1312 results for: Seattle Center
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Oral history interview with Dr. William Hutchinson, July 18, 1985
William B. Hutchinson (1909 –1997) was an physician and surgeon, and the founder of both the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in his native Seattle, Washington. The latter facility is named in memory of his younger brother, Fred Hutchinson, a Major League Baseball pitcher and manager whose life and career were cut short by…
ID Number:1985.135.13
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with H. Dewayne Kreager, October 17, 1985
H. (Henry) Dewayne Kreager (1912 – 2001) was a banker and businessman, a Washington state native who attended college at Washington State University, Duke, and Harvard. Kreager started his professional career in Washington, D.C., working with the federal Foreign Economic Administration from 1941 to 1946, with the State Department as assistant director of the Foreign Service Institute in 1946 -1947,…
ID Number:1985.135.14
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with John A. and Theiline Pigott McCone, January 16, 1985
Theiline Pigott McCone (1903 - 1990) was a Seattle philanthropist. Born Theiline McGee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she married Paul Pigott, president of Pacific Car and Foundry Co. in Seattle, in 1924. After his death, she married John Alexander McCone (1902-1991) in 1962, who at the time was director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He had previously served as chairman of…
ID Number:1985.135.16
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Frances Penrose Owen, April 1985
Frances Penrose Owen (1900-2002) was a civic leader in Seattle, Washington, and one of the most important women in Washington state in the field of education. Born in Walla Walla, Washington, Owen attended Whitman College, graduating with a degree in Greek. Afterwards, she studied politics at Bryn Mawr, taught economics at Whitman, and earned a master’s degree in education from…
ID Number:1985.135.20
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Guendolen Plestcheeff, May 22, 1985
Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff (1892 – 1994) was a Seattle preservationist and arts advocate. Plestcheef was the daughter of Morgan and Emily Carkeek, who arrived in Seattle in 1885. The family donated the land for Carkeek park, and Emily Carkeek founded the Seattle Historical Society in 1911. Guendolen started school in Seattle before being sent abroad to a French school in…
ID Number:1985.135.21
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Alfred Schweppe, April 1985, January 1986
Alfred J. Schweppe (1895-1988) came to Seattle from Minnesota as a young lawyer. At age 31, he became dean of the University of Washington School of Law, and three years later, opened a private practice. In 1933 Schweppe, who was instrumental in drafting the State Bar Act, served as the first executive secretary of the newly formed Washington State Bar…
ID Number:1985.135.24
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with David E. "Ned" Skinner, August 12, 1985
David E. "Ned" Skinner II (1920-1988) was a shipping heir and philanthropist in Seattle. He was the grandson of David E. Skinner (1867-1933) of the Skinner & Eddy shipyard, the Pacific Steamship Co., and the Port Blakely Mill. Skinner was born in Seattle, attended the Lakeside School, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1942. During World War, Skinner served in…
ID Number:1985.135.25
Date:1985
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Girl riding carousel at Fun Forest, Seattle Center, March 25, 1967
Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the 74-acre Seattle Center is an arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle. A favorite spot at Seattle Center for many kids was the Fun Forest, an amusement park complete with roller coasters and carnival-style games. The Fun Forest closed in 2011 and since 2012 the site has been occupied by Chihuly…
ID Number:1986.5.2382.1
Date:1967
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Children hunting for eggs, Seattle Center, March 25, 1967
Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the 74-acre Seattle Center is an arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle. A favorite spot at Seattle Center for many kids was the Fun Forest, an amusement park complete with roller coasters and carnival-style games. The Fun Forest closed in 2011 and since 2012 the site has been occupied by Chihuly…
ID Number:1986.5.2382.2
Date:1967
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Construction of the U.S. Science Pavillion for the Century 21 Exposition, 1961
The science-themed Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) opened on April 21, 1962. Visitors to the Fair could ride the Monorail, take the elevator to the top of the Space Needle, and see the exhibits in five themed areas: The World of Science, The World of Tomorrow, The World of Commerce & Industry, The World of Art, and The World…
ID Number:1986.5.2622.2
Date:1961