3221 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The
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Parade in Bellevue, December 1955
The city of Bellevue, Washington, incorporated in 1953. Two years later, Bellevue was named an All-America City by the National Municipal League and Look Magazine. When the award arrived, the city closed the schools early and quickly organized a parade.This photo, taken on a rainy day in December 1955, shows the parade which celebrated Bellevue's winning the title of All-America…
ID Number:PI27860
Date:1955
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Aerial view of Lake Hills, Bellevue, 1959
In the 1950s, Lake Hills and other housing developments were built for families moving to the east side of Lake Washington. The developers of Lake Hills built 4,000 homes on 1,000 rural acres near Bellevue. They advertised the new development as the first major planned community in the Pacific Northwest, calling it "a fine residential area in a relaxing country…
ID Number:PI27874
Date:1959
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Aerial of Eastgate looking south, 1959
In the 1950s, several housing developments were built for families moving to the east side of Lake Washington. Eastgate is located just south of Interstate 90, which was known as the Sunset Highway when this photo was taken. Title from original inventory (incorrect identification of Eastlake as Lake Hills): Aerial view of Lake Hills residential district, with Lake Sammamish in…
ID Number:PI27875
Date:1959
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University of Washington bomb squad with fire extinguishers, Seattle, 1942
Handwritten on negative: U.W. Bomb squad.Handwritten on sleeve: World War II - Seattle - bomb squad (Univ of Wash).Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 9, 1942.
ID Number:PI27956
Date:1942
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Gas mask instruction in front of the Armory, Seattle, August 2, 1942
Civilian defense units donned gas masks as the entire city went through its biggest practice air raid on August 2, 1942. Fifty-eight thousand men and women took part in the 90-minute test as army and navy planes simulated a bomb attack. The control headquarters was located at the Field Artillery Armory, where "incidents" were reported by telephone. Civilian defense workers…
ID Number:PI27963
Date:1942
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Madrona air raid wardens drilling with gas masks, August 1942
On August 2, 1942, Seattle staged a city-wide air raid drill to test its wartime emergency preparedness. Sirens wailed and army and navy planes roared low over the city as 58,000 civil defense workers handled traffic, dealt with imaginary fires, gave first aid and evacuated people from areas where bombs had supposedly landed. During the drill one theoretical bomb landed…
ID Number:PI27965
Date:1942
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Army guns at civil defense demonstration in Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1943
Handwritten on negative: U of W stadium civilian defense show.Handwritten on sleeve: U.S. Army - Seattle - show (U of W stadium).Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): June 20, 1943.
ID Number:PI27983
Date:1943
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Civil defense workers in first aid drill, March 1942
During World War II, Seattle-area communities set up volunteer civil defense groups to help in case they were attacked. Men, women and even children joined up to help with such things as fighting fires, running air raid shelters, driving ambulances, and caring for the injured. Each community held periodic drills to make sure that everything would run smoothly in an…
ID Number:PI27990
Date:1942
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Civil defense workers in first aid drill, Vashon Island, 1942
During World War II, Seattle-area communities set up volunteer civil defense groups to help in case they were attacked. Men, women and even children joined up to help with such things as fighting fires, running air raid shelters, driving ambulances, and caring for the injured. Each community held periodic drills to make sure that everything would run smoothly in an…
ID Number:PI27991
Date:1942
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Paul Billingsley at civil defense lookout, Vashon Island, 1942
During World War II, Seattle-area communities set up volunteer civil defense groups to help in case they were attacked. Men, women and even children joined up to help with such things as fighting fires, running air raid shelters, driving ambulances, and caring for the injured. Each community held periodic drills to make sure that everything would run smoothly in an…
ID Number:PI27993
Date:1942