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Snoqualmie woman and girls at the launching of the steamer "Snoqualmie," 1919
On August 11, 1919, the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company launched the steamer "Snoqualmie" at its Seattle shipyard on Harbor Island. The vessel was named for the Snoqualmie Tribe, in honor of the aid they gave the settlers against other Indigenous groups in the war of 1855-1856, now referred to as the Puget Sound War. This photo shows some…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.62
Date:1919
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Swedish Building and James J. Hill monument at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington.Otto D. Goetze (b. 1871) was an American photographer who owned the Alaska Photo Studio in Seattle from 1909 to 1912. He also photographed the Alaska Gold Rush from 1891 to…
ID Number:1995.38.37.2
Date:1909
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"Seattle in 1865" photo with key to locations, Seattle, 1915
This hand-colored print of an 1865 Curtis & Miller photograph of Seattle was created in 1915 by E. Jenner for the Washington Title Insurance Company. Included in the display is a guide listing some of the landmarks visible in the image. The photograph was taken from about Main Street, looking North along Commercial Street (now First Avenue South). Visible at…
ID Number:1995.50.1
Date:1915
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Pro-choice supporters outside Faith Tabernacle, Kent, April 9, 1989
In this image two supporters of NOW (National Organization for Women) take their abortion-rights message to Faith Tabernacle in Kent. In Seattle on the same day demonstrators marched at St. James Cathedral. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.07
Date:1989
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UW crew team members Gordon Adam and Norm Turay, Seattle, circa 1936
In this image two members of the Husky men's rowing team sit outside what appears to be the crew house on the University of Washington campus. Both men were coached by the legendary Alvin M. Ulbrickson (1903-1980) and Thomas Bolles (1902-1978), racing in boats built by George Pocock (1891-1976). This famed period in UW rowing history was featured in Daniel…
ID Number:2000.107.002.18.01
Date:Circa 1936
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Disc jockeys riding exercise bikes, Seattle, October 8, 1971
In this image six Seattle disc jockeys sit atop exercise bikes at the Palm Springs-European Health Spa at 1514 Sixth Avenue. The DJs are promoting the First International Bike-a-Thon, held October 16, sponsored by the Variety Club and The Post-Intelligencer, and benefiting various area medical services, including Children's Orthopedic Hospital (now Seattle Children's). The individuals are identified from left as:…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.03
Date:1971
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Dr. Walter Scott Brown, 1979
Dr. Walter Scott Brown (1906-1985) was one of the first Black physicians in Seattle and he undertook groundbreaking work in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Brown was born in Birmingham, Alabama and moved to Seattle in 1931 after graduating from medical school. He opened a practice and remained a practicing surgeon until shortly before his death. Brown entered…
ID Number:2000.107.028.13.01
Date:1979
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Cris Bruch working on "Crusade" at Lenora Street overpass, Seattle, June 26, 1991
Cris Bruch is an artist who lives and works on Vashon Island. His work has been shown across the United States and he has been commissioned to build public art sculptures for the University of Washington, North Seattle College, and Sound Transit, among others. Bruch has received several awards for his work, including a Northwest Major Works Award, the Betty…
ID Number:2000.107.028.20.01
Date:1991
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Cris Bruch with artwork "Burden of Proof" at CoCA, Seattle, August 16, 1991
Cris Bruch is a artist who lives and works on Vashon Island. His work has been shown across the United States and he has been commissioned to build public art sculptures for the University of Washington, North Seattle College, and Sound Transit, among others. Bruch has received several awards for his work, including Northwest Major Works Award, the Betty Bowen…
ID Number:2000.107.028.20.02
Date:1991
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Cell Therapeutics technician at work in lab, October 6, 1992
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) incorporated in September 1991 as part of Seattle's biotech boom. Using the motto "Making Cancer More Treatable," James A. Bianco, Jack Singer, and George Todaro, who met working at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Institute, spearheaded the company's work to improve cancer treatment drugs. With headquarters next to the Olympic Sculpture Park on the Seattle waterfront, the company…
ID Number:2000.107.033.30.01
Date:1992