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Image of Employees dancing at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944
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Employees dancing at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.w545
Date:1944
Image of Women employees at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944
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Women employees at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.w546
Date:1944
Image of Bob Young and radio announcer on stage at Trianon, Seattle, circa 1938
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Bob Young and radio announcer on stage at Trianon, Seattle, circa 1938

The Trianon Ballroom, located at Third Avenue and Bell Street, was an important entertainment venue in Seattle's musical history. One of several large dance clubs in the area which drew national Big Band talent, it was founded in 1927 by hotelier John Edward Savage (1879-1958) and had a 30 x 135-foot dance floor that accommodated more than 5,000 dancers. Operating…
ID Number:Lib1988.27.8
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Chapin Building, Seattle, circa 1900
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Chapin Building, Seattle, circa 1900

Signs in image: [M.?] Rosenthal & Co. Printing. New York Ladies Suit & Skirt Manufacturers. Horton & Monro Electricians - Motors & Dynamos - Gasoline, Gas Lamps - Gas & Electric Light Supplies - Home Light & Supply Co. Manufactures Piano Co. - Pianos at Wholesale. Chicago [Misfit?] Parlors - Clothing Made to Order at Wholesale Prices.Caption on image: Seattle…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.72
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Adelphia College, Seattle, circa 1905
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Adelphia College, Seattle, circa 1905

Adelphia College was built in 1905 in the Interlaken area of north Capitol Hill. It was administered by the Swedish Baptist Church. In 1919 the campus was acquired by Seattle College (which later became Seattle University), and in 1930 this site became Seattle Preparatory School. Caption on image: S.P.Co.
ID Number:Lib1988.33.336
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Latona School, Seattle, January 22, 1900
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Latona School, Seattle, January 22, 1900

In 1891, a new Latona School building was built in Wallingford. This was the same year that the neighborhood became part of the city of Seattle. The wood-frame school had four large classrooms and four teachers, each paid $900.00 for the year. A new, larger school was built next door in 1906, and the older building was torn down.This photo…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.426
Date:1900
Image of James Nugent residence, Seattle, circa 1898
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James Nugent residence, Seattle, circa 1898

Captain James Nugent began construction of this home at the corner of Cherry and Twelfth streets in 1892. According to an article published June 6 in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the corner tower afforded a fine view of the bay and the Sound and surrounding mountains. There were 14 rooms in all, and the home was supplied with hot water and…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.431
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Green Lake Electric Railway tracks along Green Lake, circa 1897
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Green Lake Electric Railway tracks along Green Lake, circa 1897

Beginning in 1888, electric streetcar lines were being built in many parts of Seattle. The Green Lake Electric Railway was begun in 1889 to serve the area north of Fremont. The tracks followed an old logging railway route and ran along the eastern shore of Green Lake, ending at about North 70th Street.This late 1890s photo by Anders Wilse shows…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.439
Date:Circa 1897
Image of Students posing outside Seattle Engineering School, 1917
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Students posing outside Seattle Engineering School, 1917

Designed by prolific Seattle architect Victor W. Voorheess (1876-1970) for real estate developer Joseph Vance, the Seattle Engineering School opened in 1918 in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood. The three-story school contained 148 homes for students, many of whom were qualified blacksmiths, electricians, or steam engineers retraining as automobile mechanics. In 1920 the school opened the Kuay, a training garage…
ID Number:Lib1989.3.26
Date:1917
Image of M. Seller Co. employees posing outside store, Seattle, 1910
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M. Seller Co. employees posing outside store, Seattle, 1910

This image of the employees of M. Seller Co. was taken outside the store located between 409-417 First Avenue South in Seattle. The store was a wholesaler of crockery, glassware, stoves, and ranges. The only individual identified is George Harvey Sharon (1878-1971), the man wearing a black bowler hat, who in the 1910 U. S. Census listed his occupation as…
ID Number:Lib1989.3.34
Date:1910
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