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Image of Construction on new ZymoGenetics headquarters, Seattle, July 27, 1993
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Construction on new ZymoGenetics headquarters, Seattle, July 27, 1993

ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2000.107.19930727.1.31
Date:1993
Image of Aerial view of South Lake Union neighborhood looking south, September 28, 1993
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Aerial view of South Lake Union neighborhood looking south, September 28, 1993

The shores of Lake Union were inhabited by the Duwamish people since time immemorial. They called the lake “meman hartshu” meaning “little lake” and had several settlements surrounding it. Seattle’s Cascade or South Lake Union (SLU) neighborhood began growing quickly in the 1880s, as the city expanded north from downtown. Industrial activity on the lake increased in the early 1900s…
ID Number:2000.107.19930928.8.21
Date:1993
Image of Anchor Jensen checking his mailbox, Seattle, April 28, 1997
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Anchor Jensen checking his mailbox, Seattle, April 28, 1997

The Jensen Motor Boat Company was founded in 1922 by Tony Jensen (1889-1963), a Danish immigrant and descendant of boat builders. In 1927, Tony, his wife Bessie (1892-1968), and two partners moved the company to 1417 NE Boat Street on Seattle’s Portage Bay. The company specialized in building boats with experimental designs. Sons George (1915-1977) and Anchor (1918-2000) continued the…
ID Number:2000.107.19970428.13.24
Date:1997
Image of Montlake cut under construction, Seattle, circa 1915
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Montlake cut under construction, Seattle, circa 1915

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This view looks west through the Montlake Cut towards the north end of Capitol Hill. Handwritten on mount: Canal Excavation - Tapping Lake Washington, Seattle. Lake Wash. Ship Canal, excavation.
ID Number:2002.3.2023
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Street clock outside Carroll's Jewelers, Seattle, February 1975
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Street clock outside Carroll's Jewelers, Seattle, February 1975

This street clock was commissioned by Thomas J. Carroll, the founder of Carroll’s Fine Jewelry, established in 1895 in Seattle. The clock was made by Seattle clockmakers Joseph Mayer and Sons and stood for decades at the jewelry store’s entrance at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street. Carroll's Fine Jewelry closed in 2008, and that same year the clock was moved…
ID Number:2002.46.1358.22
Date:1975
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1914
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Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1914

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows a large construction site for the canal in Ballard. Caption on image: Working on government canal, Ballard, Seattle, Washington. Handwritten on verso: Ballard, WA.Publisher's Number: 130
ID Number:2002.48.945
Date:Circa 1914
Image of Empty chamber in Ballard Locks, Seattle, circa 1917
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Empty chamber in Ballard Locks, Seattle, circa 1917

For years, there was no easy or cheap way to move logs, coal, and other resources directly from the east side of Lake Washington to Elliott Bay. There were many plans and several attempts to build a canal via Lake Union. However, none was successful until the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built in 1911 to 1917. The Hiram Chittenden…
ID Number:2002.48.947
Date:Circa 1917
Image of Ford employees posed outside at South Lake Union assembly plant, Seattle, 1916
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Ford employees posed outside at South Lake Union assembly plant, Seattle, 1916

In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company had a number of buildings across the country for local assembly of Model T cars. One assembly plant was located in Seattle, at the southern end of Lake Union, at what is now 700 Fairview Avenue North. The building, which still stands, was occupied by The Craftsman Press for a period and, as…
ID Number:2004.39.1
Date:1916
Image of ZymoGenetics annual report, 2001
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ZymoGenetics annual report, 2001

ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2005.26.1
Date:2001
Image of ZymoGenetics NASDAQ advertisement, 2002
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ZymoGenetics NASDAQ advertisement, 2002

ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2005.26.2.1
Date:2002
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