3221 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Seattle Police Department motorcycle corps, Seattle, August 1941
In early 1910, the Seattle police department invested $1,329 in its first three motorcycles, with seven patrolman selected as the first members of the "motor cops" squad. At the time, speeding fines were paid to King County rather than the city of Seattle, and the city hoped to pass a traffic ordinance which would allow it to keep fines for…
ID Number:PI24808
Date:1941
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Margaret Starkweather registering to vote, Seattle, September 26, 1964
On September 26, 1964, Margaret Starkweather had her son, Roscoe, bring her down to the Holly Park Wigwam store to register to vote for the upcoming November election. Mrs. Starkweather said "getting her signed up" was his birthday present to her; she would turn 105 years old shortly after the election. Asked for the secret to her longevity, Mrs. Starkweather…
ID Number:PI25072
Date:1964
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First women mail carriers, December 1942
Before December 1942, only men delivered mail on foot in Seattle. With so many men away serving in World War II, the postal service decided to give female carriers a try. Starting in mid-December, Donna Pennington and Ardyth Hamilton sorted mail at the Broadway station and delivered it to homes and businesses on Capitol Hill.This photo shows Seattle residents Donna…
ID Number:PI25090
Date:1942
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Indigenous dancers fancy dancing at the Ellensburg Rodeo, September 1945
The first rodeo at Ellensburg, Washington, opened in September 1923. For many years, the "Indian Village" was one of the more popular attractions at the rodeo. There, Indigenous people from many tribes camped in teepees and put on dancing and riding performances. In 1945, 100 Yakama Natives camped and performed at the rodeo and rode in its parades. In this…
ID Number:PI25362
Date:1945
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Students in the lunchroom at Fauntleroy Grade School, Seattle, March 7, 1946
In this image students crowd the lunchroom set up in a portable at Fauntleroy Grade School in the West Seattle neighborhood. At the time, school authorities were seeking voter approval for a $10 million bond issue for the purposes of acquiring and improving school sites. Caption information source: The Seattle Sunday Times, March 10, 1946, page 10
ID Number:PI25488
Date:1946
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Franklin High School band marching for school bond issue, Seattle, March 12, 1946
In this image, Franklin High School's 40-piece band, wearing 1906-era clothing styles, paraded through downtown Seattle on behalf of a $10 million bond issue sought by school authorities for the purposes of acquiring and improving school sites. Their sign reads "Our schools O.K. in '06...but this is '46." Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to…
ID Number:PI25501
Date:1946
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Garfield High School band promoting Thanksgiving benefit football games, Seattle, 1935
Sign in image: Ballard vs. West Seattle 12:30, Garfield vs. Lincoln 2:30 - 2 Football Games - U of W Stadium Thanksgiving Day - All Receipts Go to Children's Welfare Fund. Handwritten on negative: Garfield Band. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - schools - Garfield - band. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date…
ID Number:PI25513
Date:1935
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Garfield High School band and drill team in Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1937
The Seattle Public Schools' Parent Teacher Association and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored the city-wide high school football championship games. Over 25,000 fans crowded Washington Field on the University of Washington campus to root for their favorite teams. The second game pitted Roosevelt High School against Garfield High School. Roosevelt beat Garfield 16 to 8. This photo shows the Garfield High…
ID Number:PI25514
Date:1937
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Garfield students weighing donated waste paper, March 21, 1947
During and after World War II, many of Seattle's school children collected newspapers to help the war effort, and to alleviate later paper shortages caused by the war. Here, a group of enthusiastic Garfield High School students weigh bundles of newspapers being uploaded from a student's car. The school had collected 114 tons of paper in 5 days, and more…
ID Number:PI25518
Date:1947
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Bailey Gatzert School classroom after incarceration of Japanese Americans, Seattle, 1942
Many of the students who attended Bailey Gatzert School in the 1920s and 1930s came from either Chinatown or Niponmachi (Japan Town). The school lost about 45 percent of its student body when Japanese Americans were incarcerated in camps in 1942. Handwritten on negative: Bailey Gatzert school. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - schools - Gatzert, Bailey (students).Date photograph was filed…
ID Number:PI25525
Date:1942