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Metropolitan Theatre, University St., Seattle, circa 1920
This south-west facing view of University Street between Fifth Avenue and Fourth Avenue includes the Metropolitan Theater. Though the Metropolitan Theatre was designed originally as a stage house, it began showing movies within two years of its opening, and alternated between presenting live theatre and movies throughout its history. Between 1925 and 1928, the Olympic Hotel was built on three…
ID Number:2016.59.40
Date:Circa 1920
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Strom & Olsen Hardwood Floors, 12th Ave., Seattle, circa 1920
This image shows two men in front of the Strom & Olsen hardwood flooring business on 12th Avenue between E Olive Street and E Pine Street. A delivery truck for Strom & Olsen is at right.Edwin Conrad Strom (1881-1965) was born in Sweden, and immigrated to the U. S. in 1907. His advertisement in the 1920 Polk's Seattle City Directory…
ID Number:2016.59.51
Date:Circa 1920
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Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern baggage car, Seattle, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway had a passenger depot and freight office at the foot of Madison Street along the waterfront. This photo shows a railroad employee standing in front of a baggage car near that location.
ID Number:2016.81.6
Date:Circa 1890
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Bowling teammates posing together at tournament, Seattle, 1954
In 1954, Seattle hosted the country's then-largest sporting event, the 51st Annual American Bowling Congress Open Tournament, at the Seattle Field Artillery Armory, a building now known as the Seattle Center Armory. The tournament opened on March 20 and consisted of 95,000 games played over 45 days on 32 alleys. Over 3,000 teams made up of 16,000 players competed for…
ID Number:2016.82.6
Date:1954
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Community Access Cable Television Festival poster, Seattle, November 12-16, 1979
The poster pictured here advertises the Community Access Cable Television Festival, an event held in Seattle by the City of Seattle's Office of Cable Communications. Local viewers were invited to sample programming on and about local access networks. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 11, 1979, p. 206.
ID Number:2016.88.1
Date:1979
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Oscar Lindgren at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, circa 1953
The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.3
Date:Circa 1953
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Dallas Graham, cement packer at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, circa 1953
The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.16
Date:Circa 1953
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A. Koch and John Grim at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, December 12, 1952
The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.24
Date:1952
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Plant foremen at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, 1952
The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.39
Date:1952
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Shop group at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, 1955
The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.40
Date:1955