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Puget Sound Electric Railway time table, 1904
The Puget Sound Electric Railway was an interurban railway that ran for 36 miles between downtown Tacoma and Pioneer Square in Seattle, where it interchanged with other interurbans in the area. The railroad ran from 1902-1928, when Highway 99 was opened to accommodate the rise in popularity of automobiles over trains and streetcars. Most of the rails were pulled up…
ID Number:1953.677.1
Date:1904
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Steel bridge over White River near Kent, Washington, circa 1911
The Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company built many sizes of bridges in the Puget Sound region. This photo, taken around 1911, shows one of the company's smaller bridges, a steel bridge across the White River, near Kent, Washington. At the other end of the scale was the first floating bridge across Lake Washington, built by the company in 1939-40.…
ID Number:1955.970.500.70.16
Date:Circa 1911
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Alweg Monorail Gold Card, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Developed in Cologne-Fuehlingen, Germany, the Alweg Monorail System installed in Seattle for the 1962 World's Fair is the only original monorail left in the world. This free pass for the monorail was issued to MOHAI trustee H.W. McCurdy. Printed on card: Alweg Monorail issues complimentary Monorail travel for H.W. McCurdy and party. Seattle, Washington, April 21 - October 21, 1962.…
ID Number:1962.2799.1
Date:1962
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Strip of tickets good for one adult round-trip ride on the Monorail, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
This adult round trip Monorail tickets are printed with numbers C120078 through C120082, and include fare price and dates for the Seattle World's Fair.
ID Number:1963.3119.52j
Date:1962
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Space Needle and Monorail, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) ran from April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962. Nearly 10 million people attended the fair. As planned, the exposition left behind a fairground and numerous public buildings and public works; some credit it with revitalizing Seattle's economic and cultural life. The site, slightly expanded since the fair, is…
ID Number:1963.3119.65o
Date:1962
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Firebird III on display in General Motors exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Automotive and highway concepts already in the test stage for the world of tomorrow are displayed in the General Motors Corporation Exhibit in the Washington State Coliseum at the Seattle World's Fair. Firebird III is an experimental automobile powered by a gasoline turbine engine and having a single control stick in place of a steering wheel. This laboratory on wheels…
ID Number:1965.3598.15.30
Date:1962
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Gayway, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Century 21's Gayway amusement park occupied three acres near the Space Needle and monorail station. The area featured over 20 rides, including a carousel, roller coaster, and a 1,400-foot overhead skyride. Visitors could also win stuffed toys and other prizes at a variety of concessions.This photo shows an overview of the Gayway, with a monorail train arriving to the right.…
ID Number:1965.3598.23.9
Date:1962
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Monorail at Westlake Station, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
The Monorail was built for the Fair by the West German company, Alweg International, to demonstrate "the cure for metropolitan traffic ills." This photo shows one of the two Monorail trains at Westlake Station. At the time the photo was taken, Westlake Center had not yet been built. Stamped on verso: Exclusive Photo by Forde Photographers - Art Forde, John…
ID Number:1965.3598.25.34
Date:1962
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Electricab booth, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
"At your service on the Fairgrounds. Electricab Guided Tours & Taxis. Whether you want a complete guided tour of the fairgrounds or just a lift from here to there, ELECTRICABS are at your service. You'll find our drivers to be excellent guides...trained, courteous, knowledgeable." Here, an Electricab waits for passengers at its ticket booth next to the Coliseum. Queen Anne…
ID Number:1965.3598.25.52
Date:1962
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Monorail car interior, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
"Clean lines and wide open interiors of the Alweg monorail trains offer passengers a pleasing ride to the Seattle World's Fair. The trains are 122 feet long and 10 feet wide. There are seats for 124 passengers and ample room for additional standing passengers for the quick 95-second ride to the fair." Stamped on verso: Exclusive Photo by Forde Photographers…
ID Number:1965.3598.25.53
Date:1962