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Pacific Northwest Card File Search
The Pacific Northwest Card File appears to have been started in the early 1950s as a finding aid for biographical and historical information in the Washington State Library. Information was indexed from newspapers across the state as well as many published local histories, creating a very unique point of access.
Comprised of hundreds of thousands of cards, the drawers are divided into a Name File and a Subject File. Work began in late 2012, chiefly with WSL volunteer David Lane, on the Name File. We are now up to the surname "C" and will continue to update the online index as progress is made.
The Card File was closed in the early 1990s.
| Title | Subject | Subject Type | Publication | Citation Details | Citation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100th Birthday celebrated. | Bower, Patsy Jane | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 02 Day: 22 Year: 1973 | |
| Woman dies 1 day before 101st birthday. | Bower, Patsy Jane | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 02 Day: 20 Year: 1974 | |
| Mrs. Bower to celebratee 100th birthday Feb 21st. | Bower, Patsy Jane | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 02 Day: 8 Year: 1973 | |
| Mrs. Bower to celebratee 100th birthday Feb 21st | Bower, Patsy Jane | Person | Dayton Chronicle | Month: 02 Day: 15 Year: 1973 | |
| Bower, W. J. | Bower, W. J. | Person | Southwestern Washington | p. 164 | |
| Obituary | Bower, William M. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1979 | |
| Vader family battles against volcano, cancer. | Bowers family | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-8 | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1980 |
| Orphans pulling together. | Bowers family | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-1 | Month: 09 Day: 16 Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Bowers, Amelia Thomas (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 07 Day: 10 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituaries | Bowers, Amelia Thomas (Mrs.) | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 07 Day: 12 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Bowers, Bertha M. | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1972 | |
| Caddie Bowers claimed at 85. | Bowers, Caddie Mary | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 06 Day: 9 Year: 1961 | |
| Bowers, Carl W. | Bowers, Carl W. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 7 | Year: 1921 |
| Bowers, Charles E. | Bowers, Charles E. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 02 Day: 13 Year: 1959 | |
| Bowers, Earle E. | Bowers, Earle E. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book1, p. 116-117 | Year: 1921 |
| Royer picks a new press secretary | Bowers, Elaine | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-4 | Month: 03 Day: 30 Year: 1983 |
| Royer's press secretary resigns on first day. | Bowers, Elaine | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-2 | Month: 03 Day: 31 Year: 1983 |
| Bowers, Elaine | Bowers, Elaine | Person | Seattle Times | ||
| Conflict of interest is snare for 2-career couples. | Bowers, Elaine | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-3 | Month: 04 Day: 3 Year: 1983 |
| Jobs in conflict? Editor, wife had to make tough choice. | Bowers, Elaine | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-16 | Month: 04 Day: 3 Year: 1983 |
| Jobs in conflict? Editor, wife had to make tough choice. | Bowers, Elaine | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-18 | Month: 04 Day: 3 Year: 1983 |
| Francis Bowers; National Guard Historian, dies. | Bowers, Francis | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-7 | Month: 05 Day: 17 Year: 1972 |
| Those were the days, my friend. | Bowers, Francis | Person | Seattle Times | p. 10-15 | Month: 06 Day: 14 Year: 1970 |
| Henry Bowers to celebrate 95th birthday. | Bowers, Henry | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 31 | Month: 01 Day: 29 Year: 1965 |
| Bowers, Henry | Bowers, Henry | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 1070-1073 | Year: 1916 |
| Henry Bowers, Sears pioneer, dies. | Bowers, Henry | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 09 Day: 28 Year: 1966 | |
| 96th birthday to be celebrated three times. | Bowers, Henry | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 01 Day: 28 Year: 1966 | |
| 96th birthday to be celebrated three times. | Bowers, Henry | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 01 Day: 30 Year: 1966 | |
| Henry Bowers, Sears pioneer, dies. | Bowers, Henry | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 09 Day: 29 Year: 1966 | |
| Bowers, James | Bowers, James | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 194 | Year: 1980 |
| John F. Bowers. | Bowers, John F. | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 10 Day: 5 Year: 1961 | |
| Covered wagon pioneer called by death. | Bowers, John F. | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 10 Day: 4 Year: 1961 | |
| Joseph H. Bowers | Bowers, Joseph H. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 828 | Year: 1904 |
| Flying 50 years ago. | Bowers, Reuben | Person | Davenport Times | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1962 | |
| Pioneer's problems recalled: Blacksmith built one of area's first aircraft in 1912 | Bowers, Reuben | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 22 Year: 1964 | |
| Bowers, Roy Owen | Bowers, Roy Owen | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 118-119 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Bowers, Roy R. | Person | Ellensburg Record | Month: 12 Day: 24 Year: 1981 | |
| The Fabric of our lives. | Bowers, Sarah Beattie | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Special Section., p. 5 | Month: 11 Day: 9 Year: 1989 |
| Bowers, Ted | Bowers, Ted | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 357 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Bowers, Vincent L. | Person | Olympian | p. B-2 | Month: 12 Day: 14 Year: 1986 |
| Obituary: William H. Bowers. | Bowers, William "Bill" H. | Person | Peninsula Gateway | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1974 | |
| Mrs. Eugene Bowersox | Bowersox, Ione H. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 65 | Month: 09 Day: 26 Year: 1965 |
| Obituary | Bowes, Joseph T. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 07 Day: 11 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Bowes, Joseph T. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 07 Day: 10 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Bowes, Joseph T. | Person | Waterville Empire-Press | Month: 07 Day: 13 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Bowie, Ethel Amanda | Person | Olympian | p. B-2 | Month: 06 Day: 20 Year: 1986 |
| William Bowie funeral in Kirkland. | Bowie, William P. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 03 Day: 13 Year: 1962 | |
| George M. Bowker. | Bowker, George M. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 727 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Bowker, Harold George | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 8 | Month: 07 Day: 16 Year: 1964 |
| Longtime Enumclaw resident recalls turn of century days. | Bowler, Fred | Person | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | Month: 09 Day: 5 Year: 1974 |