• Visit
    • Museum Accessibility
    • Community Access
    • Group Visits and Tours
    • Programs
      • History Café
      • MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series
      • First Thursday
      • Denny Lecture
      • Al Young Educator of the Year
      • Everyday Heroes
    • MOHAI Mercantile
    • Gourmondo at MOHAI
  • Exhibits
  • Events
  • Collections and Research
    • Collections Search
    • Themed Collections
    • Research Library
    • Image Ordering
    • Donate an Artifact
    • Curator’s Fellowship
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Membership at MOHAI
    • Gift Memberships
    • Corporate Support
  • Education
    • Field Trips
      • Self-Guided School Year Explorations
      • Creating Our Community
      • Cracking the History Code: Salish Stories
      • Cracking the History Code: Settling Around the Sound
      • Hands on History
      • Self-Guided Summer Field Trips
      • Homeschool Group
    • Portable Museum Program
    • Scholarships
    • Education FAQ
    • Primary Source Analysis
    • Online Curricula
    • Teen Programs
    • Idea Lab
    • Discovery Packs
    • Summer Camps
  • About
    • Annual Reports
    • The MOHAI Blog
    • Contact MOHAI
    • Opportunities
    • Leadership
    • Private Events
  • Donate
  • Tickets
  • Membership
HomeCollections and ResearchCollections Search

Collections Search

Explore stories in Northwest history through highlights from MOHAI’s collections. Search by keyword below or browse the entire online collection by entering the asterisk symbol (*). Filter your search by type of materials.

Download lower resolution images directly from an item page. MOHAI offers high-resolution digital reproductions of photographs and other materials from our collections for personal and professional use.

We have many more items in our collections and not everything you see online is on view at the museum. We have additional materials online at the University of Washington’s Digital Collections.

MOHAI Statement on Harmful Content

Search by Collection

Not finding what you are looking for?
Ask the MOHAI Collections Staff

381 results for: Seattle Construction Company

Share:
Image of Report card for Nathalia Jensen, 1914
Document

Report card for Nathalia Jensen, 1914

Rasmus Peter Jensen immigrated to Seattle in 1889 and homesteaded in the West of Woodland Park district (now the West Woodland neighborhood). He was a carpenter by trade and operated both a construction business and a general store out of his home. Mr. Jensen married Marie E. D. Hansen in 1892 and they had two children, Anna C. Jensen (1894-1912)…
ID Number:1971.5068.37
Date:1914
Image of Construction of Stimson Medical Center Building, Seattle, 1924
Photograph

Construction of Stimson Medical Center Building, Seattle, 1924

Charles D. Stimson (1857-1929) moved to Seattle in 1889 and by 1909, may have been Seattle's most influential person, as he headed the Metropolitan Bank, the General Insurance Company of America, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition effort, and the Metropolitan Building Company. His wife, Harriet Mary Overton (1862-1936), was a dedicated supporter of the Seattle Symphony. Their daughter Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989)…
ID Number:1971.5117.3
Date:1924
Image of West side of 3rd Ave., between Union St. and Pike St., Seattle, circa 1902
Photograph

West side of 3rd Ave., between Union St. and Pike St., Seattle, circa 1902

This view of the west side of Third Avenue, between Union Street and Pike Street in downtown Seattle, features a three story building housing The Manhattan, a rooming house at 1423 1/3 Third Avenue. The building is standing and in use as of 2017. This view also includes Consolidated Fuel Company at 1413 Third Avenue and William and Margaret Hewitt's…
ID Number:1972.5346.12
Date:Circa 1902
Image of Walker Building at 2nd Ave. and University St., Seattle, circa 1906
Photograph

Walker Building at 2nd Ave. and University St., Seattle, circa 1906

This view of the northeast corner of Second Avenue and University Street in downtown includes the Walker Building. Cyrus Walker (1827-1913), an executive with the Puget Mill Company, built this commercial investment property in 1903. The building was demolished in the late 1980s and since 1998 the site has been occupied by the Seattle Symphony's Benaroya Hall. The building material…
ID Number:1972.5346.13
Date:Circa 1906
Image of Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, 1941
Photograph

Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, 1941

Olson & Winge Marine Works was formed in 1941 by Oscar E. Olson (b. 1882) and Carl B. Winge (1891-1956). The two met in 1910 while working for King and Winge Shipbuilding Company, started in 1899 by Carl's uncle, Albert M. Winge (1868-1916), and his partner Thomas J. King (1843–1925). From around 1941 to 1944, the Olson & Winge yard…
ID Number:1972.5503.4
Date:1941
Image of Construction of U.S. Navy torpedo boats at the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, circa 1942
Photograph

Construction of U.S. Navy torpedo boats at the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, circa 1942

Olson & Winge Marine Works was formed in 1941 by Oscar E. Olson (b. 1882) and Carl B. Winge (1891-1956). The two met in 1910 while working for King and Winge Shipbuilding Company, started in 1899 by Carl's uncle, Albert M. Winge (1868-1916), and his partner Thomas J. King (1843–1925). From around 1941 to 1944, the Olson & Winge yard…
ID Number:1972.5503.75
Date:Circa 1942
Image of U.S. Navy covered wooden lighters under construction at the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, 1943
Photograph

U.S. Navy covered wooden lighters under construction at the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, 1943

Olson & Winge Marine Works was formed in 1941 by Oscar E. Olson (b. 1882) and Carl B. Winge (1891-1956). The two met in 1910 while working for King and Winge Shipbuilding Company, started in 1899 by Carl's uncle, Albert M. Winge (1868-1916), and his partner Thomas J. King (1843–1925). From around 1941 to 1944, the Olson & Winge yard…
ID Number:1972.5503.84
Date:1943
Image of Schooner King & Winge and crew amid Arctic ice floes, 1914
Photograph

Schooner King & Winge and crew amid Arctic ice floes, 1914

This image shows the schooner King & Winge signaling distress by flying its flag upside down, probably en route to rescue the crew of the Karluk, which sank in the Chukchi Sea in January 1914.The King & Winge was one of the most famous ships ever built in Seattle. Designed by Albert Winge, she was built by the King &…
ID Number:1972.5503.131
Date:1914
Image of Pilot boat CGR-2469 in the water at the Olson & Winge Marine Works, Seattle, 1944
Photograph

Pilot boat CGR-2469 in the water at the Olson & Winge Marine Works, Seattle, 1944

Coast Guard pilot boat CGR-2469 came to the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard as the Columbia for conversion during World War II. She had been built in 1914 as the King & Winge, one of the most famous ships ever built in Seattle. Designed by Albert Winge, she was built by the King and Winge Shipbuilding Company, intended as…
ID Number:1972.5503.141
Date:1944
Image of Men with horse team on First Avenue, Seattle, circa 1890
Photograph

Men with horse team on First Avenue, Seattle, circa 1890

In this image, a group of men pose with a horse-drawn wagon on the boardwalk along First Avenue just past Cherry Street. The wagon appears to be carrying a large slab of marble or other stone, perhaps part of the reconstruction efforts after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, when rebuilding efforts favored steel, stone, and brick construction over the…
ID Number:1980.6923.41
Date:Circa 1890
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 39 Next

Land Acknowledgement

MOHAI stands on the historic and contemporary lands and shores of the Duwamish, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, and other Coast Salish Nations. We acknowledge the forced displacement of Native Communities from this land while honoring the endurance of the Duwamish people who still live here.
Address: 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle WA, 98109
Phone: 206 324 1126
  • Plan a Visit
  • Directions and Parking
  • Accessibility
  • Group Tours
  • About

Sign up to Receive our Newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Copyright 2026, Museum of History & Industry. All Rights Reserved