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World War I life boats near dock in Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1918
This image of life boats in Elliott Bay was taken after the U. S. entered World War I in 1917. The boats were manufactured by Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company along with other supplies for World War I: life boats, life rafts, and fabrication for emergency U. S. Army and Navy fleets. The company's building on Railroad, Wall, and…
ID Number:2004.27.1.14
Date:Circa 1918
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George F. Frye Master of Steam Vessels Certificate, 1873
Born in Germany, George F. Frye arrived in Seattle in 1853 at the age of 20. Frye assisted Henry Yesler with the construction of his steam sawmill. Frye also became close friends with Arthur and Mary Denny, and in 1860 he married their 17-year-old daughter Louisa. Together, George and Louisa Frye ran Seattle's first meat market, opened the Frye Opera…
ID Number:2005.38.2.1
Date:1873
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King Street Coal Works dock on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1885
This view of Elliott Bay is facing north and west. Seen here are two full-rigged-ships sitting in Elliott Bay; the King Street Coal Works at Second Avenue and Columbia Street, with the C&PSRR Co. (Columbia & Puget Sound Rail Road) Ocean Dock and Norther Pacific rail cars; and the edges of Ballast Island at the foot of Washington Street and…
ID Number:2008.54.23
Date:Circa 1885
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King Street Coal Works docks, Seattle, circa 1885
The King Street Coal wharf was erected in 1877 to enable coal mined in Newcastle, WA, and brought by railcar to Seattle's waterfront, to be loaded onto ships, many of which were destined for the Pacific Coast's main metropolis, San Francisco.This photo shows the King Street Coal Works at Second Avenue and Columbia Street, with Northern Pacific rail cars on…
ID Number:2008.54.27
Date:Circa 1885
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Carrie Rodgers and spectators at SS Edmore launch, Seattle, May 24, 1919
David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.20
Date:1919
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Captain's quarters of USS West Elcasco, Seattle, September 1918
USS West Elcasco was a steel-hulled cargo ship built in 1918 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard in Seattle—one of a series built by Skinner & Eddy for the United States Shipping Board's emergency wartime shipbuilding program. The ship saw service as an auxiliary with the U.S Navy in World War I and as an Army transport in World War…
ID Number:2009.56.42
Date:1918
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S.S. West Elcasco preparing to launch at Skinner & Eddy shipyard, Seattle, September 21, 1918
The SS West Elcasco was a steel-hulled cargo ship built in 1918 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard in Seattle'one of a series built by Skinner & Eddy for the United States Shipping Board's emergency wartime shipbuilding program. The ship saw service as an auxiliary with the U.S Navy in World War I and as an Army transport in World…
ID Number:2009.56.46
Date:1918
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S.S. West Elcasco hull under construction in scaffolding, Skinner & Eddy shipyard, Seattle, July 26, 1918
The SS West Elcasco was a steel-hulled cargo ship built in 1918 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard in Seattle—one of a series built by Skinner & Eddy for the United States Shipping Board's emergency wartime shipbuilding program. The ship saw service as an auxiliary with the U.S Navy in World War I and as an Army transport in World…
ID Number:2009.56.54
Date:1918
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David Rodgers at work, Skinner and Eddy Corporation shipyard, Seattle, circa 1918
David Rodgers was a master shipfitter who is credited with revolutionizing the shipbuilding industry. Born 1865 in Carrickfergus, Ireland, he worked for noted shipyards in the Great Lakes area, San Francisco, and Vancouver, B. C. In Seattle Rodgers worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station and then Moran Brothers Company (later Seattle Construction & Drydock Company), overseeing the building of…
ID Number:2009.56.58
Date:Circa 1918
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David Rodgers examining hull of ship at Skinner & Eddy shipyard, Seattle, circa 1918
David Rodgers (circa 1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who managed the Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers' management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U.S. war effort than any other American shipyard. Rodgers retired from the shipyards in 1919 due to health issues arguably…
ID Number:2009.56.64
Date:Circa 1918