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Image of Pacific Car & Foundry brochure for a motorized dump car, ca. 1926
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Pacific Car & Foundry brochure for a motorized dump car, ca. 1926

Pacific Car & Foundry produced heavy-duty logging and railway equipment. The motorized, earth-moving dump car featured in the brochure pictured here, operated on rails and was manufactured in Portland, Oregon in 1926. Pacific Car & Foundry continues in operation as PACCAR.
ID Number:1996.55.8
Date:Circa 1926
Image of ILWU members holding strike signs at Pier 20, Seattle, January 17, 1972
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ILWU members holding strike signs at Pier 20, Seattle, January 17, 1972

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU) 1971 strike began on July 1, when ILWU members walked out against their employers, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The union's goal was to secure employment, wages, and benefits in the face of increased mechanization, shrinking workforce, and the slowing economic climate of the early 1970s. The strike shut down all 56 West…
ID Number:2000.107.141.14.03
Date:1972
Image of Wine broker unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963
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Wine broker unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963

Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. According to the Washington State Wine organization, as of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.05
Date:1963
Image of Norm Rice waving from car at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993
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Norm Rice waving from car at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993

For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.On July 25th, 1993, drill…
ID Number:2000.107.19930725.2.13
Date:1993
Image of Workers readying concrete pour for Space Needle foundation, May 22, 1961
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Workers readying concrete pour for Space Needle foundation, May 22, 1961

The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World’s Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.4
Date:1961
Image of Core section of Space Needle under construction, June 26, 1961
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Core section of Space Needle under construction, June 26, 1961

The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.10
Date:1961
Image of Core section of Space Needle under construction, July 21, 1961
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Core section of Space Needle under construction, July 21, 1961

The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.12
Date:1961
Image of Core and legs of Space Needle under construction, August 31, 1961
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Core and legs of Space Needle under construction, August 31, 1961

The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World’s Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.17
Date:1961
Image of Space Needle under construction, showing partial installation of restaurant ring girder with “sunburst” vanes, October 31, 1961
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Space Needle under construction, showing partial installation of restaurant ring girder with “sunburst” vanes, October 31, 1961

The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World’s Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.25
Date:1961
Image of Construction of Space Needle restaurant deck, December 18, 1961
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Construction of Space Needle restaurant deck, December 18, 1961

The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World’s Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.31
Date:1961
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