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Police officers standing on cobbled street during Seattle General Strike, February 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:1983.10.10697
Date:1919
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Seventh and Pike during the Strike, Seattle, February 7, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:1983.10.10698.1
Date:1919
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Trail Blazer electric range : electric company promotional display, June 8, 1935
Seattle's Puget Sound Power and Light Company promoted the use of electricity in the home. In the 1930s, they also sold their own brands of stoves, water heaters, and other electrical appliances. This photo shows a 1935 PSP&L display, featuring a three-burner Trail Blazer electric range. A homeowner could buy the stove from the electric company for $1.95 down and…
ID Number:1983.10.10799.1
Date:1935
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Water heater on display, Seattle, June 8, 1935
Seattle's Puget Sound Power and Light Company promoted the use of electricity in the home. In the 1930s, they also sold their own brands of stoves, water heaters, and other electrical appliances. Signs in image: Free Flushing Drain. Calrod Electric Heaters. Baked Glyptol Enamel. Rock Wool. Monel Metal Tank. Concealed Heat Trap. Deflector Plate. Thermostatic Heat Controls. Broom High Legs.…
ID Number:1983.10.10799.4
Date:1935
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Hook-and-ladder fire truck, circa 1918
When Fire Chief Frank Stetson was appointed in 1911, he made it his mission to replace all of Seattle's horse-drawn fire equipment with motorized trucks. In 1916, the company stationed at Fire Station No. 10 got a new motorized hook-and-ladder truck.This photo, probably taken sometime between 1916 and 1920, shows the front wheel drive hook-and-ladder truck parked outside Seattle's Fire…
ID Number:1983.10.10817
Date:Circa 1918
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James W. Abell with dogcatching truck, September 14, 1921
On September 14, 1921, The Seattle Times reported that a coyote was cornered on the roof of a foundry building on Westlake Avenue North. The city's African American dogcatcher cornered the animal and took it to the Woodland Park Zoo. In this photo, the dogcatcher who caught the coyote stands by his truck. Webster & Stevens number: 91156
ID Number:1983.10.11014.1
Date:1921
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Coyote captured on Westlake Avenue, September 14, 1921
In September 1921, Seattle dog catchers cornered a coyote on the roof of the Westlake Foundry Company at 1703 Westlake Avenue North. They took it to the Woodland Park Zoo. In this photo, the coyote is trapped in the dog catcher's net. Webster & Stevens number: 91156
ID Number:1983.10.11014.2
Date:1921
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Young boy Frankie Williams with "Dimple," fire department horse, Seattle, 1922
The Seattle Fire Department held a parade down 2nd Avenue in November 1922 as part of a farewell to veteran horses like "Dimple," shown here with a little boy outside Station 35. In June 1924, it was announced in the Seattle Times that all fire horses would be retired. Handwritten on sleeve: Fire Dept Horses. Webster & Stevens number: 98061See…
ID Number:1983.10.11192.1
Date:1922
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New dock at the Port of Seattle, August 8, 1942
When the United States entered entered World War II, Seattle became a busy port again. Hooverville, home to many unemployed people during the Depression, was replaced by a large new pier.In this photo, taken in 1942, the new dock is under construction at the Port of Seattle. Webster & Stevens number: 44-392
ID Number:1983.10.14632.1
Date:1942
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The New Loop Plan, issued by The City of Seattle, 1934
In 1919 the City of Seattle took over all of the city's street car lines and formed the Seattle Municipal Street Railway (today's METRO). Because of its steep hills, Seattle kept its cable car lines longer than any other American city except San Francisco, not replacing them until 1940 when buses that could handle the grades became available. Beginning on…
ID Number:1984.12.2
Date:1934