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Oral history interview with Frank A. Blethen Jr., November 12, 2010
Interview with Frank A. Blethen Jr., the publisher of the Seattle Times, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy at KCTS Studios in Seattle for the Experienced Leaders Oral History Project in November 2010. He is a fourth-generation member of the Blethen family, which has owned the newspaper since 1896. Topics discussed include his background and his family's history with the Seattle Times…
ID Number:2019.35.16.1
Date:2010
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Pioneer Square showing collapsed Olympic Block building, Seattle, March 23, 1972
A section of the Olympic Block building at the corner of First Avenue and Yesler Streets in Pioneer Square collapsed in a cloud of dust and rubble on the night of March 22, 1972. The building was being renovated at the time. Two people who were inside escaped unharmed, but a nearby car was destroyed and another damaged. Owners of…
ID Number:2019.48.1
Date:1972
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Olympic Block building after collapse, Seattle, March 23, 1972
A section of the Olympic Block building at the corner of First Avenue and Yesler Streets in Pioneer Square collapsed in a cloud of dust and rubble on the night of March 22, 1972. The building was being renovated at the time. Two people who were inside escaped unharmed, but a nearby car was destroyed and another damaged. Owners of…
ID Number:2019.48.2
Date:1972
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Loudeye Technologies annual report, 2000
Seattle entrepreneur Martin Tobias founded Loudeye Corporation as Encoding.com in 1997. The company, which focused on encoding audio and video files for distribution over the internet, changed its name to Loudeye Technologies in 1999. Loudeye’s 2000 initial public stock offering was extremely successful, and the company was valued at $1.4 billion at the time. It expanded into the European market…
ID Number:2019.58.2
Date:2000
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FizzyLab brochure, 2001
The short-lived Seattle start-up FizzyLab was founded in July 1999 by Scott Hudson and Ken Willner. Marketed to companies with large content archives, FizzyLab’s “Relevator” tool helped Internet users find articles matching their interests more easily. Many of the customers for FizzyLab’s subscriber-based services were newspapers and magazines, including the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The product allowed content providers to pull up…
ID Number:2019.69.36.1
Date:2001
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Interior of the B.F. Middleton general store in South Park, Seattle, circa 1895
B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.In this image, Middleton stands inside his store surrounded by goods…
ID Number:2019.92.2
Date:1895
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Interior of the B.F. Middleton general store in South Park, Seattle, circa 1895
B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.In this image, Middleton stands inside his store with three customers.…
ID Number:2019.92.3
Date:1895
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Living room of the B.F. Middleton home in South Park, Seattle, circa 1895
B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.In 1894, the Middleton family built a wood frame house at…
ID Number:2019.92.4
Date:1895
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Merl Middleton at front door of Middleton Grocery, Seattle, circa 1910
B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.In this image, Merl Middleton, B.F. Middleton’s eldest child, stands at…
ID Number:2019.92.5
Date:1910
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B.F. Middleton home, South Park, Seattle, circa 1895
B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.In 1894, the Middleton family built a wood frame house at…
ID Number:2019.92.6
Date:1895