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Image of Seattle Steel Co., Seattle, February 3, 1935
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Seattle Steel Co., Seattle, February 3, 1935

Seattle Steel Company was located at 1200 4th Avenue South when this photo was taken. William Pigott, Jr., was the president of the company. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Steel Co. Exterior 2/3/35.Photographer's Reference Number: 140558
ID Number:1983.10.4518.2
Date:1935
Image of Northwest Mutual Building, Seattle, May 6, 1935
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Northwest Mutual Building, Seattle, May 6, 1935

The United Shopping Tower at Third Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle was designed as a vertical shopping building for different retailers. In 1932, the shopping center closed and became the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Building. In 1974, Northwestern Mutual left the building and by 1980, the building was the headquarters of Olympic Savings and became known as the Olympic…
ID Number:1983.10.4524
Date:1935
Image of Emil Sick, Seattle, circa 1938
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Emil Sick, Seattle, circa 1938

Businessman Emil Sick bought the Seattle Indians baseball team in 1937 and renamed it the Seattle Rainiers. He also started work on a new steel and concrete baseball stadium in Rainier Valley, south of downtown. Sick's Seattle Stadium opened in June 1938. Sick was the founder of Sick's Century Brewery. Handwritten on sleeve: Mr. Sick of Century Brewing Co.Photographer's Reference…
ID Number:1983.10.4849.1
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Emil Sick, Seattle, circa 1938
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Emil Sick, Seattle, circa 1938

Businessman Emil Sick bought the Seattle Indians baseball team in 1937 and renamed it the Seattle Rainiers. He also started work on a new steel and concrete baseball stadium in Rainier Valley, south of downtown. Sick's Seattle Stadium opened in June 1938. Sick was the founder of Sick's Century Brewery. Handwritten on sleeve: Mr. Sick of Century Brewing Co.Photographer's Reference…
ID Number:1983.10.4849.2
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Workers inside Kenworth plant, Seattle, 1934
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Workers inside Kenworth plant, Seattle, 1934

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses.This 1934 photo shows men working in the Seattle Kenworth factory, located at Yale and Mercer streets in Seattle. Kenworth is now a subsidiary of PACCAR. Webster & Stevens number: 34-341Caption…
ID Number:1983.10.4964.37
Date:1934
Image of Men building bus in Kenworth plant, Seattle, 1934
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Men building bus in Kenworth plant, Seattle, 1934

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses. Kenworth is now a subsidiary of PACCAR. This 1934 photo shows men working on a bus in the Seattle Kenworth factory at Yale and Mercer streets in Seattle. During the…
ID Number:1983.10.4964.39
Date:1934
Image of Assembly line at the Kenworth truck plant, 1934
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Assembly line at the Kenworth truck plant, 1934

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses. This 1934 photo shows men assembling a truck in the Seattle Kenworth factory. Webster & Stevens number: 34-344
ID Number:1983.10.4964.40
Date:1934
Image of Milkman with Kenworth delivery truck, probably in Seattle, 1932
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Milkman with Kenworth delivery truck, probably in Seattle, 1932

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses. Kenworth is now a subsidiary of PACCAR.This photo, taken around 1932, shows a milkman with a Kenworth delivery truck. Although the truck does not have any identification, the eggs the…
ID Number:1983.10.4968.13
Date:1932
Image of Exchange Building, Seattle, circa 1930
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Exchange Building, Seattle, circa 1930

The Exchange Building is one of several Art Deco office buildings in Seattle. It was designed as a home for stock and commodity exchanges. The Exchange Building was the last large downtown building built before the Depression of the 1930s hit the city. It was Seattle's tallest building until after World War II ended in 1945. Sign in image: The…
ID Number:1983.10.4971.41
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Ship knees produced by a planing machine at a Seattle shipyard , circa 1910
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Ship knees produced by a planing machine at a Seattle shipyard , circa 1910

The firm of Webster & Stevens was often hired to take pictures for Seattle businesses and industries. In this case, their client was the Stetson-Ross Machine Works. In this photo, taken around 1910, a Stetson-Ross planing machine is smoothing ship knees for wooden ships. Ship knees were braces made from the bases of tree trunks and used to connect and…
ID Number:1983.10.5961
Date:Circa 1910
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