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Image of Keel laying ceremony for battleship Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, July 4, 1902
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Keel laying ceremony for battleship Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, July 4, 1902

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. This photo shows the ceremony for the laying of the keel inside the construction shed…
ID Number:2000.87.21.27
Date:1902
Image of Crowd at keel laying ceremony for the Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, July 4, 1902
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Crowd at keel laying ceremony for the Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, July 4, 1902

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. This photo shows a crowd of people gathered in the Nebraska's decorated construction shed to…
ID Number:2000.87.21.29
Date:1902
Image of Battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1903
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Battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1903

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. The keel for the battleship, named Nebraska, was laid on July 4, 1902, and the ship launched from the Moran Brothers yard on October 7, 1904. This photo shows early construction on the battleship Nebraska inside its construction shed.…
ID Number:2000.87.21.30
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1903
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Battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1903

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. This photo shows the construction of the battleship Nebraska inside its construction shed. Over1,000 workers…
ID Number:2000.87.21.33
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1904
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Battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1904

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began with a keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902. Over1,000 workers helped build the ship, which was 441 feet long with a beam of 76 feet. This photo shows the Nebraska within…
ID Number:2000.87.21.37
Date:Circa 1904
Image of Battleship Nebraska before launch at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, October 1904
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Battleship Nebraska before launch at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, October 1904

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began with a keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902. Over1,000 workers helped build the ship, which was 441 feet long with a beam of 76 feet. On launch day, most businesses in…
ID Number:2000.87.21.41
Date:1904
Image of Battleship Nebraska before launch at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, October 1904
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Battleship Nebraska before launch at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, October 1904

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began with a keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902. Over1,000 workers helped build the ship, which was 441 feet long with a beam of 76 feet. On launch day, most businesses in…
ID Number:2000.87.21.43
Date:1904
Image of Moran Brothers Company employee with drill at the shipyard on Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1900
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Moran Brothers Company employee with drill at the shipyard on Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1900

Robert Moran (1857-1943) and his brothers Frank and Sherman established Moran Bros. Marine and Sawmill Machinery Co. (later Moran Bros. Co.) in Seattle in 1882. In 1898, the firm built a fleet of 12 steamers and 10 barges, and delivered them on the Yukon River to carry food to the miners. The firm also built many large steel and wood…
ID Number:2000.87.49
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Production worker Steve Taylor at Aldus checking packages of PageMaker, June 1, 1987
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Production worker Steve Taylor at Aldus checking packages of PageMaker, June 1, 1987

Aldus Corporation was a software company founded in Seattle by Paul Brainerd in 1984 that developed PageMaker, one of the earliest desktop publishing (DTP) software products, which was released in July of 1985. The company is named after fifteenth-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius. Three former Aldus executives (Jeremy Jaech, Dave Walter, and Ted Johnson) left the company to establish Axon…
ID Number:2000.107.005.34.01
Date:1987
Image of Joseph Ashley of ProCyte in lab, August 14, 1990
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Joseph Ashley of ProCyte in lab, August 14, 1990

Founded in 1986 by Dr. Loren Pickart, ProCyte Corporation was a biotech medical skin company, which sold skincare products directly to dermatologists, include Iamin gel for wound dressing. Based in Kirkland, the company was acquired by Philadelphia-based PhotoMedex in 2005.Joseph Ashley, who had been president of the early Seattle biotech company Genetic Systems, served as President and CEO of ProCyte…
ID Number:2000.107.009.31.04
Date:1990
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