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Image of Coliseum Theatre film poster, Seattle, November 19-25, 1921
Poster

Coliseum Theatre film poster, Seattle, November 19-25, 1921

Seattle's Coliseum Theatre, at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, was the world's first theater designed just for the movies. Unlike other theaters of its time, it had no stage for live acts. It did, however, have a nursery for children, and an organ and orchestra to play with silent movies. Designed by B. Marcus Priteca (1889-1971),…
ID Number:2019.3.33
Date:1921
Image of Coliseum Theatre film poster, Seattle, June 10-19, 1922
Poster

Coliseum Theatre film poster, Seattle, June 10-19, 1922

Seattle's Coliseum Theatre, at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, was the world's first theater designed just for the movies. Unlike other theaters of its time, it had no stage for live acts. It did, however, have a nursery for children, and an organ and orchestra to play with silent movies. Designed by B. Marcus Priteca (1889-1971),…
ID Number:2019.3.34
Date:1922
Image of Seattle War Camp Community Service map, circa 1918
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Seattle War Camp Community Service map, circa 1918

Once the United States entered World War I in 1917, numerous military personnel began to pass through Seattle. The Seattle War Camp Community Service group formed to provide support to these visiting servicemen and veterans. Among other things, they published a map of downtown Seattle that promoted the Seattle Soldiers and Sailors Club and the Hospitality Club. It noted their…
ID Number:2019.3.51
Date:1918
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Oral history interview with Ed Fries, March 13, 2013

Interview with Ed Fries, the former vice president of Microsoft Game Studios, conducted by Julia Swan at the MOHAI Resource Center for the Places of Invention: Gaming in Greater Seattle Oral History Project in March 2013.
ID Number:2019.35.19.1
Date:2013
Videorecording

Oral history interview with Megan Gaiser, April 14, 2013

Interview with Megan Gaiser, chief creative strategy officer at Her Interactive, conducted by Julia Swan at the MOHAI Resource Center in Seattle for the Places of Invention: Gaming in Greater Seattle Oral History Project in April 2013.
ID Number:2019.35.19.2
Date:2013
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Oral history interview with Richard Garfield, May 6, 2013

Interview with Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic the Gathering, conducted by Julia Swan at the MOHAI Resource Center for the Places of Invention: Gaming in Greater Seattle Oral History Project in May 2013.
ID Number:2019.35.19.3
Date:2013
Videorecording

Oral history interview with Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, April 10, 2013

Interview with Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik of the comic Penny Arcade. Holkins is the writer and Krahulik is the cartoonist. The interview was conducted by Julia Swan at the MOHAI Resource Center in Seattle for the Places of Invention: Gaming in Greater Seattle Oral History Project in April 2013.
ID Number:2019.35.19.4
Date:2013
Image of Loudeye Technologies annual report, 2000
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Loudeye Technologies annual report, 2000

Seattle entrepreneur Martin Tobias founded Loudeye Corporation as Encoding.com in 1997. The company, which focused on encoding audio and video files for distribution over the internet, changed its name to Loudeye Technologies in 1999. Loudeye’s 2000 initial public stock offering was extremely successful, and the company was valued at $1.4 billion at the time. It expanded into the European market…
ID Number:2019.58.2
Date:2000
Image of Mission Theatre program, Seattle, April 1936
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Mission Theatre program, Seattle, April 1936

The Mission Theatre operated from 1924 to 1950 at 5625 Airport Way in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood; the building still stands. This program lists all the movies to be shown at the Mission during the month of April 1936, including the shorts and cartoons. Most of the films, including the Marx Brothers “A Night at the Opera,” had been released during…
ID Number:2019.92.14
Date:1936
Image of Souvenir sticker from opening of Link light rail, Seattle, July 18, 2009
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Souvenir sticker from opening of Link light rail, Seattle, July 18, 2009

The Link light rail route connecting Westlake station to the Sea-Tac airport opened on Saturday, July 18, 2009 and was free to ride for its opening weekend. The 14 mile Central Link (now called 1 Line) had approximately 45,000 riders on the opening day, which featured a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Mt. Baker station and musical entertainment for waiting…
ID Number:2020.25.14
Date:2009
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