1892 results for: Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State
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Crescent Manufacturing Company Social Association Picnic, Halls Lake, July 12, 1919
The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early twentieth century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and the following year consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington.The handwritten note on this photograph…
ID Number:2011.114.84
Date:1919
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Deed to City of Seattle for Carkeek Park property, Seattle, August 21, 1918
Seattle’s original Carkeek Park was located on Lake Washington, roughly where Magnuson Park is today. English-born Seattle businessman and contractor Morgan J. Carkeek had come to Seattle in 1875. In 1919, he and his wife gave some 23 acres of land on Lake Washington to the City of Seattle for a park, to be called “Carkeek Park”. On August 21,…
ID Number:2012.3.3
Date:1918
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Elliott Bay Water Taxi poster, Seattle, 1997
West Seattle is Seattle's oldest and biggest neighborhood, situated on a peninsula in Elliott Bay. Early public transportation between West Seattle and Seattle was mostly limited to the irregular and infrequent service provided by “Mosquito Fleet” steamships that traveled from port to port around Puget Sound. In 1888 the West Seattle Land and Improvement Company built a dock and launched…
ID Number:2012.26.65
Date:1997
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Take Metro to Tut bus poster, Seattle, 1978
Ancient Egypt hit Seattle from July to November 1978 during the run of the “Treasures of Tutankhamun” exhibit at Seattle Center. The Seattle Art Museum had arranged for “Treasures of Tutankhamun” to visit Seattle, and nearly 1.3 million people crowded through the Flag Pavilion during its four-month run.King County Metro urged people to travel to the exhibit by bus, as…
ID Number:2012.34.16
Date:1978
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Metro water conservation poster, Seattle, 1977
Metro, the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, was founded in 1958 to oversee regional wastewater treatment. In time, supervision of regional transit was added, but after Metro merged with King County in 1994, the water quality and transportation management functions were separated.The poster pictured here was created for Metro’s Community Involvement office and was displayed inside Seattle and King County buses,…
ID Number:2012.34.20
Date:1977
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Metro neighborhood water quality poster, Seattle, 1977
Metro, the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, was founded in 1958 to oversee regional wastewater treatment. In time, supervision of regional transit was added, but after Metro merged with King County in 1994, the water quality and transportation management functions were separated.The poster pictured here was created for Metro’s Community Involvement office and was displayed inside Seattle and King County buses,…
ID Number:2012.34.21
Date:1977
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Waterfront bus route poster, Seattle, 1977
In 1977, Seattle artist Doug Hammond designed several posters for Metro’s Community Involvement office, intended for display inside Seattle and King County buses. The poster pictured here promotes attractions found along the Seattle Waterfront, which could be easily accessed via any Metro bus with a "Seattle Waterfront" route sign. Some of the most popular destinations are depicted on the poster:…
ID Number:2012.34.26
Date:1977
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Donna Rydberg in costume on makeshift stage with Gracie Hansen, 1961
Donna Rydberg (1933-2008) was born and raised in Seattle, the only child of German immigrants Leo and Freida Bartl. During the 1960s, Rydberg had a successful modeling career and her work appeared in magazines, newspapers and fashion catalogs. She was also featured at various charity events and fashion show benefits at venues such as the Edgewater Inn, Frederick & Nelson,…
ID Number:2012.38.33
Date:1961
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Donna Rydberg, Gracie Hansen and John Eaton on stage at Century 21 groundbreaking event, 1961
Donna Rydberg (1933-2008) was born and raised in Seattle, the only child of German immigrants Leo and Freida Bartl. During the 1960s, Rydberg had a successful modeling career and her work appeared in magazines, newspapers and fashion catalogs. She was also featured at various charity events and fashion show benefits at venues such as the Edgewater Inn, Frederick & Nelson,…
ID Number:2012.38.34
Date:1961
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John Eaton adjusting headpiece on model Donna Rydberg, 1961
Donna Rydberg (1933-2008) was born and raised in Seattle, the only child of German immigrants Leo and Freida Bartl. During the 1960s, Rydberg had a successful modeling career and her work appeared in magazines, newspapers and fashion catalogs. She was also featured at various charity events and fashion show benefits at venues such as the Edgewater Inn, Frederick & Nelson,…
ID Number:2012.38.40
Date:1961