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James Chase Campaign Sign
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| Accession #: | 3762.1 |
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| Title: | James Chase Campaign Sign |
| Object Type: | Sign; Sign, Yard |
| Participants: |
Chase, James (subject)
Mitchell, Harold A. (user)
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| Physical Description: | Cardboard campaign sign with plywood backing (held together with staples) nailed onto a flat wooden stake with a pointed tip. The sign has a white background with white, red, and blue lettering; see inscription field for further details. |
| Description: | James Chase won this campaign and became Spokane's first African American mayor, serving from 1982 to 1985. Many African Americans were brought into Roslyn as coal mine strikebreakers in the 1880s, eventually migrating into more urban areas. In Spokane, they owned and operated businesses, established churches central to community life, became social and political leaders, and worked in a variety of occupations. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Politics
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| Geographical Reference: | Spokane (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x D 45 x 22 x 1 1/4"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
plywood (Material)
wood (plant material) (Material)
cardboard (Material)
metal (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Elect Councilman James E. 'Jim' Chase Mayor ... for a Better Spokane (Front of the sign.)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Glenn Mason, 1996 |
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