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Air mail plane at Boeing Field, Seattle, circa 1933
In the 1920s, King County voters passed a bond issue to buy land for a commercial airport south of Seattle. Low lying land was graded with fill dredged from the Duwamish Waterway. The new airport, Boeing Field, was dedicated in July 1928. By 1938, the field served three major airlines, passenger planes and airborne freight carriers. Boeing Field is also…
ID Number:1983.10.17984.8
Date:Circa 1933
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Aerial of Ford Motor Plant from southeast, Seattle, 1932
Photographer Charles Laidlaw made this view of the second Ford factory from about 800 feet above the Duwamish industrial area. Seattle's newest producer of Fords built only a few thousand cars before the Great Depression stopped the assembly line. The building was later used as a sales and service facility; in 1942 it was sold to the federal government. Caption…
ID Number:1983.10.18041.2
Date:1932
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Ferry at dock, Vashon Island, circa 1941
Vashon Island, like many other islands in Puget Sound, is served by ferries. In this photo, probably taken in 1941, the ferry "Fox Island" nears the dock at Tahlequah. The "Fox Island" was built in Tacoma for service to Day and Fox Islands, but was used as a standby ferry on other runs.
ID Number:1983.10.18083.4
Date:Circa 1941
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Ships in a Puget Sound port, circa 1907
Shipbuilding and repair was prime industries in Seattle and other Puget Sound ports. This photo shows the "Favorite," a former San Francisco ferry which has been brought in for modernization. The conversion probably involved replacing the ferry's steam-powered engine with a gasoline-powered one. Several sailing ships are docked in the background. The photograph was taken sometime between 1902 and 1912…
ID Number:1983.10.PA5.4
Date:Circa 1907
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Ferry "West Seattle" heading into Seattle, circa 1907
The sidewheeler "West Seattle" was built in Tacoma for the short run between Seattle and West Seattle. Starting in July 1907, the vessel began service as the second ferry on the run, carrying passengers, buggies, and delivery wagons. In 1920, the "West Seattle" was replaced with a smaller steamer because more people were driving or taking the streetcar between the…
ID Number:1983.10.PA5.15
Date:Circa 1907
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The New Loop Plan, issued by The City of Seattle, 1934
In 1919 the City of Seattle took over all of the city's street car lines and formed the Seattle Municipal Street Railway (today's METRO). Because of its steep hills, Seattle kept its cable car lines longer than any other American city except San Francisco, not replacing them until 1940 when buses that could handle the grades became available. Beginning on…
ID Number:1984.12.2
Date:1934
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Michael Carzes and others sitting in a jitney, Seattle, circa 1919
Greek-born Michael Demetrios Carzes (1882-1965) immigrated to the U. S. about 1909. An enterprising and community-minded man, Mr. Carzes and his American wife Amanda Rehse (1882-1976), owned and operated the Oyster House at 109 Pine Street for many years. As president of the Greek Community of Seattle (later Greek Community Association), Mr. Carzes also helped organize St. Demetrios' Greek Orthodox…
ID Number:1984.41.2
Date:Circa 1919
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Ferry commuters arriving in Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.001
Date:1983
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Yesler Way at sunset, Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.035
Date:1983
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Student in wheelchair using lift on school bus, Federal Way, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.261
Date:1983