733 results for: Labor and Labor Unions
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Workers building tanks at Pacific Car and Foundry factory, Renton, 1943
The Pacific Car and Foundry Company got its start in Seattle in the early 1900s building railroad cars for the logging industry. The company expanded quickly and, in 1905, bought land in Renton for a new plant. Now known as PACCAR, the company has factories in five countries, making heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles, railcars, and mining equipment. During World…
ID Number:1986.5.6759.15
Date:1943
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Ironworkers skidproofing 1st Avenue S. bridge, Seattle, March 23, 1964
Seattle's First Avenue South bascule bridge opened in September 1956, connecting the industrial areas northeast of the Duwamish River to the residential neighborhoods to the south and southwest. In this image, ironworkers Whitey Wallace (left) and Roy Garrison weld studs onto the steel deck of the bridge as safety features designed to reduce skidding by automobiles. Caption information derived from…
ID Number:1986.5.7509.8
Date:1964
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Workers skidproofing 1st Avenue S. bridge, Seattle, March 23, 1964
Seattle's First Avenue South bascule bridge opened in September 1956, connecting the industrial areas northeast of the Duwamish River to the residential neighborhoods to the south and southwest. This image shows skidproofing work being done on the bridge, with ironworkers welding studs to the steel deck of the bridge to reduce skidding by automobiles. Caption information derived from captions written…
ID Number:1986.5.7509.11
Date:1964
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Employees at Cedargreen plant, Seattle, August 11, 1952
On August 12, 1952 twenty-three employees of the Cedargreen Frozen Pack Corporation were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in a food packing room at the plant on 6000 Airport Way. The employees were taken to Harborview County Hospital for emergency care.In this image three employees stand beside a machine at the plant where their co-workers had been exposed to carbon…
ID Number:1986.5.7734.1
Date:1952
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Faulty compressor at Cedargreen plant, Seattle, August 11, 1952
On August 12, 1952 twenty-three employees of the Cedargreen Frozen Pack Corporation were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in a food packing room at the plant on 6000 Airport Way. The employees were taken to Harborview County Hospital for emergency care.In this image, Police Patrolman Cliff Holmes inspects the air compressor engine in the food packing room, from which the…
ID Number:1986.5.7734.2
Date:1952
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Workers operating color press at Cello Bag Co., Seattle, July 1955
The Cello Bag Company Inc. was founded in Seattle in 1949 by three Army buddies, William A. Norstrom, Dale M. Bennett, and Joseph L. Proctor. The company initially produced unprinted cellophane bags in their plant on Airport Way, and later utilized flexible-film plastic to manufacture bags for food. The plant moved to Rainier Avenue in the early 1950s, and then…
ID Number:1986.5.7735.1
Date:1955
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Boeing workers marching through downtown Seattle, 1943
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, Crowds, Boeing workers. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): February 26, 1943.
ID Number:1986.5.8850.1
Date:1943
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Boeing workers demonstrating in downtown Seattle, 1943
Protest signs: Our Contributions to War Chest $159,000 - All This on [62%?] Wage. Remove Inequalities and Watch Production Soar. We Won the Army & Navy "E" - Also a Star - All This on [62%?] Wage. Production Always Above Expectation - All This on [62%?] Wage. Our Record 94.8 in Purchase of Defense Bonds - All This on [62%?]…
ID Number:1986.5.8850.3
Date:1943
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John Butler polishing silver at Goodwill, Seattle, October 15, 1946
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image John Butler, who was injured in a 1945 oil pipeline accident, has found employment…
ID Number:1986.5.9068.1
Date:1946
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Goodwill employee repairing shoes, Seattle, circa 1960
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image Goodwill employee Charley Johnson repairs donated shoes for resale. Handwritten on negative: Charley…
ID Number:1986.5.9068.3
Date:Circa 1960