3503 results for: Seattle Photographic Co.
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Riders beginning Mercer Island bike race, July 23, 1966
This image was taken at the start of the seniors division of the fourth annual Mercer Island bicycle road race, held on July 23. The seniors' (age 18 and over) race route was 40 miles long, and the juniors (under 18 years old) rode a 10-mile route. The races started and finished at the Mercer Island shopping center at 78th…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.04
Date:1966
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PTA members inspecting students' bikes, Seattle, October 13, 1958
In this image boys wait in line to have their bikes inspected as part of a PTA safety committee program at Magnolia Elementary School on 28th Avenue West. Volunteers Walter R. Wiester (stooping) and John A. Johnson look over George German's bike as Mrs. Robert Goldsworthy, Mrs. Robert McLean, PTA safety committee chairperson, and Robert McLean watch. Caption information written…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.05
Date:1958
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Glenn Erickson working at R&E Cycles, Seattle, May 10, 1974
In this image, Glenn Erickson attaches spokes to a bicycle wheel at the shop he founded with Angel Rodriguez in 1973, R&E Cycles. Still located in its original University District neighborhood, and owned since 1993 by former employee Dan Towle, the shop continues to manufacture, sell, and service R&E Cycles, a line of custom race, touring, tandem, travel, and Rohloff…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.06
Date:1976
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Angel Rodriquez with bicycle frame at R&E Cycles, Seattle, May 10, 1974
In this image, Angel Rodriguez displays a double-butted bicycle frame that he and Glenn Erickson made at the shop they founded in 1973, R&E Cycles. Still located in its original University District neighborhood, and owned since 1993 by former employee Dan Towle, the shop continues to manufacture, sell, and service R&E Cycles, a line of custom race, touring, tandem, travel,…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.07
Date:1974
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TV weathermen on tandem bike, Seattle, October 13, 1971
This image of longtime KIRO-TV weatherman Harry Wappler (1936-2010), left, and KING-TV weatherman Bob Cram (1926-2017), was taken to promote the First International Bike-a-Thon, sponsored by the Variety Club and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The event held on October 16 raised $29,000 for various area medical services, including Children's Orthopedic Hospital (now Seattle Children's). Caption information source: The Seattle Times, April…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.08
Date:1971
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Chilly Hilly bicyclists disembarking ferry, Bainbridge Island, March 1, 1982
In this image bicyclists ride off the ferry from Seattle at Winslow on Bainbridge Island for the annual Chilly Hilly, a 33-mile bike ride around the island begun in 1972 by the Cascade Bicycle Club. Caption information source: https://www.cascade.org/rides-major-rides/chilly-hilly Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.09
Date:1982
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Bush Cycle Club bicyclists leaving Seattle, June 14, 1975
This image shows some of the nine bicyclists of the Bush Cycle Club who set out from Seattle in an attempt to be the first group in modern times to complete circumnavigation of the earth via bicycle. The group was made up of Bob Ellis, French teacher at the Bush School; five recent graduates, Mark Boyar, Debbie LaZerte, Helen Anderson,…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.10
Date:1975
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Bush Cycle Club bicyclists returning to Seattle, September 1, 1976
In this image four members of the Bush Cycle Club pose in Seattle after returning from a 14-month, 15,000-mile trip in an attempt to be the first group in modern times to complete circumnavigation of the earth via bicycle. The individuals are identified from left as Mark Boyar (now a noted conservationist), Matt Rice, Steve Ellis, and group leader Bob…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.11
Date:1976
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Bush Cycle Club bicyclists returning to Seattle, September 1, 1976
In this image Mark Boyar, a member of the Bush Cycle Club, gets a hug from Debbie LaZerte in Seattle after returning from a 14-month, 15,000-mile trip by the club, an attempt to be the first group in modern times to complete circumnavigation of the earth via bicycle. In addition to Mr. Boyar (now a noted conservationist), other members of…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.12
Date:1976
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Bicycle riders demonstrating for bike paths, Mercer Island, April 22, 1961
The lack of cycling paths and bike lanes on Mercer Island led a large group of cyclists, mostly young people, to protest by taking their bicycles to the main streets. They started at the south end of the island. By the time they reached the business district, the group numbered over 200 cyclists. They urged bike lanes to be part…
ID Number:2000.107.021.21.01
Date:1961