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Image of Security guard near Chinese figure at Seattle Art Museum, October 1, 1991
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Security guard near Chinese figure at Seattle Art Museum, October 1, 1991

The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) opened in its new downtown building, designed by Robert Venturi, on December 5, 1991. This photo shows a guard keeping an eye on a Chinese figure in the main arcade, shortly before the museum opened to the public.
ID Number:2000.107.164.36.01
Date:1991
Image of Worker oiling motor for Hammering Man sculpture, Seattle, May 10, 1993
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Worker oiling motor for Hammering Man sculpture, Seattle, May 10, 1993

Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures designed by Jonathan Borofsky which have been installed in various cities around the world. Seattle's Hammering Man is a 48-foot-tall metal sculpture created for the entrance to the new Seattle Art Museum (SAM) at University Street and 1st Avenue. The piece features a motorized left arm which hammers four times a…
ID Number:2000.107.164.37.01
Date:1993
Image of Mother and child looking at Hammering Man in front of SAM, September 13, 1992
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Mother and child looking at Hammering Man in front of SAM, September 13, 1992

Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures designed by Jonathan Borofsky which have been installed in various cities around the world. Seattle's Hammering Man is a 48-foot-tall metal sculpture created for the entrance to the new Seattle Art Museum (SAM) at University Street and 1st Avenue. The piece features a motorized left arm which hammers four times a…
ID Number:2000.107.164.37.02
Date:1992
Image of Seattle Art Museum exterior, October 31, 1991
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Seattle Art Museum exterior, October 31, 1991

The new Seattle Art Museum (SAM) building at 1st Avenue and University Street opened on December 5, 1991. The 5-story building, designed by Robert Venturi, had four times the space of the old museum at Volunteer Park, with new galleries displaying African art, Northwest Native American art, modern art, photography, and Northwest artists. The Volunteer Park Museum was remodeled to…
ID Number:2000.107.164.37.03
Date:1991
Image of View of Atlantic Street neighborhood, Seattle, 1983
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View of Atlantic Street neighborhood, Seattle, 1983

Seattle's Atlantic neighborhood (which has also been referred to as Yesler/Atlantic and Judkins Park) is a triangular community in the Central District area, between Mount Baker Ridge and Beacon Hill. One of Seattle's oldest residential neighborhoods, it was home to Seattle's largest Italian enclaves during the early years of the twentieth century. Like other neighborhoods in central and southeast Seattle,…
ID Number:2000.107.165.05.01
Date:1983
Image of L. Hoyt Motors car lot on Aurora Avenue North, August 1983
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L. Hoyt Motors car lot on Aurora Avenue North, August 1983

Aurora Avenue North in Seattle, part of State Route 99, has a long history of being home to car sale lots and other auto-oriented businesses. For decades before Interstate 5 was built, Aurora Avenue was the main highway in Seattle, dotted with restaurants, gas stations and car repair shops, stores, and motels. The area around 92nd Street has a long…
ID Number:2000.107.165.05.02
Date:1983
Image of Westlake Chevrolet Co. staff outside dealership, November 13, 1964
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Westlake Chevrolet Co. staff outside dealership, November 13, 1964

In this photo, staff at the Westlake Chevrolet Co. pose with Santa in his sleigh and cash in their hands to greet the start of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Christmas Fun for underprivileged school children with their donations, which totaled $360. At left is general manager E.F. McCarty and vice president Larry Norton, Jr. The used car center opened at 301…
ID Number:2000.107.165.06.01
Date:1964
Image of Women making cupcakes at Langendorf bakery, Seattle, September 1934
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Women making cupcakes at Langendorf bakery, Seattle, September 1934

This photo shows women preparing cupcakes in the Seattle plant of Langendorf Bakery. One woman is packing the finished cupcakes into a box marked "Langendorf Royalets . Six for 15¢."
ID Number:2000.107.165.07.01
Date:1934
Image of Baker at Gai's Seattle French Baking Company, May 1981
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Baker at Gai's Seattle French Baking Company, May 1981

Italian immigrant Giglio Gai opened New Home bakery at 20th Avenue South and South Jackson Street in 1931, selling French bread baked in a brick oven. The family business became Gai's Seattle French Baking in 1941, and was the top specialty-bread baker in the state. After brothers Phil and Henry Gai took charge in the 1970s and 80s, Gai's diversified…
ID Number:2000.107.165.07.02
Date:1981
Image of Laila Peterson with mandolin at Syttende Mai, Seattle, May 17, 1988
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Laila Peterson with mandolin at Syttende Mai, Seattle, May 17, 1988

Norwegian Constitution Day, or Syttende Mai, is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on May 17 each year. The holiday has been celebrated in Ballard, Seattle's traditionally predominantly Scandinavian neighborhood, since the late nineteenth century with a parade that nowadays regularly draws thousands of spectators.In this image Laila Peterson, wearing a traditional Norwegian costume,…
ID Number:2000.107.165.08.01
Date:1988
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