final election. Spellman went on to serve one term as Washington State's governor (1981-1985). |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Spellman, John D., County Commissioner and successful candidate for County Executive in primary election, 2/11/69. To face Rosellini, Albert D. in final election 3/11/69.
Caption information source: Library of Congress Name Authority File; Historylink.org.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): February 11, 1969. |
| Subjects | County government--Washington (State)--Seattle; Government officials--Washington (State)--Seattle; Maps--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Spellman, John |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.50449.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 120 roll film |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
