774 results for: Smith, A. J.
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Oral history interview with Olive Smith and Jean Sprague, March 12, 1985
Olive Smith was a model for clothing in Seattle. Jean Sprague was a buyer for Seattle department stores. In this interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 12, 1985, the two women talk about wartime fashion, including local department stores such as Frederick & Nelson; the effect of wartime restrictions on…
ID Number:1985.134.24
Date:1985
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Holt W. Webster, 1985
Holt Webster (1919-1992) was a pioneer in the freight industry, and one of the founders of Airborne Express, where he also served as chairman and chief executive officer. During World War II, Webster was a captain in the military Air Transport Command from 1942 through 1946. After the war, he worked for Northwest Airlines in Seattle from 1946 to 1951…
ID Number:1985.135.28
Date:1985
Ephemera
Seattle's Observatory, Smith Tower, 1955
When it opened in 1914, the 42-story neoclassical Smith Tower was Seattle's first skyscraper and the fourth tallest building in the world. The building was designed by architects Edwin Hall Gaggin and Thomas Walker Gaggin, Sr., for Lyman Cornelius Smith (1850-1910) and his son, Burns Lyman Smith (1880-1941), who spent about $1.5 million to build a landmark that would serve…
ID Number:1989.68.1
Date:1955
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Bill Gates at a meeting of financial analysts at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, July 25, 1991
Microsoft, a multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington, was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company moved to Bellevue, Washington in 1979 and incorporated in 1981. The company has grown to become the world's largest software maker and a leader in cloud enterprise technology.In 1991, Microsoft and technology company IBM…
ID Number:2000.107.073.18.03
Date:1991
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Waitress J. L. Alvord at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, September 9, 1993
Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.07
Date:1993
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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
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Students’ Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, 1918
The establishment of Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) units during World War I was authorized by the Selective Service Act of 1917, and implemented by the newly created Committee on Education and Special Training of the US War Department. The short-lived SATC program utilized the facilities, equipment, and faculty of colleges and universities to select and train officer candidates and…
ID Number:2009.32.1
Date:1918
Ephemera
Souvenir photo folder from the Basin Street Club, Seattle, circa 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished from World War II up until the early 1960s, when the Civil Rights movement broke down barriers barring African Americans from living and working in the larger community. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of patrons and friends, then returning the following week to sell the…
ID Number:2014.49.13.5.02
Date:Circa 1945
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Ralph J. Bunche at an award ceremony, July 7, 1949
This photograph shows Dr. Ralph J. Bunche (left) at the speaker's table at the Chamber of Commerce with an unidentified man. His autograph on the print reads: 'To Al, in appreciation of excellent photography, Ralph J. Bunche.' Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder02.001
Date:1949
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Woman modeling outfit at fashion show, circa 1955
An unidentified woman poses on the runway at a fashion show, location unknown. This is possibly an event sponsored by the Vogue, a Seattle women's group. She wears capri pants and a printed top.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder03.001
Date:Circa 1955