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Construction of Space Needle restaurant deck, December 18, 1961
The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World’s Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.31
Date:1961
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Construction inside the Space Needle restaurant and observation deck, March 14, 1962
The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.46
Date:1962
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Art Barduhn Trio with Stan Boreson and others, circa 1953
The Art Barduhn Trio of the early 1950s consisted of Art Barduhn (b. 1922) on piano, accordion, vibraphone and other instruments, Russ Phillips on bass and Glenn Thompson on guitar. The trio was often joined by local Seattle musician and humorist Stan Boreson. In the 1950s, the Art Barduhn Trio performed regularly in Seattle and elsewhere, and was also featured…
ID Number:2008.4.37
Date:Circa 1953
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Reel of submarine cable on a Pacific Telephone and Telegraph barge, Seattle, 1936
The original submarine cable laying took place in 1928 for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. Emergency repairs became necessary on July 14, 1936.
ID Number:2011.73.7
Date:1936
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Exterior of KIRO Radio Station at Federal Old Line Insurance Building, Seattle, circa 1957
KIRO was founded by Moritz Thomsen of the Pacific Biscuit Company and began broadcasting on April 27, 1927 as the 100-watt station KPCB 650. Over the years, the Seattle KIRO broadcast station moved several times. The first location was at Fourth and University. As of 2025, the KIRO station studios are located in the Belltown neighborhood, with a transmitting tower…
ID Number:2014.67.14
Date:Circa 1957
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Todd Dry Docks annual picnic at Shady Beach, July 7, 1938
The Seattle Division of Todd Shipyard Corporation originated in 1916, when the William H. Todd Corporation purchased the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company (formerly Moran Brothers Shipyard). Originally located on the Seattle waterfront, the shipyard built cargo vessels for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I. Todd moved the operation to a new plant on Harbor Island in…
ID Number:2023.36.73
Date:1938
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Sheet metal workers, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle Division, circa 1943
The Seattle Division of Todd Shipyard Corporation originated in 1916, when the William H. Todd Corporation purchased the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company (formerly Moran Brothers Shipyard). Originally located on the Seattle waterfront, the shipyard built cargo vessels for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I. Todd moved the operation to a new plant on Harbor Island in…
ID Number:2023.36.74
Date:Circa 1943
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Employees, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle Division, circa 1943
The Seattle Division of Todd Shipyard Corporation originated in 1916, when the William H. Todd Corporation purchased the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company (formerly Moran Brothers Shipyard). Originally located on the Seattle waterfront, the shipyard built cargo vessels for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I. Todd moved the operation to a new plant on Harbor Island in…
ID Number:2023.36.75
Date:Circa 1943
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Welders, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle Division, circa 1943
The Seattle Division of Todd Shipyard Corporation originated in 1916, when the William H. Todd Corporation purchased the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company (formerly Moran Brothers Shipyard). Originally located on the Seattle waterfront, the shipyard built cargo vessels for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I. Todd moved the operation to a new plant on Harbor Island in…
ID Number:2023.36.76
Date:Circa 1943
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Ships at the Associated Shipbuilders shipyard, Seattle, circa 1940
Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.4.2f.6
Date:Circa 1940