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Photograph
Aerial of National Guard Armory, Seattle, June 29, 1939
This aerial view looks south and west on what would later become the World's Fairgrounds, with the the Civic Auditorium and field in the foreground and the Armory (now the Center House) in the center. Handwritten on sleeve: 6-29-39 National Guard Armory.Photographer's number: T-921
ID Number:1983.10.17888
Date:1939
Photograph
Aerial view of Denny regrade area, Seattle, 1931
Seattle's present-day Denny Triangle neighborhood was created between 1897-1930 by removing Denny Hill in stages. The neighborhood is located in the triangle formed by Denny Way on the north, Third Avenue on the southwest, and Olive Way on the southeast. This aerial view of the newly cleared neighborhood faces south towards downtown Seattle. It was taken after completion of the…
ID Number:1983.10.17948
Date:1931
Correspondence
Letter from Selden Burrows to his sister, Lillian, about the Seattle Fire, June 7, 1889
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a turning point in Seattle's history, destroying 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront, changing both the physical and political landscapes of the city. Albert Selden Burrows (1871-1944) wrote this letter his sister, Lillian, about the Great Fire. Selden Burrows taught in area schools and became the King County Superintendent of…
ID Number:1984.66.26
Date:1889
Photograph
Aerial view of Kingdome and container dock, 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:1984.118.111
Date:1983
Photograph
Columbia Center construction, 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:1984.118.179b
Date:1983
Photograph
Students at Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center, 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:1984.118.312
Date:1983
Photograph
Dancers rehearsing "West Side Story," 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:1984.118.330
Date:1983
Photograph
Dancers rehearsing "West Side Story," 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:1984.118.331
Date:1983
Photograph
Downtown Seattle from Harborview park, 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:1984.118.466
Date:1983
Program
Beacon Hill Merchants Baseball Team program, 1927
The Seattle Community Baseball League was founded in 1926, as a semi-professional league of eight teams. The inaugural teams were the West Seattle Athletic Club, Georgetown Merchants, Fremont Community Club, Alki Merchants, Mercer Athletic Club, Rainier Valley Merchants, and South Park Merchants. Ballard was offered a team, but could not put one together, so Interbay was given the eighth slot.…
ID Number:1984.135.1
Date:1927