3221 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Aerial view of Foreign Trade Zone, Seattle, September 21, 1949
Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) are duty-free, quota-free, secured areas in a designated customs “port of entry,” considered outside U. S. Customs territory and exempt from customs tariffs. The FTZ program was established in 1934 to stimulate economic growth and development in the United States by lowering the cost of international trade.This image shows two ships docked at Seattle's FTZ: the French…
ID Number:2000.107.173.01.03
Date:1949
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Employees with imported cars at Foreign Trade Zone, Seattle, April 20, 1950
Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) are duty-free, quota-free, secured areas in a designated customs “port of entry,” considered outside U. S. Customs territory and exempt from customs tariffs. The FTZ program was established in 1934 to stimulate economic growth and development in the United States by lowering the cost of international trade.In this image, from left, Robert Edwards, Rose Schnoberger, Bruce Williams,…
ID Number:2000.107.173.01.04
Date:1950
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George Tsutakawa creating large metal sculpture, Seattle, February 27, 1972
Born in Seattle and raised there and in Japan, George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) was an internationally recognized painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde fountain designs. Over the course of his career, he created more than 70 fountains for public places around the world. Tsutakawa studied sculpture at the University of Washington, and served in the US Army during World…
ID Number:2000.107.173.02.01
Date:1972
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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
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Fremont "Mayor" Bert Williams, Seattle, March 14, 1954
Each year, the Fremont Old Timers' Association elected an honorary "Mayor" of their Seattle neighborhood. In 1954, Albert Paul "Bert" Williams (1876-1955), who had come to Seattle in 1888, accepted the honor. He remembered the Great Seattle Fire and also went to Alaska during the Gold Rush. The retired machinist recalled that when he moved to Fremont in 1901, it…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.02
Date:1954
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Patrolman handing out Civil Defense evacuation cards, Seattle, May 20, 1955
In this image Robert Vincent, Seattle Police Department patrolman, stands in the center of southbound traffic on Fremont Avenue North to hand out civil defense evacuation cards to motorists. At the time Fremont Avenue was designated a northbound evacuation route for the city. The Fremont Bridge is visible in the background. Signs in image: Salvation Army: Your Throw-Aways Make Work…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.03
Date:1955
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Fremont Avenue looking south across Fremont Bridge, Seattle, April 26, 1974
This image of Fremont was taken looking south along Fremont Avenue, toward the Fremont Bridge. A man stands on the sidewalk smoking a cigarette in front of one of the many taverns in the small business district, which earned the neighborhood the nickname "Tavern Town, Washington." Although the businesses depicted here no longer exist, Fremont is still known as one…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.04
Date:1974
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Public sculpture with snowman, Seattle, January 6, 1982
Sculptor Richard Beyer's (1925-2012) "People Waiting for the Interurban," one of the most popular works of art in Seattle, was commissioned by the Fremont Arts Council and dedicated in 1978. It is located on the southeast corner of N. 34th Street and Fremont Avenue N., and depicts six people and a dog waiting for the Seattle to Everett Interurban, a…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.05
Date:1982
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Public sculpture decorated as nurses, Seattle, January 23, 1989
Sculptor Richard Beyer's (1925-2012) "People Waiting for the Interurban," one of the most popular works of art in Seattle, was commissioned by the Fremont Arts Council and dedicated in 1978. It is located on the southeast corner of N. 34th Street and Fremont Avenue N., and depicts six people and a dog waiting for the Seattle to Everett Interurban, a…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.06
Date:1989
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Public sculpture with political sign, Seattle, January 27, 1988
Sculptor Richard Beyer's (1925-2012) "People Waiting for the Interurban," one of the most popular works of art in Seattle, was commissioned by the Fremont Arts Council and dedicated in 1978. It is located on the southeast corner of N. 34th Street and Fremont Avenue N., and depicts six people and a dog waiting for the Seattle to Everett Interurban, a…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.07
Date:1988