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Image of Olympic Steel plant interior, circa 1929
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Olympic Steel plant interior, circa 1929

According to Seattle City Directory, Olympic Steel was located at 151-161 S. Horton Street. This photo shows workers at the plant. Handwritten on sleeve: Olympic Steel Plant Ext & Int. Webster & Stevens number: 134004
ID Number:1983.10.4116.3
Date:Circa 1929
Image of Laboratory at Carnation Company, October 11, 1937
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Laboratory at Carnation Company, October 11, 1937

The Carnation Company prided itself on the purity and high quality of its canned and fresh milk. In this photo, taken in the fall of 1937, lab technicians work with fresh milk samples in the company's laboratory. This is one of Webster & Stevens advertising photos. Description in handwritten inventory: Izzard Co. lab at Carnation Milk 10/11/37Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.4630
Date:1937
Image of Workers inside Kenworth plant, Seattle, 1934
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Workers inside Kenworth plant, Seattle, 1934

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses.This 1934 photo shows men working in the Seattle Kenworth factory, located at Yale and Mercer streets in Seattle. Kenworth is now a subsidiary of PACCAR. Webster & Stevens number: 34-341Caption…
ID Number:1983.10.4964.37
Date:1934
Image of Men building bus in Kenworth plant, Seattle, 1934
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Men building bus in Kenworth plant, Seattle, 1934

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses. Kenworth is now a subsidiary of PACCAR. This 1934 photo shows men working on a bus in the Seattle Kenworth factory at Yale and Mercer streets in Seattle. During the…
ID Number:1983.10.4964.39
Date:1934
Image of Assembly line at the Kenworth truck plant, 1934
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Assembly line at the Kenworth truck plant, 1934

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses. This 1934 photo shows men assembling a truck in the Seattle Kenworth factory. Webster & Stevens number: 34-344
ID Number:1983.10.4964.40
Date:1934
Image of Milkman with Kenworth delivery truck, probably in Seattle, 1932
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Milkman with Kenworth delivery truck, probably in Seattle, 1932

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses. Kenworth is now a subsidiary of PACCAR.This photo, taken around 1932, shows a milkman with a Kenworth delivery truck. Although the truck does not have any identification, the eggs the…
ID Number:1983.10.4968.13
Date:1932
Image of Kenworth planning department, Seattle, 1936
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Kenworth planning department, Seattle, 1936

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses. Here, workers are shown in the company's planning department. Photographer's Reference Number: 36-219Note from MOHAI records: Kenworth office/planning interior.
ID Number:1983.10.5987.64
Date:1936
Image of Streetcar employee selling tokens, Seattle, circa 1925
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Streetcar employee selling tokens, Seattle, circa 1925

Signs in image: Hotel - Cafe. Wanted for U.S. Navy - Americans Ages 17-[...] - Apply Recruiting Station Seattle, Wash. Get Car Tickets Here.Handwritten on sleeve: Street car token selling.Webster & Stevens number: 83459
ID Number:1983.10.6441.2
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Postal employees and wagons, Seattle, circa 1911
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Postal employees and wagons, Seattle, circa 1911

Handwritten on sleeve: P.O. Collectors Group.Photographer's Reference Number: 1406
ID Number:1983.10.6798
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Loggers outside bunkhouse, circa 1911
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Loggers outside bunkhouse, circa 1911

The men who worked in logging camps lived together in crude bunkhouses. Conditions in the camps were harsh, uncomfortable, and dirty. Handwritten on sleeve: Group of Loggers by Bunkhouse.Webster & Stevens number: 2432
ID Number:1983.10.6881
Date:Circa 1911
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