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Boat being moved from the fire at Ray's Boathouse, Seattle, May 26, 1987
One of Seattle’s landmark waterfront restaurants, Ray’s Boathouse, burned in a spectacular fire on May 26, 1987. A wiring problem beneath Ray’s pier caused plumes of smoke, which spread up into the restaurant through the kitchen floor and prompted the evacuation of customers and staff. Some 50 to 60 fire fighters, plus 20 fire trucks and boats fought the four-alarm…
ID Number:2000.107.185.24.05
Date:1987
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View of sanitary landfill on 43rd. Ave. S. looking south, Seattle, December 1942
This image shows a sanitary landfill on 43rd Ave S between Genesee St. and Lake Washington Boulevard. A sanitary landfill, or fill, was a type of garbage dump in which trash was deposited, spread out and compacted, then covered in several inches of dirt. The city had proposed to expand the fill eastward to 45th Ave S, but residents of…
ID Number:2000.107.188.33.01
Date:1942
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View of sanitary landfill on 43rd. Ave. S. looking west, Seattle, December 1942
This image shows a sanitary landfill on 43rd Ave S between Genesee St. and Lake Washington Boulevard. A sanitary landfill, or fill, was a type of garbage dump in which trash was deposited, spread out and compacted, then covered in several inches of dirt. The city had proposed to expand the fill eastward to 45th Ave S, but residents of…
ID Number:2000.107.188.33.02
Date:1942
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Men preparing a transit system sand truck, Seattle, December 29, 1951
In this image H. J. Stewart, left, and mechanic E. T. Jacobson prepare a Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit) truck for winter weather conditions. The device on the rear of the truck is an automatic sander. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.02
Date:1951
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George Moyer studying new transit fare boxes, Seattle, April 28, 1949
In this image George E. Moyer, superintendent of transportation for the Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit), examines one of the new fare boxes to be installed in the company's buses, "scientifically" designed to improve efficiency in loading passengers. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.03
Date:1949
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Bus driver D. L. Franklin with new 10 cent fare box, Seattle, June 22, 1947
In this image D. L. Franklin, bus driver for Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit), sits beside his fare box, plainly marked to indicate the new flat rate of 10 cents a ride. The increase from 8 1/3 cents went into effect June 22, 1947. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of…
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.05
Date:1947
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Workmen cleaning transit bus, Seattle, May 16, 1963
In this image, two transit workers clean the first of 100 new diesel buses while it is sitting on a Great Northern Railway flatcar. The new buses were intended to help improve Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit) service to Seattle's north end neighborhoods. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the…
ID Number:2000.107.190.09.01
Date:1963
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High school students riding transit bus, Seattle, October 26, 1955
In this image a group of Queen Anne High School students wave while sitting in one of the Seattle Transit System's (later Metro Transit) new diesel-powered buses. The students were touring the Atlantic Street station and trying out the new roomier buses. The 100 new coaches from General Motors had a carrying capacity of 51 passengers. Caption information derived from…
ID Number:2000.107.190.09.02
Date:1955
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Passengers boarding Blue Streak bus at Northgate, Seattle, September 9, 1970
In this image passengers board a Seattle Transit System (now Metro Transit) Blue Streak bus at the Northgate Station. The Blue Streaks were intended as fast or express service buses, added at peak travel times. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.190.10.01
Date:1970
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Elaine Youch and Elizabeth Holsten leaving Fun! Run Bus, Seattle, June 20, 1972
In this image passengers Elaine Youch, left, and Elizabeth Holsten leap from the summer run "Fun! Run Bus." The Seattle Transit System (now Metro Transit) operated this 10-cent ride between the waterfront and Seattle Center through the month of August 1972. Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.190.10.02
Date:1972