832 results for: Puget Sound
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Water heater on display, Seattle, June 8, 1935
Seattle's Puget Sound Power and Light Company promoted the use of electricity in the home. In the 1930s, they also sold their own brands of stoves, water heaters, and other electrical appliances. Signs in image: Free Flushing Drain. Calrod Electric Heaters. Baked Glyptol Enamel. Rock Wool. Monel Metal Tank. Concealed Heat Trap. Deflector Plate. Thermostatic Heat Controls. Broom High Legs.…
ID Number:1983.10.10799.4
Date:1935
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Fishermen checking nets at Fisherman's Terminal, Seattle, circa 1918
For many years, commercial fishermen have kept their boats at Fishermen's Terminal, in Salmon Bay, just west of the Ballard Bridge. This sheltered area of the Lake Washington Ship Canal gives easy access to Puget Sound. In this photo, taken in about 1918, fishermen are checking and mending their gill nets. Handwritten on sleeve: Fisherman's DockWebster & Stevens number: 90660
ID Number:1983.10.10941.2
Date:Circa 1918
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Launching of Alician at Todd Shipyards, Seattle, 1924
Todd Shipyards (now Vigor Shipyards) was founded in 1916 as the William H. Todd Corporation through the merger of several companies, including the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company, the origins of which were established in 1882 when Robert Moran opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf. This image shows the launch of a new pleasure yacht, the Alician,…
ID Number:1983.10.11658.2
Date:1924
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Yacht 592M, designed by Leigh Coolidge, Seattle, circa 1925
In Washington, Prohibition lasted from 1916 until 1933. During that time, making, selling, owning, or drinking alcoholic beverages was against the law. In response to Prohibition, an illegal but valuable trade in alcohol sprang up. Smugglers used small, fast boats often called rumrunners to sneak alcoholic drinks into Washington, where they were sold in illicit taverns known as speakeasies. This…
ID Number:1983.10.11952
Date:Circa 1925
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Black Ball ferry terminal, Seattle, 1946
The Black Ball Line began operating ferries on Puget Sound in 1928, running ferries between downtown Seattle's Colman Dock and both Bremerton and Port Orchard, and between Seabeck and Brinnon. This photo shows the terminal on the Seattle waterfront. Signs in image: Sunde & d'Evers Co. Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. Campbell [Ba...]. Black Ball Line. Cafe - Sea Foods. Palace…
ID Number:1983.10.12301
Date:1946
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Women working on machines, Seattle, 1945
Women were employed in many jobs for wartime manufacturing throughout the Puget Sound area. These women are working with drill presses and a floor-mounted drill in the making of small machinery parts, possibly for airplane manufacture. Many small shops such as this became sub-contractors for Boeing during the World War II years. Webster & Stevens number: 45-94
ID Number:1983.10.15254.1
Date:1945
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Ferry Kalakala, Seattle, 1946
The ferry "Kalakala" began service in 1935. Its streamlined design made it internationally famous and popular with visitors and residents alike. The ferry made six daily runs between Seattle and Bremerton, and made summer evening excursions around Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the ferry vibrated badly; it was difficult to handle and expensive to repair. Service ended in 1967, and the ferry…
ID Number:1983.10.16251.2
Date:1946
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Aerial of Union Oil Co. plant and dock, Seattle, circa 1932
Union Oil Company maintained a large shipping and storage facility along the northern section of Seattle's waterfront. This view looks directly east towards Belltown and shows the many storage tanks that existed at this time between Railroad Avenue and First. Signs in image: Grinnell Company - Automatic Sprinklers, Pipe, Valves, Fittings - Power Piping, Heating & Plumbing Supplies. Union Oil.Handwritten…
ID Number:1983.10.17561.1
Date:Circa 1932
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Aerial view of Seattle from south, 1935
This aerial view of downtown Seattle was taken facing north from the present-day location of the SoDo neighborhood. Prominent in the foreground is King Street Station and the rail yard that opened in 1906 to serve both the Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway, and has served Amtrack since 1971. The waterfront and Elliott Bay are visible on the…
ID Number:1983.10.17697.5
Date:1935
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Ferry "Kalakala" on Seattle waterfront, July 5, 1935
The ferry "Kalakala" began service in 1935. Its streamlined design made it internationally famous and popular with visitors and residents alike. The ferry made six daily runs between Seattle and Bremerton, and made summer evening excursions around Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the ferry vibrated badly; it was difficult to handle and expensive to repair. Service ended in 1967, and the ferry…
ID Number:1983.10.17698.2
Date:1935