233 results for: Animals
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Child and parrot at Folklife Festival, Seattle Center, May 29, 1993
In this image Emma Land,5, is greeted by Cleopatra, a 16-year-old blue-fronted Amazon parrot, during Seattle's annual Northwest Folklife Festival. The festival has been held each Memorial Day weekend since 1972 at Seattle Center as a free celebration of folk and ethnic music, dance, and arts. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff.
ID Number:2000.107.172.37.09
Date:1993
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Girl holding parrots at Fremont Fair, Seattle, June 20, 1993
In this image 11-year-old Saba Presley from Port Townsend holds trained parrots at the Fremont Fair, an annual festival begun in 1971 in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. The exotic birds are owned by Chris Biro, standing behind Saba in pirate gear, who runs "Chris Biro's Exotic Birds" educational workshops for schools. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff.
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.09
Date:1993
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Employees in costume raising money for new Ballard Hospital, Seattle, May 7, 1952
In 1952 residents of Seattle's thriving Ballard neighborhood began raising money for a new hospital to replace the aging Ballard Accident and General Hospital, which had opened in 1928 with 21 beds on the third floor of the Ballard Building on Market Street. Ballard General Hospital (later Ballard Community Hospital) opened in 1954 at 5300 Tallman Avenue with 100 beds…
ID Number:2000.107.175.05.03
Date:1952
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Marjorie Lothrop reading on houseboat docked on Lake Union, Seattle, July 16, 1952
The unique floating homes of Seattle got their start almost simultaneously with the development of the city itself. Seattle's first industries were logging and fishing, both seasonal enterprises, and it became common for loggers and sailors to build themselves floating shacks from scrap boards during their off seasons. As the trend spread, houseboats were built as permanent homes for families…
ID Number:2000.107.176.17.01
Date:1952
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Officer with police dog, Seattle, October 9, 1973
Sasha, a four-year old German shepherd, received her graduation diploma from training master Larry S. Franklin at a ceremony at the Seattle Police Athletic Association training facility. She had undergone ten weeks of training in order to join the K-9 unit. Her duties will include tracking down robbery suspects and locating stolen property. Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.180.15.02
Date:1973
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Boy and his dog on first day of school, Seattle, September 7, 1949
In this image, young Dickie Shelley removes his beagle "Buddy" from the classroom after the faithful friend followed the young man to school on the first day. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.185.35.01
Date:1949
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Dogs competing in Seattle Kennel Club show, March 1, 1987
In this image, Judge Ronald R. Young directs the action as these English springer spaniels, with a little help from their owners, strut their stuff. With 70 representatives, the springers were the most popular breed at the show. More than 1770 total dogs entered in the Seattle Kennel Club's 82nd All-Breed Dog Show at the Seattle Center.The owners and dogs…
ID Number:2000.107.246.07.01
Date:1987
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Boxers Boone Kirkman and Ron Lyle, Seattle, August 26, 1974
Heavyweight boxer Daniel Victor "Boone" Kirkman (1945-) earned his nickname from his father during his childhood in Washington State, where he liked to hike, fish, hunt, and observe plants and animals. Kirkman grew up in Renton, and at age 14 began commuting to Seattle's Cherry Street gym to train in boxing. Kirkman slowly built a reputation at local events, and…
ID Number:2000.107.260.01.03
Date:1974
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Corgis and their owners at Seattle Center, Seattle, August 27, 1972
On August 27, 1972, members of the Cascade Welsh Corgi Club gathered with their dogs at Seattle Center for the club's second annual “Corgi Walk.” This wasn’t a competition but a demonstration of the dogs’ obedience as they walked around the park. Here, members of the club and their pets wait for the beginning of the walk. Caption information source:…
ID Number:2000.107.19720827.2.27
Date:1972
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Cat with six kittens in a foreman's desk drawer at Stetson-Ross Machine Co., November 1975
In November 1975, the feline mascot of the Stetson Ross Machine Company's production room gave birth to six kttens in foreman Earl Lee's desk drawer. Stetson Ross welders Phil Aamont and Larry Bucks had been taking care of the cat since it moved into the company's assembly shop about six months prior. Here, Ross and Bucks admire the new family…
ID Number:2000.107.19751100.1.20
Date:1975