3221 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Georgetown taverns on Airport Way South, Seattle, June 1974
Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood was first populated by white settlers in 1851 and existed as an independent city from 1904 to 1910, when it was annexed by Seattle. Home to many breweries, factories, and Boeing Field, the neighborhood became increasingly industrial until a movement in the 1990s pushed for a return to residential facilities. This image taken at South Nebraska Street…
ID Number:2000.107.173.08.06
Date:1974
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Employees reclaiming hardware at Goodwill, Seattle, October 15, 1942
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image, several people earn hourly wages at Goodwill salvaging nuts, screw bolts, and other…
ID Number:2000.107.173.09.01
Date:1942
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Goodwill Auxiliary members working at bazaar, Seattle, November 23, 1967
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image Goodwill Women's Auxiliary members dress in old-fashioned clothing and set up a "country…
ID Number:2000.107.173.09.02
Date:1967
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Clock maker repairing clocks at Goodwill, Seattle, November 19, 1933
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image a clock maker repairs clocks, one phase of the reclamation work carried on…
ID Number:2000.107.173.09.03
Date:1933
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Goodwill Auxiliary members displaying dolls for sale, Seattle, November 2, 1958
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image, Mrs. E. P. Pamment and Mrs. J. R. Hawley display the many dolls…
ID Number:2000.107.173.09.04
Date:1958
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K. C. Curry sorting Sonics souvenirs at Goodwill, Seattle, February 6, 1987
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image K.C. Curry, a pricer for Goodwill, examines memorabilia from the Seattle SuperSonics to…
ID Number:2000.107.173.09.05
Date:1987
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Seamstresses mending garments at Goodwill, Seattle, November 21, 1934
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image, seamstresses uses electric sewing machines to repair items of clothing donated to Goodwill…
ID Number:2000.107.173.10.01
Date:1934
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Children playing at Green Lake Swimming Beach, Seattle, circa 1950
One of Seattle's most beloved parks, Green Lake's expanse of water and green space in the center of a dense urban neighborhood draws thousands of people daily from all over the city. The lake was included in the Olmsted Brothers' comprehensive parks plan of 1903, and was given to the City by the State of Washington in 1905. Extensive dredging…
ID Number:2000.107.173.11.01
Date:Circa 1950
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Old Rocking Chair Club, 115 14th Ave. S., Seattle, May 3, 1945
The origin of Seattle's Jazz scene grew out of the unique political and social climate of Prohibition and 1920s and was centered around Jackson Street in what is now the Chinatown - International District neighborhood. A decade later, the beginning of the swing era attracted new listeners to jazz music, particularly young people. The relatively small size of the jazz…
ID Number:2000.107.174.16.01
Date:1945
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Jurors in coroner's inquest convening at speakeasy, Seattle, August 8, 1941
A deadly gun battle during an robbery attempt in Seattle left three men dead and seven more wounded on August 3, 1941, at a basement speakeasy at 410B Second Avenue. A coroner's jury was convened a few days later for the inquest into the killings. At the time, Seattleites had widely differing views over the city government's role in the…
ID Number:2000.107.174.16.02
Date:1941