453 results for: Hotel Seattle
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Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, arrives at airport, Seattle, June 11, 1954
The Emperor of Ethiopia arrived by plane on the morning of June 11. He was taken to the Boeing Company for a tour, then to Bremerton to inspect the naval shipyard. His entourage then returned to Seattle, checked into the Olympic Hotel and attended a reception at the Rainier Club. Typed on negative sleeve: Haile Selassie, Emp. Ethiopia, 6/11/54.
ID Number:1986.5.41687.9
Date:1954
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Students protesting outside Western Governors Conference, Seattle, July 31, 1969
In 1969, Seattle Community College (SCC) faced boycotts, demonstrations, and rioting in protest of disparities in funding and academic focus between the College's central campus, located near the city's Black residential area, and the north and south campuses, located in predominantly white neighborhoods. The protests also objected to the lack of African American representation on the Board of Trustees of…
ID Number:1986.5.50972.1
Date:1969
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Models posing in fashions by Bill Blass, Olympic Hotel, Seattle, March 1970
This image shows two members of the Seattle University Guild modeling fashions by Bill Blass at an event to raise money for Seattle University. The evening event was held at the Olympic Hotel and staged by fashion retailer John Doyle Bishop. Caption information source: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/John-Doyle-Bishop-Irishman-put-Seattle-fashion-4381050.php
ID Number:1986.5.51923.25
Date:1970
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Century 21 Exposition giant postcard, Seattle, April 21 - October 21, 1962
The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) ran from April 21 to October 21, 1962. Nearly 10 million people attended the fair. The exposition's displays and attractions were centered around themes of science and technology, but included showcases for a variety of world cultures. The fair commission produced a variety of souvenir materials, including guidebooks, maps,…
ID Number:1987.59.29
Date:1962
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Abbie Ewart in nurse's rain outfit on the roof of the Irving Hotel, New York, May 1918
Kentucky-born Abbie Ewart (1889-1977) moved to Seattle with her family in 1907. She graduated from Queen Anne High School and then trained as a nurse. After caring for tuberculosis patients for two years at Firland Sanatorium, she and another nurse opened a single-day surgery clinic in Seattle. When the United States entered World War I in 1918, Ewart trained with…
ID Number:1987.60.18
Date:1918
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Launching of the Gadget at Blanchard Boat Company, 1928
The Blanchard Boat Company was one of the leading yacht builders of Seattle. Founded by N.J. (Norman J.) Blanchard (1885-1954) in 1905, the company built nearly 2,000 boats over its 64-year history, including commercial ships, classic motor cruisers and sailing yachts, some of which are still in use today. Following N.J.'s death in 1954, his son Norman C. Blanchard (1911-2009)…
ID Number:1989.89.39
Date:1928
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Cabin on motor yacht "Gadget," bulit by Blanchard Boat Co., Seattle, 1929
The Blanchard Boat Company was one of the leading yacht builders of Seattle. Founded by N.J. (Norman J.) Blanchard (1885-1954) in 1905, the company built nearly 2,000 boats over its 64-year history, including commercial ships, classic motor cruisers and sailing yachts, some of which are still in use today. Following N.J.'s death in 1954, his son Norman C. Blanchard (1911-2009)…
ID Number:1989.89.391
Date:1929
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Private bath in the Frye Hotel, Seattle, circa 1940
Stamped on back: Hotel Frye, Seattle, Wash.
circa 1940
In 1911 when George Frederick Frye (1833-1912) opened his eleven-story Louisa C. Frye Hotel near Pioneer Square, it was considered Seattle’s finest. The ornate Italian Renaissance design had an interior finish of mahogany and marble. It contained 350 deluxe rooms with exterior window views, 200 with private baths. President Theodore Roosevelt was a guest at the grand opening. Shortly after…
ID Number:1990.45.44
Date:Circa 1940
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Guest room with two beds, Frye Hotel, Seattle, circa 1912
In 1911 when George Frederick Frye (1833-1912) opened his eleven-story Louisa C. Frye Hotel near Pioneer Square, it was considered Seattle’s finest. The ornate Italian Renaissance design had an interior finish of mahogany and marble. It contained 350 deluxe rooms with exterior window views, 200 with private baths. President Theodore Roosevelt was a guest at the grand opening. Shortly after…
ID Number:1990.45.46
Date:Circa 1912
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Guest room with one bed, Frye Hotel, Seattle, circa 1923
In 1911 when George Frederick Frye (1833-1912) opened his eleven-story Louisa C. Frye Hotel near Pioneer Square, it was considered Seattle’s finest. The ornate Italian Renaissance design had an interior finish of mahogany and marble. It contained 350 deluxe rooms with exterior window views, 200 with private baths. President Theodore Roosevelt was a guest at the grand opening. Shortly after…
ID Number:1990.45.49
Date:Circa 1923