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Morning traffic on Roosevelt Way, Seattle, August 9, 1946
In this image, a slow-moving stream of automobiles clog southbound lanes of Roosevelt Way to East 50th during peak morning traffic. The extra heavy commute was due to the temporary closure of the Montlake Bridge, forcing motorists to use the Fremont and Aurora Bridges instead. Signs in image: Mobilgas; Osborne's RadioCaption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:2000.107.190.05.03
Date:1946
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Christmas traffic in downtown Seattle, December 22, 1955
In this image pedestrians literally battle their way across Westlake Avenue at Pine Street. Cars headed north (toward top of image) on Westlake are attempting to turn left (west) onto Pine Street, thus clogging the intersection for westbound cars on Pine Street. Signs in image: Packard; Clark's Restaurant; Moss; Hart's Jewelers; Rhodes of Seattle; Frederick & Nelson; Best'sCaption information derived…
ID Number:2000.107.190.06.01
Date:1955
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Children crossing 32nd Ave. N. near Harrison School, Seattle, April 26, 1951
The intersection shown here is located at 32nd Avenue North and East Republican Street, in the Harrison/Denny-Blaine neighborhood of Seattle's Central District. The intersection was described by residents at the time as a bad place for children to cross because there were no traffic lights. The cars in the picture are traveling north on 32nd Ave. as the children at…
ID Number:2000.107.190.06.02
Date:1951
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Cars passing through crosswalk at 15th and Republican, Seattle, April 15, 1951
In this image cars are shown at the intersection of 15th Avenue North and Republican Street, an intersection locals considered so dangerous due to the increase in motor traffic that they lobbied for a traffic light to replace the ineffective cross walk signal. Signs in image: Dugan's; Pittsburgh Paints, Child's Hardware; Helen's Professional Permanents; Holdsworth 10 cent storeCaption information derived…
ID Number:2000.107.190.06.03
Date:1951
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Children waiting to cross Lake Washington Blvd., Seattle, May 11, 1953
In this image three children hold hands as they wait for a car to pass before they cross Lake Washington Boulevard at 49th Avenue South. Parents, standing on the far side of the boulevard, met to protest the city's failure to put in a painted crosswalk at this spot, where three children were struck by a car on May 10,…
ID Number:2000.107.190.06.04
Date:1953
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Pedestrians crossing intersection at 7th Ave and Battery St., Seattle, May 25, 1951
In this image pedestrians attempt to cross the street at Seventh Avenue and Battery Street. During construction of the Alaskan Way viaduct Battery Street was restricted to one-way traffic, prompting locals to complain that the traffic lights installed put pedestrians in danger of being hit from the Dexter Avenue traffic. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:2000.107.190.06.05
Date:1951
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New traffic signal operating at 85th and Greenwood, Seattle, August 28, 1952
In this image a new type of traffic signal is tested by Seattle traffic engineering division at North 85th Street and Greenwood Avenue. In addition to the usual red, amber and green signals was added a glass column of green panels (indicated by added lettering). When the green signal was lit, the column at right also lit up green and…
ID Number:2000.107.190.06.06
Date:1952
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New bus for Rainier Valley system, Seattle, March 3, 1937
This image shows the first of the new buses for the Rainier Valley system being tried out on Aurora Avenue after it arrived from the Twin Coach Company of Kent, Ohio. Two of the Seattle Transit System's (later Metro Transit) orange-colored 31-passenger buses went in to service on March 3, 1937. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff…
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.01
Date:1937
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Bonds banners across Second Ave., Seattle, October 1, 1918
During World War I, the United States began selling war bonds called Liberty bonds or Liberty loans to support the allied cause. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the U. S. and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time. The Act of Congress which authorized the Liberty Bonds is…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.11
Date:1918
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Crowd at victory parade for NBA Champions the Seattle SuperSonics, June 4, 1979
This photograph of the victory parade for the Seattle SuperSonics, taken by staff photographer Bob Miller, appeared on the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on June 5, 1979.The parade on June 4, 1979, was given in honor of the Sonics victory over the Washington Bullets on June 1, 1979 in game 5 of the NBA Championship. An estimated 300,000…
ID Number:2000.107.240.01.01
Date:1979