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Image of Shell Oil plant, Richmond Beach, circa 1929
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Shell Oil plant, Richmond Beach, circa 1929

In the early 1912, Shell Oil opened a distribution plant at Point Wells in Richmond Beach, north of Seattle along the Puget Sound. Handwritten on sleeve: Shell Oil Co. Richmond Beach Marine Plant.Webster & Stevens number: 133606Caption information source: "Richmond Beach's First Official Residents and the town’s growth," Shoreline Historical Museum Facebook post, February 8, 2018.
ID Number:1983.10.4064.2
Date:Circa 1929
Image of Shell Oil plant, Seattle, July 24, 1929
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Shell Oil plant, Seattle, July 24, 1929

The City Sales Office and Northern Division Office of Shell Oil Company was located at the corner of Westlake Avenue North and Highland Drive. This view looks east towards Capitol Hill. Handwritten on sleeve: Shell Plant 7/24/29.Webster & Stevens number: 133634
ID Number:1983.10.4069.2
Date:1929
Image of Shell gas station at night, Seattle, circa 1929
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Shell gas station at night, Seattle, circa 1929

This Shell gas station was located on Second Avenue and Jackson Streets, the New Richmond Hotel is visible in the background. What the occasion is for such a crowd gathering here is unknown, it might have been the grand opening of the station. Signs in image: [...] Fixture Co. Coffee - America's Favorite Drink - Crescent Coffee Co. Shell. This…
ID Number:1983.10.4082.2
Date:Circa 1929
Image of Magnolia Bridge, Seattle, February 16, 1931
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Magnolia Bridge, Seattle, February 16, 1931

The Magnolia Bridge was originally called the Garfield Street Bridge, is made of concrete and opened in 1930. Handwritten on sleeve: Garfield St. Bridge 2/16/31.Photographer's Reference Number: 136466Caption information source: "Seattle's Magnolia Bridge Won't Be Replaced; Alternatives on the Table," by Daniel DeMay, Seattle Post-Inteliigencer Collection, May 18, 2018.
ID Number:1983.10.4257.2
Date:1931
Image of View of downtown Seattle from Colman Dock, circa 1931
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View of downtown Seattle from Colman Dock, circa 1931

By the end of the 1920s, Seattle's waterfront was crowded with docks and its skyline was growing taller. This photo, taken from the tower of Colman Dock around 1931, is part of a panorama view of the city.The tallest landmarks in Seattle in the early 1930s were the Northern Life Tower, now the Seattle Tower (left), the neighboring Telephone Building,…
ID Number:1983.10.4377.2
Date:Circa 1931
Image of Steamship
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Steamship "Santa Rosa" arriving on maiden voyage, December 18, 1932

In the 1930s, the "Santa Rosa" was one of the most modern ships to visit northwest ports. It carried passengers and freight from Seattle through the Panama Canal and on to New York City, with many stops along the way. The ship's dining rooms had sliding roofs so that passengers could dine under the stars in the tropics. This 1932…
ID Number:1983.10.4418.5
Date:1932
Image of Colman Dock, circa 1934
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Colman Dock, circa 1934

For many years, travellers went to Seattle's Colman Dock at the foot of Marion Street to catch ferries to Bremerton, Port Angeles, or other towns on Puget Sound. The dock building housed the ferry offices and a marine supply company. Ye Olde Curiosity Shop is just behind the whale ribs and totem pole on the ground floor. Colman Dock and…
ID Number:1983.10.4483
Date:Circa 1934
Image of Aurora Bridge and ship canal, August 7, 1935
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Aurora Bridge and ship canal, August 7, 1935

Seattle's George Washington Memorial Bridge (commonly called the Aurora Bridge) was dedicated on February 22, 1932, on the bicentennial of the first president's birth. The governor of the state and a Canadian representative used a two-person saw to cut the official "ribbon," a large Douglas fir. This photo, taken in 1935, shows the main span of the Aurora Bridge above…
ID Number:1983.10.4538.2
Date:1935
Image of Trailer truck and freighter at Seattle dock, 1935
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Trailer truck and freighter at Seattle dock, 1935

Transferring freight between ships and land transportation has always been an important business in Seattle. In this 1935 photo, a crate of goods is being unloaded from the passenger liner "Ruth Alexander" to the Pacific Highway Transport truck standing nearby. The truck line delivered freight along the West Coast. Description in handwritten inventory: [Mack truck tractor & Pacific Highway Transport…
ID Number:1983.10.4963.17
Date:1935
Image of Passengers boarding a bus for Butte, Montana, 1935
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Passengers boarding a bus for Butte, Montana, 1935

In the 1920s, the Kenworth Motor Truck Corporation added passenger buses to its line of heavy-duty trucks. This 1935 photo shows Seattle passengers boarding a Kenworth bus which belongs to the Washington Motor Coach System. The company's Cross-State Route carried passengers to Butte, Montana, and other western cities. Riders could also make connections with buses going to Chicago and New…
ID Number:1983.10.4963.42
Date:1935
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