3246 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The
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Whittier School students at flag raising, Seattle, June 14, 1940
The first Whittier School building opened in 1908, and a second building was constructed in 1928 to hold the more than 700 students from north Ballard. In this photo, Whittier elementary school students salute a flag being raised by one of the older students in the school yard on Flag Day in 1940.
ID Number:PI25765
Date:1940
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Bailey Gatzert School PTA officers, Seattle, 1946
The leaders of the Parent Teacher Association at Bailey Gatzert School reflected the diverse backgrounds of the student body. In the late 1940s, the school children were 10 percent Chinese American, 20 percent African American, 5 percent Filipino American, 27 percent Japanese American, and 35 percent European American, with 3 percent Native American. Caption slip identified officers as Minnie Beach,…
ID Number:PI25782
Date:1946
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Women training in wartime class at Rainier branch of Edison Technical School, Seattle, 1943
The Edison Technical School provided a broad range of practical training in full and part-time classes. During World War II, women trained in production related work, such as in this photo taken at the Building Trades Unit located in the old Rainier School at 23rd South and King Street. Note from MOHAI records: Rainier School opened three years after its…
ID Number:PI25831
Date:1943
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Launching of the "Executive" and the "Facility," June 1944
The Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company built several river steamers for the Klondike gold rush and over 20 naval vessels for World War I. After building the pontoons for the first Lake Washington floating bridge, the company turned back to building ships for World War II.In this photo, taken on a sunny June day in 1944, a large crowd…
ID Number:PI26304
Date:1944
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Seattle Indians batter swinging at ball, August 1934
In the 1920s and most of the 1930s, Seattle's professional baseball team, the Indians, had a long streak of bad luck. Its playing was poor and the team didn't win a Pacific Coast League pennant after 1924. Added to that, the Indians' ballfield burned in 1932 and the team had to move its games to the poorly-equipped Civic Stadium. In…
ID Number:PI26678
Date:1934
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Seattle Rainiers baseball game, Seattle, 1939
Cliff Dapper of the Hollywood Stars runs to the base while Seattle Rainiers player Paul Gregory attempts to catch a ball. George Archie looks on. Handwritten on negative: Cliff Dapper - George Archie; Paul Gregory (center).Handwritten on sleeve: Dapper, Cliff, Baseball, with George Archie, Paul Gregory.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may…
ID Number:PI26694
Date:1939
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Seattle Rainiers outfielder Bill Matheson jumping to catch a ball, Seattle, 1944
Just after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt decided that it would be good for the nation's morale if professional baseball games continued. Some players from the Seattle Rainiers joined the military, but the team continued to play throughout the war. In addition to their regular games, the team also played exhibition games against service ball…
ID Number:PI26702
Date:1944
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Seattle Bicycle Club outing, Seattle, 1947
Bicycles have been popular in the Seattle area since their introduction in the 1890s. The region's many cycling groups regularly sponsor outings along roads and bicycle trails. In this photo, taken in 1947, male and female members of the Seattle Bicycle Club cycle along an unidentified Seattle road. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - clubs - Seattle Bicycle Club.Date photograph was…
ID Number:PI26749
Date:1947
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Seattle Bicycle Club outing, Seattle, 1947
Bicycles have been popular in the Seattle area since their introduction in the 1890s. The region's many cycling groups regularly sponsor outings along roads and bicycle trails.In this photo, taken on a sunny November day in 1947, members of the Seattle Bicycle Club cycle along an unidentified Seattle street. At that time, it was not at all unusual for women…
ID Number:PI26750
Date:1947
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Cleveland and Garfield High School football game, 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 income from the championship games provided hot meals and medical care to school children in need. Handwritten on negative: Football - Cleve-Gar,…
ID Number:PI26764
Date:1937