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Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of West Seattle Station, August 10, 1935
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U.S. Post office employees in front of West Seattle Station, August 10, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.41
Date:1935
Image of Postmaster and employees in front of Federal Building, Seattle September 19, 1935
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Postmaster and employees in front of Federal Building, Seattle September 19, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.50
Date:1935
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of  Terminal Station, Seattle, June 1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Terminal Station, Seattle, June 1956

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.65
Date:1956
Image of Holsum Baking Co. employees pose in front of factory, Seattle, circa 1914
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Holsum Baking Co. employees pose in front of factory, Seattle, circa 1914

The Holsum Baking Company of Seattle incorporated in 1912, but went bankrupt just four years later amid allegations of fraud. The company was bought out by Seattle Baking Company, who ran a series of advertisements in 1921 called, "A Trip Through the Largest Modern Bakery in the Pacific Northwest." The Seattle Baking Company manufactured "Queenann," "Butter-Nut" and "Holsum" breads, and…
ID Number:1975.6000.1
Date:Circa 1914
Image of Prison medical staff changing patient's bandages at Monroe Correctional Complex, August 14, 2002
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Prison medical staff changing patient's bandages at Monroe Correctional Complex, August 14, 2002

In August 2002, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported on long-standing issues in Washington's prison health care system, including incomplete or inaccurate patient records, lack of proper staff training, missed diagnoses, poor handling of emergencies, and severe medical staff shortages. At the time, Washington prisons had more than 15,000 inmates, but only five full-time staff doctors, and prison wardens instead of doctors…
ID Number:2000.107.20020814.CD01.02.002
Date:2002
Image of Ford employees posed outside at South Lake Union assembly plant, Seattle, 1916
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Ford employees posed outside at South Lake Union assembly plant, Seattle, 1916

In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company had a number of buildings across the country for local assembly of Model T cars. One assembly plant was located in Seattle, at the southern end of Lake Union, at what is now 700 Fairview Avenue North. The building, which still stands, was occupied by The Craftsman Press for a period and, as…
ID Number:2004.39.1
Date:1916
Image of Butch & Izzy Smith riding on a sled, Seattle, circa 1950
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Butch & Izzy Smith riding on a sled, Seattle, circa 1950

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. This photo shows Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith and Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., the wife and son of the photographer, riding together on a sled down a snowy street near their home on 23rd Avenue in…
ID Number:2014.49.005.096.0958
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Izzy Smith posing in gown, Seattle, circa 1949
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Izzy Smith posing in gown, Seattle, circa 1949

In this photo, Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith, wife of photographer Al Smith, Sr., poses in a festive print dress, corsage, and gloves in front of a door.
ID Number:2014.49.010.016.0027
Date:Circa 1949
Image of Izzy Smith posing in a garden, Victoria, BC, July 26, 1948
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Izzy Smith posing in a garden, Victoria, BC, July 26, 1948

In this photo, Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith, wife of photographer Al Smith, Sr., poses in a garden near a flowered arch in Victoria, British Victoria.
ID Number:2014.49.010.016.0028
Date:1948
Image of Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1958
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Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1958

Isabelle “Izzy” Donaldson was born to a family of Black coal miners in Roslyn, Washington. She met photographer Al Smith, Sr. in 1939, just before he set sail on a monthlong trip. They wrote each other letters, and in 1941, after Al returned, they married. Al Smith took this photo of Izzy around 1958, before a house party. The Smiths…
ID Number:2014.49.15.097.04
Date:Circa 1958
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