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Image of Moran-Lakeside School mailer, Seattle, 1921
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Moran-Lakeside School mailer, Seattle, 1921

In 1919, Frank G. Moran, founder of the Moran School for Boys on Bainbridge Island, opened an additional boys’ school on Lake Washington in Seattle’s Denny-Blaine district. Named Moran-Lakeside School, it lasted for four years before a series of changes in ownership, name, and location. Today, as Lakeside School, it serves both boys and girls at its campus in North…
ID Number:1996.55.4
Date:1921
Image of Seattle Photo-Engravers Union engravers picnic, Lake Wilderness, 1938
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Seattle Photo-Engravers Union engravers picnic, Lake Wilderness, 1938

In the summer of 1938, members of the Seattle Photo-Engravers Union and their families gathered at Lake Wilderness for their annual picnic, and posed for this informal panoramic group photo. The men, women, and children show a variety of ages and clothing styles.Lake Wilderness, near Maple Valley, Washington, became a popular resort area in the 1920s. Handwritten on verso: Photo…
ID Number:1997.18.99
Date:1938
Image of Edward and Abbie Denny Lindsley posing for wedding portrait, Seattle, 1877
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Edward and Abbie Denny Lindsley posing for wedding portrait, Seattle, 1877

Abilene Lucinda "Abbie" Denny (1858-1915) was born in Seattle to pioneers David Thomas Denny (1832–1903) and Louisa (Boren) Denny (1827–1916). In 1877 she married Edward Lawrence Lindsley (1853-1933) who had been born in Wisconsin to Aaron and Maria Newell Lindsley. Abbie Lindsley was a well-known painter and writer, using the pen-names "Chelana" and "Sagebrush." Together the Lindsleys had at least…
ID Number:1999.42.1
Date:1877
Image of Gene Achziger and his Bubbleator greenhouse, Des Moines, Washington, December 8, 1988
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Gene Achziger and his Bubbleator greenhouse, Des Moines, Washington, December 8, 1988

In this image Gene Achziger adjusts the doors on the 1962 Seattle World's Fair Bubbleator, converted to a greenhouse at his Redondo home in the 1980s. The Bubbleator was a 19-foot wide, 3,000 pound, bubble-shaped transparent hydraulic elevator, built specifically for the fair's "World of Tomorrow" exhibit in the Washington State Coliseum (later Key Arena, and as of 2021 Climate…
ID Number:2000.107.002.14.01
Date:1988
Image of Students in substance abuse support group, Lake Washington High School, Seattle, April 28, 1989
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Students in substance abuse support group, Lake Washington High School, Seattle, April 28, 1989

In this image Lake Washington High School students attend a year-long, one credit course addressing issues the students face as former addicts. The student at left, speaks freely of his family problems as the other two listen. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.006.09.01
Date:1989
Image of Family riding on Bicycle Sunday, Seattle, May 28, 1972
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Family riding on Bicycle Sunday, Seattle, May 28, 1972

From April through September, Lake Washington Boulevard has often been closed to cars for Bicycle Sundays. The route ran from Mount Baker to Seward Park. The weather for the May 1972 event was sunny and warm, and many cyclists took part.Here, a man pedals his bicycle along the boulevard, carrying one toddler in a framed backpack and another on a…
ID Number:2000.107.021.23.02
Date:1972
Image of Father teaching his daughter to ride a bicycle, Seattle, June 18, 1989
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Father teaching his daughter to ride a bicycle, Seattle, June 18, 1989

From April through September, Seattle’s Lake Washington Boulevard has often been closed to cars for Bicycle Sundays. In 1989, the event took place on Father’s Day. Here, Mike Boze, and his daughter Elizabeth, take advantage of the closed boulevard for a bike lesson. At four-and-a-half, Elizabeth is steadied by her father’s hand and the bike’s training wheels. Caption information source:…
ID Number:2000.107.021.25.01
Date:1989
Image of Portrait of Ruby Bishop, Seattle, January 1983
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Portrait of Ruby Bishop, Seattle, January 1983

Ruby Bishop (1919-2019) was born in Thurston County and was a well-known Seattle jazz singer and pianist for decades. Ms. Bishop was an active member of the American Federation of Music (AFM) Local 493 in Seattle, also known as the "Negro Musicians' Union," founded in 1918 as Local 458 when African Americans were excluded from Seattle's first musicians' union, AFM…
ID Number:2000.107.022.17.03
Date:1983
Image of Hikers supporting the creation of the Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle, September 12, 1971
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Hikers supporting the creation of the Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle, September 12, 1971

In 1885, Judge Thomas Burke, D.H. Gilman, and other investors raised funds to build the Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railway. They hoped to connect Seattle by train to the eastern part of the U.S., but the initial route only reached the north end of Lake Washington. Later absorbed by the Northern Pacific the line was used primarily for a…
ID Number:2000.107.029.17.01
Date:1971
Image of Joe Kochanowski on his homemade bike at protest concerning the Burke-Gilman trail extension, Seattle, March 3, 1988
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Joe Kochanowski on his homemade bike at protest concerning the Burke-Gilman trail extension, Seattle, March 3, 1988

After the success of the initial stretch of the Burke-Gilman Trail along Lake Washington, walkers, joggers, and bikers pressed for a western extension. Burlington Northern had just sold property that included several vacated stretches of rail, and the city was planning to buy these. While the Montana-based purchasers said they would not block the trail, not everyone was convinced. Members…
ID Number:2000.107.029.17.04
Date:1988
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