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Image of Aerial of Evergreen Point Bridge under construction from southwest, Seattle, 1963
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Aerial of Evergreen Point Bridge under construction from southwest, Seattle, 1963

Washington's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge carries State Route 520 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle with the growing area east of the lake. When it opened, the bridge's 7,578 foot floating span was the longest in the world. This was the second floating bridge to cross Lake Washington, and both bridges are overcrowded daily with commuters in their automobiles.This photo shows…
ID Number:PI20474
Date:1963
Image of Aerial view of Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, March 1963
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Aerial view of Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, March 1963

Washington's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge carries State Route 520 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle with the growing area east of the lake. When it opened, the bridge's 7,578 foot floating span was the longest in the world. This was the second floating bridge to cross Lake Washington, and both bridges are overcrowded daily with commuters in their automobiles.//This photo shows…
ID Number:PI20478
Date:1963
Image of Amphibious vehicle carrying newspapers, Seattle, March 1, 1948
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Amphibious vehicle carrying newspapers, Seattle, March 1, 1948

This amphibious "duck" vehicle carried newspapers across Puget Sound during a stoppage in ferry service. Handwritten on negative: Leonard Handson - Marshall Minig - H.K. Millls, M. Boles, Duck carries P.I. to islands; 3-1-48.Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - P.I. Circulation (Duck loading P.I. During ferry stoppage).Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may…
ID Number:PI24588
Date:1948
Image of Garfield students weighing donated waste paper, March 21, 1947
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Garfield students weighing donated waste paper, March 21, 1947

During and after World War II, many of Seattle's school children collected newspapers to help the war effort, and to alleviate later paper shortages caused by the war. Here, a group of enthusiastic Garfield High School students weigh bundles of newspapers being uploaded from a student's car. The school had collected 114 tons of paper in 5 days, and more…
ID Number:PI25518
Date:1947
Image of Kameno and Shinichi Seike at Nisei memorial dinner, Seattle, December 13, 1946
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Kameno and Shinichi Seike at Nisei memorial dinner, Seattle, December 13, 1946

Nearly 1000 veterans, family members, and friends attended a Nisei veterans' testimonial banquet at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on December 13, 1946. The event, sponsored by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), featured speakers paying tribute to Nisei (second generation Japanese Americans) soldiers who lost their lives during World War II.Close relatives of those who died sat at special tables like…
ID Number:PI28185
Date:1946
Image of Funeral for Nisei servicemen, Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, June 19, 1948
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Funeral for Nisei servicemen, Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, June 19, 1948

This image shows a funeral for eight Nisei (second generation Japanese Americans) soldiers who died in World War II. They were members of the 442nd Regiment, which was composed entirely of Japanese Americans. The 442nd is the most decorated unit in US Army history for its size and length of service. Five of the soldiers died in action in France…
ID Number:PI28192
Date:1948
Image of Funeral for Japanese American serviceman in Seattle Buddhist Church, Seattle, December 11, 1948
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Funeral for Japanese American serviceman in Seattle Buddhist Church, Seattle, December 11, 1948

Japanese Americans in the coastal areas of the western United States were removed from their homes in 1942, when the United States entered World War II. In spite of this, Japanese Americans served in the United States armed forces with distinction. Veterans of the war were buried with military honors.In this December 1948 photo, Japanese American veterans act as pallbearers…
ID Number:PI28194
Date:1948
Image of Ballard High School victory garden, Seattle, February 16, 1943
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Ballard High School victory garden, Seattle, February 16, 1943

Although backyard vegetable gardens have been popular for years, they were especially common during World War II. All over the United States, people turned unused yard space and vacant lots into Victory Gardens to raise fresh produce. This 1943 photo shows Ballard High School students and teachers working in their garden. Note from MOHAI records: Photo includes botany teacher Bess…
ID Number:PI28244
Date:1943
Image of Waterfront and downtown, Seattle, circa 1887
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Waterfront and downtown, Seattle, circa 1887

Label on verso: Warner & Davis, Landscape Photographers, Front & Cherry Sts., Seattle, Wash. Ter.Typed on verso: Seattle looking south showing waterfront and railroad tracks before the fire 1889.SHS category: Views
ID Number:SHS1376
Date:Circa 1887
Image of Smith Tower under construction, Seattle, circa 1913
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Smith Tower under construction, Seattle, circa 1913

The Smith Tower was Seattle's first skyscraper. This photo shows the skeleton of the skyscraper in the midst of construction that took four years to complete. The construction company, E.E. Davis Co., set a record by using a single crane to erect 8 floors of steelwork in one week. Upon opening in 1914 it was the tallest building west of…
ID Number:SHS2129
Date:Circa 1913
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