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Image of Ben Peterson at work during KING-TV filming at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1959
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Ben Peterson at work during KING-TV filming at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1959

On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story" a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, Ben Peterson is being filmed while working inside the factory. Stamped on verso: RICHFIELD SUCCESS STORY. PICTURE # 91013 22. SHOW DATE 10 13…
ID Number:2013.114.17
Date:1959
Image of Pete Peterson playing saxophone for a group of servicemen, Seattle, circa 1944
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Pete Peterson playing saxophone for a group of servicemen, Seattle, circa 1944

Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed a group of servicemen listening…
ID Number:2014.49.29.09.01
Date:Circa 1944
Image of Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway train at Issaquah depot, circa 1890
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Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway train at Issaquah depot, circa 1890

The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. This photo shows a passenger train at the depot in Issaquah. Stamped on…
ID Number:2016.81.1
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Two men standing on Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railway drawbridge across Snohomish River, circa 1890
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Two men standing on Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railway drawbridge across Snohomish River, circa 1890

The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. This photo shows two men standing on the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern…
ID Number:2016.81.2
Date:Circa 1890
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 John Peterson fly fishing at Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, 1950
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John Peterson fly fishing at Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, 1950

Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.Scaylea took this photo of fly fisherman John Peterson near Snoqualmie Falls in 1950. Handwritten on…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.167
Date:1950
Image of Swedish Hospital Training School for Nurses commencement program, Seattle, May 18, 1921
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Swedish Hospital Training School for Nurses commencement program, Seattle, May 18, 1921

The Swedish Hospital Training School for Nurses was founded in 1910 at the hospital's first location on Belmont Avenue in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Applicants to the nursing school had to be female, aged 18-35, and high school graduates. Students had to outfit themselves with four gingham dresses, 12 aprons, six collars, and two pairs of "high black leather shoes…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1046
Date:1921
Image of Three Klansmen talking to PI reporter Robert Berman, circa 1923
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Three Klansmen talking to PI reporter Robert Berman, circa 1923

A resurgence of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) movement between 1915 and the mid-1920s, in what historians call the "Second Klan," reached all 48 states, with membership over four million in the mid-1920s. Although the Klan's core belief in white supremacy, at least with regard to African Americans, had less resonance in Washington State, by 1921 there was a ready audience…
ID Number:PI21477
Date:Circa 1923
Image of Seattle's downtown before the Great Fire, Seattle, 1883
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Seattle's downtown before the Great Fire, Seattle, 1883

n the 1880s, Seattle's business district was near Pioneer Square. Loggers, miners, and others came to this part of the city to find work, supplies, and entertainment. Others came to Seattle to attend the Territorial University, which stood on a hill above the city.This photo, taken around 1884, shows the intersection of Commercial Street (now First Avenue South) and Main…
ID Number:SHS470
Date:1880
Image of Commercial Street in snow, Seattle, January 10, 1880
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Commercial Street in snow, Seattle, January 10, 1880

In the 1880s, Seattle's business district was near Pioneer Square. Loggers, miners, and others came to this part of the city to find work, supplies, and entertainment. Others came to Seattle to attend the Territorial University, which stood on a hill above the city .This photo, taken in 1880, shows the intersection of Commercial Street (now First Avenue South) and…
ID Number:SHS613
Date:1880
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