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Alki Avenue during regrade, Seattle, July 21, 1913
In the winter of 1913, the Seattle-based hydraulic contracting firm Lewis, Wiley & Morse began work on a regrade, fill and seawall project along Alki Avenue in West Seattle. The construction continued through 1913 and was completed in the spring of 1914. The project involved a hydraulic hillside regrade near the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Alki Avenue. A new…
ID Number:2010.3.32.59
Date:1913
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View south on Alki Avenue during regrade, showing rail tracks and homes, West Seattle, August 19, 1913
In the winter of 1913, the Seattle-based hydraulic contracting firm Lewis, Wiley & Morse began work on a regrade, fill and seawall project along Alki Avenue in West Seattle. The construction continued through 1913 and was completed in the spring of 1914. The project involved a hydraulic hillside regrade near the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Alki Avenue. A new…
ID Number:2010.3.32.61
Date:1913
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Reflection of Space Needle in Fourth and Vine building, Seattle, 1976
In this image, Seattle's iconic Space Needle is reflected in the nine-story Fourth and Vine building, which opened in 1976. The Space Needle was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair, and at that time was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River, at 605 feet tall.
ID Number:2010.53.1
Date:1976
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View of Pioneer Square showing construction of Pioneer Building, circa 1890
In the aftermath of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, a huge rebuilding effort resulted in the construction of many new brick and stone buildings. The Pioneer Building, at right in this photo, was one of several new buildings in the historic district designed by architect Elmer Fisher. This photo shows construction on the nearly completed building, located at the…
ID Number:2011.26.7.14
Date:Circa 1890
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Group of men looking at Currin shoe window display in Carl Schermer store, First Avenue South, Seattle, 1921
The Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company was founded in 1908 at 225 Eastlake Avenue with a partnership between Hugh L. Currin and Warren Greene. In 1920 the company moved to a new factory building at 2715 Western Avenue. Currin-Greene manufactured boots and specialty work shoes sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. In particular, they were known for hand-made, cleated logging…
ID Number:2013.114.7
Date:1921
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Merchant’s Café and Trinity night club, Seattle, 2006
Claiming to be Seattle’s oldest continuously operating restaurant, the Merchant's Café, 109 Yesler Street, stands at the corner of Yesler and James Streets. Opening as the Merchant's Exchange Saloon in 1900, soon after Seattle’s 1889 Great Fire, its owners changed the name to Café during Prohibition. Over the years it has served as a restaurant, brothel, tavern and jazz club.…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.ARCH516
Date:2006
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View north up Nagle Place from E. Pine St. on Capitol Hill, Seattle, circa 1954
This street view looking north from E. Pine St. along Nagle Place includes the loading dock of the Broadway Station Post Office, just past the Pontiac service entrance and to the left of the 1949 Ford sedan and the Carnation Ice Cream truck parked on the west side of the street. In the mid-1950s, photographer Al Smith began working as…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder04.002
Date:Circa 1954
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Harvest Festival Queen candidates riding in July 4th parade, Seattle, circa 1953
Five Harvest Festival Queen candidates from Filipino and American communities in the Auburn area ride down Seattle's Fourth Avenue in a Buick convertible during the Fourth of July parade while spectators watch from the sidewalk in front of the Rainier Club. The sign on the car reads, "Official Car, Filipino & American Community, Auburn & Vicinity, Wash."
ID Number:2014.49.006.003.0007
Date:Circa 1953
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Philippine Republic representatives riding in July 4th parade, Seattle, circa 1953
Seven members of the local Philippine community, including a festival queen, ride down Seattle's Fourth Avenue during the Fourth of July parade as spectators watch the passing car from the sidewalk in front of the Rainier Club. A banner on the Cadillac convertible celebrates the founding of the Philippine Republic.
ID Number:2014.49.006.003.0008
Date:Circa 1953
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Marquee at Showbox Theater on 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1953
In this image, the marquee at the Showbox Theater reads "Duke Ellington, His Orchestra & Sepia Revue, Harlem Headliners, Ivie Anderson, Marie Bryant, King Dickerson, Edwards & Pearson." A banner on the lamp post reads, "Show Box Now Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra."
ID Number:2014.49.006.027.0073
Date:Circa 1960