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Image of Bruce Carter in Zymogenetics lab, Seattle, May 11, 1993
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Bruce Carter in Zymogenetics lab, Seattle, May 11, 1993

ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, but spun off again as a separate public company in 2000, and was acquired again by Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2010. In 1993, the company moved…
ID Number:2000.107.032.33.01
Date:1993
Image of Paul Allen in his office, Bellevue, circa 1990
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Paul Allen in his office, Bellevue, circa 1990

Paul Allen was born in Seattle in 1953 to Ken and Faye Allen, a librarian and a teacher, respectivelly. In 1975, Allen and his high school friend Bill Gates started Microsoft. In 1983, Paul Allen left Microsoft after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. After he completed treatment, he opened his software company Asymetrix in 1985, and a year later he…
ID Number:2000.107.073.26.01
Date:Circa 1990
Image of Dr. William Hutchinson at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, March 1982
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Dr. William Hutchinson at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, March 1982

Dr. William Hutchinson (1909-1997) was a cancer surgeon and the founder of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Hutchinson believed that research rather than surgery would ultimately provide the answer to fighting cancer, and he fought to establish a cancer research center in Seattle. In 1956, he helped found the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation, which studied cancer, heart…
ID Number:2000.107.095.02.01
Date:1982
Image of Norm Rice and others touring the proposed Seattle Commons site, August 10, 1993
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Norm Rice and others touring the proposed Seattle Commons site, August 10, 1993

Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor, becoming Seattle's first African-American mayor. Rice has remained a civic leader…
ID Number:2000.107.152.12.04
Date:1993
Image of Abandoned Fremont railroad station, Seattle, July 28, 1948
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Abandoned Fremont railroad station, Seattle, July 28, 1948

This derelict railroad station in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood is located just east of the George Washington Memorial Bridge (commonly called the Aurora Bridge), which is visible in the background of this image. The small depot building was remodeled and is still standing at the foot of Stone Way North as of 2017. The station was probably part of the Seattle,…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.01
Date:1948
Image of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center under construction, Seattle, August 15, 1991
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center under construction, Seattle, August 15, 1991

Seattle's world-renowned research facility, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, was named for baseball great and hometown hero Frederick Charles "Hutch" Hutchinson (1919-1964). Begun as the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation in 1956 by Dr. William B. "Bill" Hutchinson (1909–1997), Hutch's brother, the Foundation was dedicated to the study of heart surgery, cancer, and diseases of the endocrine system. The center…
ID Number:2000.107.175.09.01
Date:1991
Image of Marjorie Lothrop reading on houseboat docked on Lake Union, Seattle, July 16, 1952
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Marjorie Lothrop reading on houseboat docked on Lake Union, Seattle, July 16, 1952

The unique floating homes of Seattle got their start almost simultaneously with the development of the city itself. Seattle's first industries were logging and fishing, both seasonal enterprises, and it became common for loggers and sailors to build themselves floating shacks from scrap boards during their off seasons. As the trend spread, houseboats were built as permanent homes for families…
ID Number:2000.107.176.17.01
Date:1952
Image of Rudy Valiani inspecting wine in wine cellar at Canlis, Seattle, March 28, 1958
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Rudy Valiani inspecting wine in wine cellar at Canlis, Seattle, March 28, 1958

Peter Canlis opened his landmark Seattle restaurant in 1950 at the south end of the Aurora Bridge in a building designed by Roland Terry with sweeping views of Lake Union. Recipient of many awards and still operated by the Canlis family, the restaurant has maintained a reputation as one of Seattle's finest dining establishments.In this image Canlis Manager Rudy Valiani…
ID Number:2000.107.185.18.01
Date:1958
Image of Manager at door of Ivar's Indian Salmon House, Seattle, October 21, 1986
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Manager at door of Ivar's Indian Salmon House, Seattle, October 21, 1986

Ivar's Indian Salmon House is one of 31 fish bars and full service-restaurants founded by beloved Seattle showman and restaurateur Ivar Haglund (1905-1985). Mr. Haglund commissioned Seattle architect John W. Adams (1919-2002) to create the Salmon House's interior and exterior, loosely based on a Tlingit longhouse. The restaurant opened in 1969 on NE Northlake Way at the north end of…
ID Number:2000.107.185.21.04
Date:1986
Image of Surfside 9 listing on Lake Union, Seattle, July 23, 1966
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Surfside 9 listing on Lake Union, Seattle, July 23, 1966

Seattle's floating restaurant Surfside 9 opened about 1960 on a converted ferry originally built in 1900 as the steamer City of Everett, a member of Puget Sound's Mosquito Fleet. Docked at the south end of Lake Union from about 1950, the restaurant was initially known as the Four Winds, famous as the headquarters of the Seafair Pirates. This image of…
ID Number:2000.107.185.26.03
Date:1966
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