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Poster
Poster for anti-war march and rally at University of Washington, Seattle, 1972
After large protests against the Vietnam War in 1970, University of Washington students and other activists continued smaller protests over the next several years as the war became increasingly entrenched. This poster identifies a May 1 march and rally, beginning at the University of Washington Husky Union Building. The event was "to support the Vietnamese people" and the poster features…
ID Number:2002.23.8.12.4
Date:1972
Postcard
Aerial of Fort Lawton from northwest, Seattle, circa 1940
In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:2002.48.823
Date:Circa 1940
Photograph
Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1914
The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows a large construction site for the canal in Ballard. Caption on image: Working on government canal, Ballard, Seattle, Washington. Handwritten on verso: Ballard, WA.Publisher's Number: 130
ID Number:2002.48.945
Date:Circa 1914
Postcard
Canoeists at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1905
Leschi Park, on the shore of Lake Washington, was a popular place for Seattle's city-dwellers to go for recreation. Many people caught a cable car at Pioneer Square and rode to the park along Yesler Way. This postcard shows people canoeing near the shore of the busy park. Caption on image: Boating scene at Leschi Park, Seattle, Washington.Stamped on verso:…
ID Number:2002.48.1156
Date:Circa 1905
Photograph
Carte de Viste of Ole Schillestad, Chicago, circa 1865
Among the earliest Norwegian immigrants to the Seattle area, Ole Schillestad and his wife Regina arrived in the United States from Bergen, Norway, around 1875, settling initially in Illinois. They arrived in Seattle with three children, sons Frank W. and Alfred M., and a daughter, Sophie (a fourth child, William, died in Illinois). In 1876, Ole Schillestad began constructing a…
ID Number:2002.50.118b
Date:Circa 1865
Photograph
Morris the cat at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer office, Seattle, December 1981
Morris, the star of television commercials for 9 Lives cat food, visited Seattle in 1981 on a publicity tour. In this photo, a Post-Intelligencer photographer caught him trying out a computer in the newspaper's offices.
ID Number:2002.68.1
Date:1981
Photograph
East tunnel portals on the Lake Washington Floating Bridge, June 21, 1940
A decorative concrete facade marked the eastern entrance of the twin-bore tunnel that connected Seattle to the Lake Washington Floating Bridge. Architect Lloyd Lovegren and artist James Fitzgerald designed the portals, basing their sculptural panels on Northwest Coast Native American motifs. In this June 1940 image, two of the three panels have been installed. Caption on photo: Unit 2. East…
ID Number:2003.30.159
Date:1940
Photograph
J. P. Patches and Gertrude riding elephants in a parade, Seattle, circa 1975
In this image popular children's television host J. P. Patches and his girlfriend Gertrude ride elephants in a parade.J. P. Patches (Julius Pierpont Patches) was a clown portrayed by Seattle entertainer Chris John Wedes (1928-2012) in "The J.P. Patches Show" on KIRO-TV from 1958 to 1981. Only the second program ever broadcast by KIRO-TV, the live improv show was immensely…
ID Number:2003.35.12.2
Date:Circa 1975
Photograph
Signal Corps instructor teaching Civil Air Patrol members, Seattle, July 1944
The Seattle Field Artillery Armory was designed in 1939 by architect and engineer Arrigo M. Young (1884-1954) to house the 146th Field Artillery and its half-ton tanks. During World War II, the armory was remodeled to provide 500 beds for servicemen visiting Seattle. In addition, the Women's Ambulance Corps and civilian medical units trained there during the war, and the…
ID Number:2003.57.2
Date:1944
Photograph
Transportation Corps WACs fixing an Army Jeep, Seattle, July 1944
In 1942, the U.S. Department of War recognized the need for a single manager of Army transportation and created a new branch, the Transportation Corps. The Transportation Corps’ primary function is movement control, and during WWII, the Transportation Corps moved over 30 million Soldiers in the United States and 7 million overseas, along with 126 million tons of cargo.In this…
ID Number:2003.57.6
Date:1944