150 results for: Nature
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Oral history interview with Jerry Hanauer and Jeff Alden, July 28, 2003
This interview with Jerry Hanauer and Jeff Alden was conducted by Helen Divjak in Seattle for the Washington Workplace Oral History Project on July 28, 2003. At the time of this 2003 interview, Jerry Hanauer was Chairman of the Board of Pacific Coast Feather Company, a family-owned firm that he had run for several decades. He describes how the company…
ID Number:2019.35.7.8
Date:2003
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Oral history interview with Junkoh Harui, April 20, 2004
Interview with Junkoh Harui, the owner of Bainbridge Gardens on Bainbridge Island, with Julie Kressen on April 20, 2004, for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Bainbridge Gardens was started in 1911 by Harui's father and uncle. In 1941, they were forced to leave to Moses Lake during World War II. In 1958, Harui and his wife, Chris, opened the Island's…
ID Number:2019.35.8.6
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with David Lake, January 21, 2004
The interview of David Lake conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on January 21, 2004. The interview begins with Lake’s description of how and why he got into winemaking, including his education, his early work in the wine business in Europe, and his becoming a Master of Wine. He describes the state of grape-growing and winemaking…
ID Number:2019.35.8.8
Date:2004
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Joanna Buehler, January 16, 2006
Interview with Joanna Buehler, an environmentalist and founder of Save Lake Sammamish, conducted by Wendi Willeford for the Urban by Nature Oral History Project in January 2006.
ID Number:2019.35.10.1
Date:2006
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Visiting Over the Backyard Fence: Roof Top Gardens for Clear Air, Community Television Agency program, June 26, 1989
Started in 1976 by Virginia Brookbush, CTA produced up to seven half-hour public access television shows a week in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed to let anyone use public air time to talk about local issues, CTA produced regular shows like "You Have the Right to Know," "Community Bulletin Board," "Visiting Over the Backyard Fence," "This Town's Talent," and…
ID Number:2021.84.17
Date:1989
Photograph
Magnolia Bluff bicycle path, Seattle, circa 1898
Caption on image: Magnolia Bluff Bicycle Path. Wilse.Photographer's Reference Number: 490
ID Number:Lib1988.33.239
Date:Circa 1898
Photograph
George Kinnear, Seattle, circa 1898
George Kinnear arrived in Seattle in 1878 and became active in various civic activities. He promoted road construction through Snoqualmie Pass, organized an immigration board, and was treasurer of a local power and railway company. In 1885, he moved into a large, new mansion the south slope of Queen Anne Hill. This photo, taken around 1898, shows George Kinnear seated…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.243
Date:Circa 1898
Photograph
Index Mountain, circa 1898
In 1890, Amos D. Gunn bought land on the north fork of the Skykomish River, in southern Snohomish County. He named a nearby mountain Mount Index because its sharp crags reminded him of a hand with an upward pointing index finger. He named his new settlement Index, after the mountain.This photo, taken by Anders Wilse sometime between 1897 and 1900,…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.276
Date:Circa 1898
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Men posing in ravine at Ravenna Park, Seattle, circa 1900
Ravenna Park, one of Seattle's oldest, was among the few areas that escaped the logger's ax in the late 1800s and thus preserved stunning examples of giant old-growth Douglas Firs. Centered around a steep ravine just north of the University District, the park opened in 1887 as a privately operated destination called Ravenna Springs Park. It featured nature trails and…
ID Number:Lib1991.5.18
Date:Circa 1900
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Men leaning on big tree at Ravenna Park, Seattle, circa 1900
Ravenna Park, one of Seattle's oldest, was among the few areas that escaped the logger's ax in the late 1800s and thus preserved stunning examples of giant old-growth Douglas Firs. Centered around a steep ravine just north of the University District, the park opened in 1887 as a privately operated destination called Ravenna Springs Park. It featured nature trails and…
ID Number:Lib1991.5.32
Date:Circa 1900