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War bond sign at Home of the Green Apple Pie, Seattle, 1945
Signs in image: August 24, 1937 - We Baked Our 1,000,000th Pie - We're On Our Way to Our Second Million. Buy War Bonds to Build Boeing Bombers - Seattle's Own Flying Fortress. Stacked These Pies Would Be 15 Times Higher Than Mt. Rainier Which is 14,409 ft. Tall. 1,436,409 Pies Would Make a Tower 475 Times as High as…
ID Number:1983.10.15338.2
Date:1945
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Yellow cabs drivers posing in Volunteer Park, Seattle, 1947
This image shows 31 Yellow Cab Company drivers standing with their taxi cabs in Seattle's Volunteer Park, in front the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) building (now the Asian Art Museum). In a 1947 Seattle Times advertisement, Yellow Cabs described the "man at the wheel" as "apt to be a family man...the sort of person you'd like for a neighbor. He's…
ID Number:1983.10.16437.1
Date:1947
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Flood at Orillia, December 12, 1933
Over a week of heavy rains in mid-December 1933 caused mudslides and flooding throughout western Washington state. On December 10, the Seattle Times reported that all area rivers were near flood stage. People from Kelso to Bellingham hoped that continued warm weather wouldn't melt the snow in the mountains and add to the misery.This photo, taken on December 12, 1933…
ID Number:1983.10.17636.9
Date:1933
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Large western red cedar tree, circa 1925
The western red cedar or redcedar, the largest tree in the Pacific Northwest, is an environmentally and culturally important tree in the region. Indigenous tribes have long used the tree for homes, canoes, fishing, art, clothing, and medicines. An important part of the ecosystem, the western red cedar is naturally insect- and fungi-resistant and the shade from the tree helps…
ID Number:1983.10.PA21.14
Date:Circa 1925
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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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Stevens family Christmas card, 1916
Ira J. Webster and Nelson N. Stevens, natives of Michigan, moved to Seattle in 1899 and spent several years working for local photographers. In 1903 they opened their own studio with the motto, "Anything. Anytime. Anywhere." Eventually growing to a staff of 17 photographers, the team was among the front runners of the use of photography in commercial advertising, photojournalism,…
ID Number:1984.48.1
Date:1916
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Interior of Lawrence Moore Jewelers, Seattle, 1910
A prominent jeweler in Seattle for many years, Lawrence L. Moore eventually sold his company in 1914 to search for oil in Washington - specifically in Ballard.Image shows the interior of Lawrence L. Moore Co., Jewelers located in 1910 at 904 Second Ave Seattle, their third location. Originally at 705 Second Ave, they moved to 900 Second Ave in July…
ID Number:1984.95.1
Date:1910
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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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News cameraman covering fire, 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:1984.118.010
Date:1983
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Lana Kurtzer posing in his seaplane, 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:1984.118.017
Date:1983