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 .. show full overview
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.
From Lassie to Lewis and Clark, local dogs have made their mark.
5x3 The amazing legacy of the Cayton-Revels family Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 2022
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 .. show full overview
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.
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.
5x5 Paul Bunyan’s place in the Pacific Northwest Episode overview
Air date
Feb 08, 2022
The legendary lumberjack has been central to American identity. But who does he really represent?
The legendary lumberjack has been central to American identity. But who does he really represent?
5x6 What a salad can tell us about PNW’s complicated past Episode overview
Air date
Feb 15, 2022
No one really knows who made the first Crab Louis, but some sleuthing reveals an origin spurred by the Gold Rush and railroads.
No one really knows who made the first Crab Louis, but some sleuthing reveals an origin spurred by the Gold Rush and railroads.
5x7 True tales of the Northwest’s most famous dogs Episode overview
Air date
Mar 15, 2022
From Lewis and Clark’s trusted companion to a lifesaving sled dog, these canines have been honored with statues, taxidermy and legend.
From Lewis and Clark’s trusted companion to a lifesaving sled dog, these canines have been honored with statues, taxidermy and legend.
5x8 Going deeper into the basement of the Panama Hotel Episode overview
Air date
Oct 04, 2022
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 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.
