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Preston Mill Company employees outside the mess hall, circa 1925
By the 1920s, most of the forest near Puget Sound had been logged, and the mills had followed the loggers inland towards the Cascade Mountains. The Preston Mill Company, in the Raging River Gorge between Issaquah and Snoqualmie, Washington, was one of the larger mills in King County. Swedish immigrants settled in the area in 1890 and opened the mill…
ID Number:1984.85.6
Date:Circa 1925
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Preston Mill Company employees and donkey engine, circa 1925
By the 1920s, most of the forest near Puget Sound had been logged, and the mills had followed the loggers inland towards the Cascade Mountains. The Preston Mill Company, in the Raging River Gorge between Issaquah and Snoqualmie, Washington, was one of the larger mills in King County. Swedish immigrants settled in the area in 1890 and opened the mill…
ID Number:1984.85.9
Date:Circa 1925
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Willie Turner working at Foss Shipyard, Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.376
Date:1983
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Ted De Coster cleaning windshield, Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.387
Date:1983
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Constructing the West Seattle Bridge, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.392b
Date:1983
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Western Union employees at their annual picnic, July 30, 1920
At the end of July 1920, the Seattle employees of the Western Union Telegraph Company gathered in an area park for their annual picnic. They hired photographer William Cowan to take this group portrait to commemorate the event. Cowan operated a photographic studio in his home at 4556 University Way in Seattle's University District. His business stamp advertised "portraits, groups,…
ID Number:1985.85.2
Date:1920
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Interior of Western Union telegraph office, circa 1920
Before telephones, fax machines and the internet, the quickest way to send a message over a long distance was by telegraph. Messages came in by wire to the local Western Union telegraph office, and print copies were delivered to homes and businesses.This 1920s photo shows the interior of Seattle's main Western Union office, at 113 Cherry Street. Men and women,…
ID Number:1985.85.4
Date:Circa 1920
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Howard Hurst and Michael Pavone, March 24, 1985
Interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy with Howard Hurst and Michael Pavone for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 24, 1985. The interviewees talk about Boeing technology and work culture during the World War II era. Both men discuss how they got their jobs at Boeing, developments in plane technology, and shifting work practices. They use production…
ID Number:1985.134.7
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Harold and Eileen Mansfield, December 27, 1984
Harold Mansfield was born in 1912 in White Salmon, Washington. He earned a BA in journalism. He joined Boeing as a publicity manager in 1936, and was the author of Vision: A Saga of the Sky (1956), a history of the Boeing Airplane Company.In this interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on…
ID Number:1985.134.11
Date:1984
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Oral history interview with Wilfred Miller, Nels Nelson, and Roy St. Clair, January 17, 1985
Interview with Wilfred Miller, Nels Nelson, and Roy St. Clair about their employment at the Lake Washington Shipyards. Topics discussed include the production changes brought by war, the shortage of Navy inspectors, worker wages, working conditions, safety standards, women welders, union activity, and a worker strike prior to Pearl Harbor.The interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the…
ID Number:1985.134.15
Date:1985