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Railroad tunnel construction camp at Scenic, Washington, April 30, 1927
In 1925, the Great Northern Railway Company began work on its new Cascade Tunnel beneath Stevens Pass, Washington. A. Guthrie & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, the general contractor, built a camp at Scenic to house some of the construction workers. The tunnel, still in use in the 1990s, runs from Scenic, on the west side of the summit, to…
ID Number:1990.85.7
Date:1927
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Men drilling in the new Cascade Tunnel, 1927
In 1925, the Great Northern Railway Company began work on its new Cascade Tunnel near Stevens Pass, Washington. On the western part of the route, crews first bored and blasted a pioneer work tunnel which then let them start work on various sections of the parallel main tunnel.This 1927 photo shows construction workers in the center heading of the Great…
ID Number:1990.85.10
Date:1927
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Ancient Order of United Workmen Drill Team No. 1, Seattle, 1902
The Ancient Order of United Workmen, founded in 1868, was a labor-associated fraternal organization that provided mutual insurance policies for its members. The AOUW in Seattle created a drill team in 1902, which in 1903 won the Lawrence L. Moore Trophy for the best drill team at the July 4 parade. This photograph shows nineteen members of the team posed…
ID Number:1990.86.1
Date:1902
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Pacific Stone Co. buildings and yard, Seattle, circa 1926
Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.5
Date:Circa 1926
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Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa 1926
Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.7
Date:Circa 1926
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Pacific Stone Company employees at work, Seattle, circa 1926
Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.8
Date:Circa 1926
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Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa. 1926
Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.9
Date:Circa 1926
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Portrait of Pacific Stone Company employees, Seattle, 1927
Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.3
Date:1927
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Salesmen with appliances outside Ben Franklin Electric Company, Seattle, circa 1935
The Ben Franklin Electric Company's "No. 1" store was located at the corner of First Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle. Starting in the early 1920s, Ben Franklin supplied Seattle residents with a growing variety of electrical appliances, from washing machines to refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and more. Here, company manager Rolland B. Condon (right) shows off a new Haag…
ID Number:1991.83.1
Date:Circa 1935
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Bunkhouses at Polson Logging Company camp, circa 1918
This Clark Kinsey photo of employees and bunkhouses at a Polson Logging Company camp was probably taken somewhere near Grays Harbor. The portable dwellings were hauled from place to place along the logging railroad.Clark Kinsey started taking photographs in western Washington in the 1890s. He spent several years in the Klondike before returning to the Puget Sound region. In 1913,…
ID Number:1992.21.11
Date:Circa 1918