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Image of Yacht Pirate sailing on Lake Union, Seattle, April 7, 1926
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Yacht Pirate sailing on Lake Union, Seattle, April 7, 1926

The R-class racing yacht "Pirate" was designed by Ted Geary and built by the Lake Union Drydock Company in 1926. The Pirate was built for Tommy Lee, son of Los Angeles yachtsman Don Lee, as a reward for winning the Pacific Coast Star Championship in 1925, and embodies the most advanced skills and talents in both yacht design and yacht…
ID Number:1983.10.12357.2
Date:1926
Image of Boat Enda on Lake Union, Seattle, June 11, 1938
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Boat Enda on Lake Union, Seattle, June 11, 1938

Handwritten on sleeve: Boat Fonda [sic] 6-11-38.Webster & Stevens number: 145335
ID Number:1983.10.13213
Date:1938
Image of Kenworth employees at lunch break, Seattle, June 15, 1944
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Kenworth employees at lunch break, Seattle, June 15, 1944

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. During World War II, the Seattle plant manufactured parts for the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Super Fortress. The factory at Yale and Mercer streets was divided by a fence down the middle of the facility to separate the work being done for Boeing…
ID Number:1983.10.14851.10
Date:1944
Image of North face of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942
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North face of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942

Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by B. Marcus Priteca, a well-known theater architect, and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred…
ID Number:1983.10.17273.1
Date:1942
Image of Northeastern corner of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942
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Northeastern corner of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942

Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by well-known theater architect B. Marcus Priteca and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred in…
ID Number:1983.10.17273.2
Date:1942
Image of South side of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942
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South side of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942

Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by well-known theater architect B. Marcus Priteca and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred in…
ID Number:1983.10.17273.3
Date:1942
Image of South side of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942
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South side of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942

Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by well-known theater architect B. Marcus Priteca and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred in…
ID Number:1983.10.17273.4
Date:1942
Image of Aerial of Lake Union looking east, Seattle, September 14, 1934
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Aerial of Lake Union looking east, Seattle, September 14, 1934

The photographer is taking this view from above Westlake Avenue N. looking towards the east side of Lake Union. The Eastlake neighborhood is visible, with the Montlake Bridge in the distance. Handwritten on sleeve: Diesel Oil Sales Co. 9-14-34.Photographer's Reference Number: T-358
ID Number:1983.10.17641.3
Date:1934
Image of Aerial view of Seattle from south, 1935
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Aerial view of Seattle from south, 1935

This aerial view of downtown Seattle was taken facing north from the present-day location of the SoDo neighborhood. Prominent in the foreground is King Street Station and the rail yard that opened in 1906 to serve both the Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway, and has served Amtrack since 1971. The waterfront and Elliott Bay are visible on the…
ID Number:1983.10.17697.5
Date:1935
Image of Lana Kurtzer posing in his seaplane, Seattle, September 23, 1983
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Lana Kurtzer posing in his seaplane, Seattle, September 23, 1983

In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.017
Date:1983
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