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Image of Oscar Lindgren at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, circa 1953
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Oscar Lindgren at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, circa 1953

The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.3
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Dallas Graham, cement packer at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, circa 1953
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Dallas Graham, cement packer at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, circa 1953

The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.16
Date:Circa 1953
Image of A. Koch and John Grim at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, December 12, 1952
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A. Koch and John Grim at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, December 12, 1952

The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.24
Date:1952
Image of Plant foremen at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, 1952
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Plant foremen at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, 1952

The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.39
Date:1952
Image of Shop group at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, 1955
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Shop group at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, 1955

The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.40
Date:1955
Image of Office personnel at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, May 19, 1955
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Office personnel at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, May 19, 1955

The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.42
Date:1955
Image of Shovel at the Superior Clay Pit, Seattle, August 13, 1952
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Shovel at the Superior Clay Pit, Seattle, August 13, 1952

The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.110
Date:1952
Image of Diamond Cement bulk loading tanks at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, December 10, 1952
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Diamond Cement bulk loading tanks at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, December 10, 1952

The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.123
Date:1952
Image of Aerial view of Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, May, 1953
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Aerial view of Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, May, 1953

The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.135
Date:1953
Image of View of old South Park Bridge, Seattle, 2008
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View of old South Park Bridge, Seattle, 2008

The 14th Avenue South Bridge, later renamed the South Park Bridge, connected Seattle with the nearby South Park neighborhood. Spanning the Duwamish River, it was a double-leaf bascule bridge, meaning that the two halves of the road deck opened from the middle. The bridge, shown here, opened in 1931, and by 2009 carried some 20,000 vehicles per day. It was…
ID Number:2017.14.1
Date:2008
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