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Rev. McKinney speaking with newlyweds at wedding reception, Seattle, 1959
Reverend Samuel McKinney stands to the immediate left of the unidentified bride and groom at their wedding reception at Mount Zion Baptist Church at 19th Avenue and E. Madison Street.
ID Number:2014.49.014.035.0152
Date:1959
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Postal workers at post office, Seattle, circa 1944
A smiling man holding wrapped gifts is surrounded by unidentified fellow employees in the mail sorting area of the U.S. Post Office on Broadway near E. Pine Street. These may be work colleagues of the photographer, Al Smith.
ID Number:2014.49.014.061.0145
Date:Circa 1944
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Palmer Johnson at Faurot's Ballroom, Seattle, circa 1940
The growing popularity of ballroom dancing and swing prompted the opening of numerous ballrooms around Seattle. Faurot’s Ballroom, at 1214 E. Pike Street, opened in the 1930s. Here, jazz pianist Palmer Johnson plays for a large group of patrons. Photographer Al Smith placed himself on stage, above Johnson.
ID Number:2014.49.14.006.03
Date:Circa 1940
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Mr. and Mrs. Harrison at Garfield High School, Seattle, May 7, 1950
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and an unidentified woman (left) pose on the front steps of Garfield High School ( 23rd Av. And E Jefferson St.) on May 7, 1950.
ID Number:2014.49.018.004.0007
Date:1950
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Couple at Seattle Old-Timers gathering at Faurot's Ballroom, Seattle, circa 1949
An unidentified couple poses for photo at a Seattle Old-Timers gathering at Faurot's Ballroom at 1214 E Pike. The woman is wearing a floor length, long sleeved dress. The gentleman is wearing a double breasted suit and patterned tie.
ID Number:2014.49.018.010.0019
Date:Circa 1949
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Police Force of Seattle, Washington Territory, circa 1888
In 1869 the Seattle City Charter created a Marshall position, and by 1875 Ordinance 66 established day and night police. An amendment to the city charter in 1883 changed the Marshall to the Chief of Police. This D. R. Judkins photograph, taken during J. C. Mitchell's term as chief in 1888-1889, shows 17 men in police uniforms in two rows.…
ID Number:2015.17.1
Date:Circa 1888
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Seattle Police Department Second Patrol, November 11, 1919
Police departments in metropolitan areas often utilize officers to patrol assigned beats throughout the community. At the time the photograph pictured here was taken, the Seattle Police Department had two shifts of patrols, the First Patrol and the Second Patrol. None of the officers of the Second Patrol are identified in this image, however the man wearing the fedora and…
ID Number:2015.62.3
Date:1919
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Office personnel at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, May 19, 1955
The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.42
Date:1955
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Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company employees, May 9, 1949
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company was a subsidiary of AT&T that provided communications services to most of the US West. It was founded in San Francisco in 1906. The first AT&T subsidiary in Seattle had been the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company, which began operating in 1883. Sunset quickly expanded and provided service throughout Washington, but AT&T decided to…
ID Number:2021.14.1
Date:1949
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New Method Laundry employees, circa 1912
The New Method Laundry Company began operations in 1906 in a small building at 815 Pike Street. In 1913, the company built a new, larger building with updated machinery at 1101 E. Spring Street, where it did business until closing in 1936.This photograph shows a group of New Method Laundry employees posing in front of the company wagon around 1911.…
ID Number:2022.38.6
Date:Circa 1912