3221 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The
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Shoppers buying stockings at Frederick & Nelson, November 3, 1945
In the early 1940s, during World War II, the military needed silk to make parachutes. Silk was rationed, and there was hardly any left over to make underwear, stockings or other everyday products. Women found that rayon stockings bagged and leg makeup smeared or cracked. When the war was over, women jumped at the chance to buy the new sheer…
ID Number:PI21052
Date:1945
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Virginia Harris and Vera Danilchik building a camp fire model, November 1937
Girl Scouting started in Seattle in 1921. By 2013, the area's Girl Scout Council was serving nearly 26,000 girls in Western Washington. Troops of girls meet regularly to learn about health and handicrafts as well as science and technology, careers, and leadership. The program is open to all girls, regardless of their abilities.This 1937 photo shows Girl Scout Virginia Harris…
ID Number:PI21219
Date:1937
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Girl Scouts on the ferry "Kalakala," August 1938
Girl Scouting started in Seattle in 1921. By 1997, the area's Girl Scout Council was serving nearly 17,000 members in ten western Washington counties. Troops of girls meet regularly to learn about health and handicrafts as well as science and technology, careers and leadership. During the summer, many of the scouts attend camp or go on outdoor field trips.This August…
ID Number:PI21221
Date:1938
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Parishioners exiting Bethany Friends Community Church, Seattle, 1939
Bethany Friends Community Church was located at Atlantic Street and 24th Avenue South in Seattle. It was demolished for the construction of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge. Sign on building reads: Bethany Friends Community Church.Handwritten on image: Lake Wash Bridge expropriates.Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - churches - Bethany Friends.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and…
ID Number:PI21247
Date:1939
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Clergy at St. Demetrios, August 1940
Members of Seattle's Greek Orthodox community built St. Demetrios Church in 1920 on Yale Avenue at the northeast corner of Thomas Street. In the 1960s, the congregation left the old church and moved to a new building in the Montlake neighborhood. In the 1990s, the old St. Demetrios, a landmark at the time, was demolished to make room for REI's…
ID Number:PI21283
Date:1940
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Rev. Michael Danilchik and acolytes, St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Seattle, 1938
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church was located at 1714 13th Avenue (between Olive and Howell Streets). Reverend Danilchik was the head of the church at this time. The two acolytes are Eugene Ivanofski and George Romanoff. Handwritten on image: Ivanofski, Eugene; Rev. Mike Danilchick [sic]; Romanoff, George.Handwritten on sleeve: Danilchick [sic], Rev. Michael, Seattle (with Geo. Romanoff and Eugene Ivanofski).Date…
ID Number:PI21286
Date:1938
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Buddhist priest with children, Seattle, 1930
In March 1930, the Japanese American members of a Seattle Buddhist organization gathered for a ceremony. The 1930 Seattle city directory has three or four Buddhist organizations in its church listings. Handwritten on image: Japanese Buddist [sic] Priest.Handwritten on sleeve: Churches - Buddhist (Buddhist priest).Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ…
ID Number:PI21313
Date:1930
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Men working in Salvation Army toy repair shop, 1937
In 1887, Salvation Army Captains Alfred and Lizzie Harris arrived in Seattle. Starting with only $20.00 in their pockets, the couple opened a hall in the basement of a saloon and started their ministry to the homeless and hungry. Over a century later, the Salvation Army continues its work in Seattle and King County, providing food, shelter, health services, counseling…
ID Number:PI21337
Date:1937
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Salvation Army worker with two men, May 1940
In 1887, Salvation Army Captains Alfred and Lizzie Harris arrived in Seattle. Starting with only $20.00 in their pockets, the couple opened a hall in the basement of a saloon and started their ministry to the homeless and hungry. Over a century later, the Salvation Army continues its work among the needy in Seattle and King County, providing food, shelter,…
ID Number:PI21338
Date:1940
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Woman in work clothes waiting to cross street, Seattle, 1942
During World War II, many women were trained to fill the jobs left by men serving in the military. Women did auto repair, aircraft assembly and other jobs once considered men's work. Handwritten on image: Women slacks.Handwritten on sleeve: Fashions - slacks - women's.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by…
ID Number:PI21377
Date:1942