3220 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The
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Dr. Kathryn M. Harrison, Seattle, circa 1905
Born in Nova Scotia in 1859, Kathryn (McMillan) Lawrence Harrison attended the University of Minnesota, taught physical education, and later received a medical degree from Minneapolis Institute of Osteopathy. She practiced obstetrics and osteopathy in Minnesota, Cuba, and New York before coming to Seattle around 1907. In addition to her medical practice, she was married twice, had two children, Frank…
ID Number:1982.125.3.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Al Hostak and Freddie Steele boxing program, July 26, 1938
Seattle boxing champ Albert Paul "Al" Hostak (1916-2006), nicknamed "the Savage Slav," was born in Minneapolis to Czech immigrants who later moved to Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. He dropped out of Cleveland High School at 16 years old to pursue a career in boxing, and had his debut fight in 1932. He retired from boxing in 1949 with a record of…
ID Number:1982.216.115
Date:1938
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Al Hostak and Kid Matthews boxing program, September 29, 1942
Seattle boxing champ Albert "Al" Hostak (1916-2006), nicknamed "the Savage Slav," was born in Minneapolis to Czech immigrants who later moved to Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. He dropped out of Cleveland High School at 16 years old to pursue a career in boxing, and had his debut fight in 1932. He retired from boxing in 1949 with a record of 64…
ID Number:1982.216.135
Date:1942
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Campbell Shingle Mill, Seattle, circa 1924
The Campbell Mill on Shilshole Bay was opened around 1900 by Napoleon Campbell (1858-1928), who moved to Seattle in 1897. This photo of the mill, which manufactured shingles, was taken around 1924. Handwritten on sleeve: N. Campbell Shingle Mill.Webster & Stevens number: 104505Caption information source: "Campbell Mill Pioneer, Passes," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 7, 1928, p. 10.
ID Number:1983.10.328
Date:Circa 1924
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Seattle Rainiers player Edo Vanni at batting practice in Wrigley Stadium, Los Angeles, circa 1938
Edo Vanni (1918-2007) was an original member of the Seattle Rainiers in 1938, and stayed with the club throughout its entire existence, ended as a manager in the Rainiers' final year in 1964. Born in Black Diamond and raised in Queen Anne to Italian immigrant parents, Vanni was a beloved member of the region's baseball community. This photo of Vanni…
ID Number:1983.10.926.1
Date:Circa 1938
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Seattle Rainiers player Edo Vanni, Seattle, circa 1938
Edo Vanni (1918-2007) was an original member of the Seattle Rainiers in 1938, and stayed with the club throughout its entire existence, ended as a manager in the Rainiers' final year in 1964. Born in Black Diamond and raised in Queen Anne to Italian immigrant parents, Vanni was a beloved member of the region's baseball community. This photo of Vanni…
ID Number:1983.10.926.8
Date:Circa 1938
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Chinese arch at the Go-Hing carnival, May 1921
On May 23 through 28, 1921, Seattle's Chinese residents held a week-long carnival to raise money for the Chinese Famine Fund, which was raising money for the those impacted by famine in northern China. The event was called Go-Hing and was sponsored by the China Club, Chinese consul Goon Dip, and an advisory committee of Seattle and Washington state civic…
ID Number:1983.10.2188
Date:1921
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Moving the totem pole, Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1923
This Tlingit totem was carved around 1870 to honor a high-ranking tribal woman named Aanséet. The pole was named Naas-shagee-yéil and it was placed in Aanséet's village on Tongass Island on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The…
ID Number:1983.10.2537.1
Date:circa 1923
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Box office at the new Fifth Avenue Theatre, September 24, 1926
The Fifth Avenue Theatre first opened to an exclusive group of guests on September 23, 1924. All of the detail in its elaborate decor, from the box office to the auditorium ceiling, had a Chinese theme. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer noted that it "cast the mystic spell of a Chinese temple of a thousand years ago."This photo, taken at the 1924…
ID Number:1983.10.3380.4
Date:1926
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Horse and carriage outside Bender & Kohlstad, Seattle, 1934
Edwin Bender (1901-1984) opened his menwear shop (also known as Bender Kohlstad) in the Medical Dental Building in Seattle in the late 1920s. Bender ran the store at this location until 1969 when he retired and sold the business to Ben Lerner. Signs in image: Bender & Kohlstad. Dobbs Hats. We Aim to Save You At Least $10. Florsheim Shoes…
ID Number:1983.10.4965.51
Date:1934