Mossback's Northwest

Photographer Edward Curtis became famous for his portraits of Indigenous peoples, but his younger brother Asahel also made indelible images that have literally shaped how we see the Pacific Northwest, from old growth forests to urban industry. Asahel's career started with documenting the Klondike gold rush, and spent the next forty years recording the rise of the industrial Pacific Northwest. Curtis' life began when the Northwest experienced the first in many industrial and technical expansions up to WWII, and he recorded nearly all of it.

From Lassie to Lewis and Clark, local dogs have made their mark.

A Victorian home in Seattle recently became a landmark due to the story it tells about a Black family’s quest for equality and respect and why their most treasured heirloom is a clock given by Jefferson Davis. The Cayton-Revels were newspaper publishers, influential in state politics and civic life, until they confronted a wave of racism in the early 1900s.

A mad scheme to bring the "Mercer girls," marriageable young women, to Puget Sound’s frontier was the basis for a 1960s TV series, "Here Come the Brides." But it wasn’t all calico and fun.

The legendary lumberjack has been central to American identity. But who does he really represent?

No one really knows who made the first Crab Louis, but some sleuthing reveals an origin spurred by the Gold Rush and railroads.

From Lewis and Clark’s trusted companion to a lifesaving sled dog, these canines have been honored with statues, taxidermy and legend.

The Seattle landmark is best known for its connection to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II — but it has more stories to tell.

The 1900s saw Seattle play an important role in one of history’s greatest explorations.

Paul Robeson found his voice for justice at Blaine's Peace Arch

Was Seattle too tough for Wyatt Earp? When he opened a Seattle casino, trouble followed.

Chief Joseph comes to Seattle to plea for the return of his lands.

Meet the painter from British Columbia who evoked the 'liveness' of the Pacific Northwest's forests.

Why Britain and the U.S. nearly went to war over the border because of a dead pig.

Jazz Age Seattle produced amazing multi-racial musical legacy.