Eccentric Seattle

Eccentric Seattle: Roy Olmsted, Bootleg Czar
Eccentric Seattle: Roy Olmsted, Bootleg Czar
11/5/20044:51
Be introduced to dapper cop turned "King of the Rumrunners" and toast of Prohibition era Seattle, Roy Olmsted.
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Favorite Archival Object: Shack Distribution Map, 1941
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Favorite Archival Object: Operation Triangle Film Footage, 1973
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Favorite Archival Object: Constituent Email on the Urban Farming Ordinance, 2010
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Favorite Archival Object: Frog's Travel Itinerary, 1975
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Favorite Archival Object: Commission for Improved Employment Photographs, 1932
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