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Inspectors examining a Boeing Model 80-A plane at the Boeing factory, Seattle, October 19, 1929
Boeing’s Model 80 commercial transport airplane was the first Boeing plane designed specifically with passenger comfort in mind. Along with the mail, the first Model 80 carried 12 passengers in a spacious cabin with leather upholstery, reading lamps, ventilation and hot and cold running water. The larger Model 80-A, pictured here, and made its first flight on September 12, 1929,…
ID Number:1953.345.71
Date:1929
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Two men working on hydroplane models in Boeing’s model making shop, October 29, 1929
This photo shows two model makers at the Boeing plant. Caption on image: Model Making Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2661-B
ID Number:1953.345.97
Date:1929
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International Fountain and Coliseum under construction, Seattle World's Fair, circa 1961
"In the foreground 150-foot excavation made for the future International Fountain. The circular center will eventually be a gigantic 'pod' with hundreds of tiny holes out of which water will rise 100 feet in the air. Washington State Coliseum in background." Today, the Coliseum, now Key Arena, and the fountain are still among the most popular places at Seattle Center.…
ID Number:1965.3598.2.9
Date:Circa 1961
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Top of the Space Needle, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
The 605-foot Space Needle was one of the highlights of Century 21, the Seattle World's Fair. The Needle's color scheme followed the futuristic theme of the fair - Galaxy Gold for the roof, Astronaut White for the legs, Orbital Olive for the core, and Re-entry Red for the halo.Here, workmen put the finishing touches on the roof and halo. The…
ID Number:1965.3598.26.1
Date:1962
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War Worker of the Week Award, Productivity Award Certificate, 1943
High productivity was critical in wartime. Throughout World War II, a War Worker of the Week from a local industry was celebrated at Victory Square in downtown Seattle. Located on University Street, between 4th and 5th avenues in front of the Olympic Hotel, Victory Square was the site of rallies, bond drives, and a monument that lists the names of…
ID Number:1965.3701.1
Date:1943
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Three men near concrete mixer and concrete transport car, circa 1925
This photograph documents a City of Seattle Engineering Department project involving construction of a truck sewer and subsewers as part of improvements along Oregon Street. Three men pose near a concrete transport car on rails which will bring wet concrete from the mixer to various points along the sewer tunnel under construction. Numbered on mount: 2A
ID Number:1968.4524.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Men in concrete transport car on tracks over sewer construction, circa 1925
This photograph documents a City of Seattle Engineering Department project involving construction of a truck sewer and subsewers as part of improvements along Oregon Street. The transport car was used to carry loads of wet concrete from the mixer to various points along the sewer tunnel under construction. Numbered on mount: 4A
ID Number:1968.4524.3
Date:Circa 1925
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Workers and car loaded with concrete in tunnel, circa 1929
This photograph documents the construction of a sewer tunnel along West Hanford Street in Seattle. The men depicted probably worked for George Nelson and Co., the contractor hired for the Local Improvement District No. 4751 project, which specified the improvement of West Hanford Street and other streets through construction of a trunk sewer. Caption on photo: Concrete in tunnel.Writing on…
ID Number:1968.4524.29
Date:Circa 1929
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Man working on reinforced steel cable pipe frame, circa 1929
This photograph documents the construction of a sewer tunnel along West Hanford Street in Seattle. George Nelson and Co. contractors were hired to work on the Local Improvement District No. 4751 project, which specified the improvement of West Hanford Street and other streets through construction of a trunk sewer. Caption on photo: Re-enforced [sic] steel for 150 inch pipe. West…
ID Number:1968.4524.39
Date:Circa 1929
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 6, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:1969.4599.1
Date:1919