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Prohibition Era Photographs of Matt Starwich, ca. 1921-1927
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Prohibition Era Photographs of Matt Starwich
- Dates
- ca. 1921-1927 (inclusive)19211927
- Quantity
- 12 photographic prints (1 folder) ; 8 x 10 in.
- Collection Number
- PH0676
- Summary
- Photographs of former King County Sheriff Matt Starwich and others engaged in activities related to enforcement of prohibition laws.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Matt Starwich was born in Austria in 1876 and immigrated to the United States at the age of twelve. Starwich worked as a union coal miner, then as a deputy sheriff in King County, Washington, for seventeen years. In 1920 Starwich won the election for King County sheriff as a Republican candidate. In 1922, when the term for the office of sheriff was extended from two to four years, Starwich easily won his bid for reelection. Washington law prevented a sheriff from serving more than two consecutive terms, so Starwich left office in January 1927. He again sought election as sheriff in 1930, but lost in the Republican primary. Starwich then campaigned for Democrat William Severyns and was rewarded with a position in Severyns’s office after he became sheriff. Starwich later worked for several years as superintendent of the King County Jail.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains photographs of then King County sheriff Matt Starwich, Carl H. Jackson (chief of divisional prohibition agents), other law enforcement officials, and members of the public engaged in activities primarily related to enforcement of prohibition laws, ca. 1921-1927.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Alcoholic beverages--Washington (State)--King County--Photographs
- Police--Washington (State)--King County--Photographs
- Prohibition--Washington (State)--King County--Photographs
- Sheriffs--Washington (State)--King County--Photographs
- Stills (Distilleries)--Washington (State)--King County--Photographs
- Vice control--Washington (State)--King County
Personal Names
- Starwich, Matt--Photographs
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
