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Seattle Union Record - February 1919

A daily newspaper owned by the Seattle Central Labor Council, the Union Record was the voice of labor in Seattle. Selling up to 60,000 copies in two eight-page editions published every day except Saturday, it competed effectively against the city's three other dailies. The Union Record played a key role in the events of early 1919, covering the deliberations of Central Labor Council and member unions, explaining the shipyard strike that began on January 21, and the planning for the general strike that followed on February 6. Here are high resolution pdf copies of each issue of the newspaper published in February. Click here for January issues of the Union Record.

Seattle Union Record front page, February 1, 1919

Feb 1, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 3, 1919

Feb 3, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 4, 1919

Feb 4, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 5, 1919

Feb 5, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 6, 1919 — the day the Seattle General Strike began

Feb 6, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 8, 1919

Feb 8, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 9, 1919

Feb 9, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 10, 1919

Feb 10, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 11, 1919

Feb 11, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 12, 1919

Feb 12, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 13, 1919

Feb 13, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 14, 1919

Feb 14, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 15, 1919

Feb 15, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 17, 1919

Feb 17, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 18, 1919

Feb 18, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 19, 1919

Feb 19, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 20, 1919

Feb 20, 1919

Seattle Union Record front page, February 21, 1919

Feb 21, 1919

 

 

 

       

Source: University of Washington Library Newspaper & Microform collections