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Image of Launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966
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Launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.12.1j.3
Date:1966
Image of Welder at launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966
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Welder at launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.12.1j.4
Date:1966
Image of Women employees at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944
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Women employees at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.w546
Date:1944
Image of The Trianon Saturday Night, Vol. 8 No. 24, June 4, 1938
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The Trianon Saturday Night, Vol. 8 No. 24, June 4, 1938

The Trianon Ballroom, located at Third Avenue and Bell Street, was an important entertainment venue in Seattle's musical history. One of several large dance clubs in the area which drew national Big Band talent, it was founded in 1927 by hotelier John Edward Savage (1879-1958) and had a 30 x 135-foot dance floor that accommodated more than 5,000 dancers. Operating…
ID Number:Lib1988.27.4
Date:1938
Image of Bob Young and radio announcer on stage at Trianon, Seattle, circa 1938
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Bob Young and radio announcer on stage at Trianon, Seattle, circa 1938

The Trianon Ballroom, located at Third Avenue and Bell Street, was an important entertainment venue in Seattle's musical history. One of several large dance clubs in the area which drew national Big Band talent, it was founded in 1927 by hotelier John Edward Savage (1879-1958) and had a 30 x 135-foot dance floor that accommodated more than 5,000 dancers. Operating…
ID Number:Lib1988.27.8
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Students posing outside Seattle Engineering School, 1917
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Students posing outside Seattle Engineering School, 1917

Designed by prolific Seattle architect Victor W. Voorheess (1876-1970) for real estate developer Joseph Vance, the Seattle Engineering School opened in 1918 in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood. The three-story school contained 148 homes for students, many of whom were qualified blacksmiths, electricians, or steam engineers retraining as automobile mechanics. In 1920 the school opened the Kuay, a training garage…
ID Number:Lib1989.3.26
Date:1917
Image of M. Seller Co. employees posing outside store, Seattle, 1910
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M. Seller Co. employees posing outside store, Seattle, 1910

This image of the employees of M. Seller Co. was taken outside the store located between 409-417 First Avenue South in Seattle. The store was a wholesaler of crockery, glassware, stoves, and ranges. The only individual identified is George Harvey Sharon (1878-1971), the man wearing a black bowler hat, who in the 1910 U. S. Census listed his occupation as…
ID Number:Lib1989.3.34
Date:1910
Image of Seattle Daily Press, June 8, 1889
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Seattle Daily Press, June 8, 1889

The Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889, was a significant turning point in the city's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes. The fire was accidentally started in a paint and woodwork shop at Madison Street and Front Street (now First Avenue) at 2:30 p.m., and over the course of the next 18 hours, swept a southward…
ID Number:Lib1989.19.2
Date:1889
Image of Seattle Daily Press, June 10, 1889
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Seattle Daily Press, June 10, 1889

The Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889, was a significant turning point in the city's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes. The fire was accidentally started in a paint and woodwork shop at Madison Street and Front Street (now First Avenue) at 2:30 p.m., and over the course of the next 18 hours, swept a southward…
ID Number:Lib1989.19.3
Date:1889
Image of Jackie Souder's Orchestra, circa 1945
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Jackie Souder's Orchestra, circa 1945

Jackie Souder and his Orchestra performed at various venues around Seattle in the 1920s-1940s, and were the featured band at the Olympic Hotel in the mid-1920s.
ID Number:Lib1990.8.192
Date:Circa 1945
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