1829 results for: Seattle Times
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Chinese arch at the Go-Hing carnival, May 1921
On May 23 through 28, 1921, Seattle's Chinese residents held a week-long carnival to raise money for the Chinese Famine Fund, which was raising money for the those impacted by famine in northern China. The event was called Go-Hing and was sponsored by the China Club, Chinese consul Goon Dip, and an advisory committee of Seattle and Washington state civic…
ID Number:1983.10.2188
Date:1921
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Chinese girls working on famine relief fund, May 1921
On May 23 through 28, 1921, Seattle's Chinese residents held a week-long carnival to raise money for the Chinese Famine Fund, which was raising money for the those impacted by famine in northern China. The event was called Go-Hing and was sponsored by the China Club, Chinese consul Goon Dip, and an advisory committee of Seattle and Washington state civic…
ID Number:1983.10.2189
Date:1921
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Wireless operator at the harbor, September 1921
The Port of Seattle was very busy during the 1920s. The harbor radio station, call letters KPE, was located on Pier 1 at the end of Yesler Way. Ships leaving or entering the harbor radioed their estimated arrival or leaving times and other messages to KPE. This helped the port control ship traffic. This photo shows a wireless radio operator…
ID Number:1983.10.2280.3
Date:1921
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Automobiles crossing the Cascades through Stevens Pass, July 12,1925
After the Snoqualmie Pass road was built through the Cascade Mountains, a second trans-mountain road was built at Stevens Pass. Some 1,200 people in 283 cars drove up to Stevens Pass for the official dedication on July 11, 1925. Photographers from the Webster & Stevens firm, in the official Seattle Times press car, took photos the following day.This photo shows…
ID Number:1983.10.2935.2
Date:1925
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Dykeman farm on Lake Burien, circa 1925
While the first settlers arrived in the Burien area in the 1870s and 1880s, it remained quite sparsely populated well into the 20th century. This photo, taken around 1925, is believed to show "Holly Hedge" on the northeast corner of Lake Burien. The road running through the center of the photo is SW 152nd, and the buildings on the left…
ID Number:1983.10.3062.8
Date:Circa 1925
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Captain Robert Dollar, Seattle, circa 1926
"The grand old man of the Pacific,""the dean of American shipping," and "self-made shipping magnate" are a few of the phrases often used in reference to Captain Robert Dollar. Having left school at age twelve, he truly was a self-made man who rose through the ranks of the lumber industry to ownership, and later, found success in the shipping industry…
ID Number:1983.10.3254.1
Date:Circa 1926
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Kitchen at Standard Furniture store display, Seattle, circa 1926
This photo of a kitchen was likely from the "Casa El Sereno," a Spanish Bungalow on the fifth floor of Standard Furniture's downtown Seattle store. Handwritten on sleeve: Standard Furniture Co. - Bungalow Ints.Photographer's Reference Number: 120515Caption information source: "The Christmas Store," Seattle Daily Times, December 19, 1926; "A Range, If You Desire the Practical in Gifts," Seattle Daily Times,…
ID Number:1983.10.3409.1
Date:Circa 1926
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Excavation for the new Bon Marche store, circa 1928
When the original Bon Marche department store opened in 1890, Seattle's population stood at around 50,000 residents. The company grew with the city. By the time the Bon Marche moved into its big new store in 1929, the city was over ten times as large. This photo, taken about 1928, shows the excavation for the new Bon Marche building in…
ID Number:1983.10.3490.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Rainier Valley State Bank, Seattle, circa 1928
The Rainier Valley State Bank was founded by Simeon T. Toby in 1910. The bank was originally located in the Toby Building in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood at the southeast corner of Rainier Avenue and Edmunds Street. In 1924 Simeon Toby died and his son took over at the bank, moving the bank across Edmunds Street as is shown in…
ID Number:1983.10.3529.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Seattle Times Information Bureau, circa 1927
Sometime after the Seattle Times moved to its new building in 1916, the newspaper opened its Information Bureau. Anyone could call the bureau between 7:00 am and 9:00 pm to get answers to all kinds of questions, from ferry times to sports information. The bureau's staff answered callers' questions using maps, city directories, biographical reference books, sports almanacs, and many…
ID Number:1983.10.3864.6
Date:Circa 1927