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Image of Associated Shipbuilding employee spot welding plates to ribs, Seattle, September 12, 1941
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Associated Shipbuilding employee spot welding plates to ribs, Seattle, September 12, 1941

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.4.2a.3
Date:1941
Image of Ships at the Associated Shipbuilders shipyard, Seattle, circa 1940
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Ships at the Associated Shipbuilders shipyard, Seattle, circa 1940

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.4.2f.6
Date:Circa 1940
Image of Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company employees working on the USS Plainview, Seattle, 1964
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Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company employees working on the USS Plainview, Seattle, 1964

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.12.1bb.4.3
Date:1964
Image of Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company employees working on the USS Plainview, Seattle, circa 1964
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Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company employees working on the USS Plainview, Seattle, circa 1964

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.12.1bb.4.4
Date:Circa 1964
Image of Keel of the USS Plainview at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, 1964
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Keel of the USS Plainview at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, 1964

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.12.1bb.7
Date:1964
Image of Launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966
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Launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.12.1j.3
Date:1966
Image of Welder at launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966
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Welder at launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.12.1j.4
Date:1966
Image of Women employees at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944
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Women employees at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.w546
Date:1944
Image of Steamships being built at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, 1898
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Steamships being built at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, 1898

The Klondike gold rush brought lots of business to the Moran Brothers shipyard. In 1898, the company built twelve steamers to carry people and supplies on the Yukon River. The vessels were 175 feet long and 35 feet wide. They were built to be used in shallow river water, but they also had to be sturdy enough to make the…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.217
Date:1898
Image of Morrison Music Company advertisement, Seattle, circa 1950
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Morrison Music Company advertisement, Seattle, circa 1950

Howell O. “Morrie” Morrison (1888-1984) and Alice Nadine (Lanterman) Morrison (1982-1978) created the Pacific Northwest’s first local popular music empire, the Morrison Music Company. The Morrison’s business began as a sheet music publication company, capitalizing on the success of Alice’s hit songs, the royalties from which provided the company’s start-up capital. The sheet music company evolved into a series of…
ID Number:Lib1990.8.198
Date:Circa 1950
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