3221 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The
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Heavy traffic at Aurora Avenue and Denny Way, Seattle, 1952
Three lanes of one-way traffic head east on Denny Way, with some of the cars turning right onto Denny from northbound Aurora Avenue. Conveniently, the traffics passes Texaco and Standard gas stations on the left, and Signal Gas on the right. If needed, drivers could also head to Dowling & Davidson Auto Repair just next to the Signal station, or…
ID Number:1986.5.12702.1
Date:1952
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Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV, Seattle, 1952
One of the highlights of Seattle's annual summer festival, Seafair, is hydroplane racing. Hydroplanes are racing boats built to glide across the water instead of through it. One of the most popular is seen here, the Slo-Mo-Shun IV, which set speed records and brought enthusiasm for the sport to Seattle in the early 1950s. "Slo-Mo" is currently on display at…
ID Number:1986.5.14163.1
Date:1952
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Boating season opening day parade, looking west, Seattle, May 2, 1958
A yearly tradition since 1920, the Seattle Yacht Club's Opening Day parade through the Montlake Cut is a festive celebration of the area's water activities. This view, looking west, shows boats of all shapes and sizes lining up to pass through the Montlake Cut and the raised Montake bridge to the waters of Portage Bay and Lake Union. The University…
ID Number:1986.5.14384.2
Date:1958
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Boating season opening day parade, looking southwest, Seattle, May 2, 1958
A yearly tradition since 1920, the Seattle Yacht Club's Opening Day parade through the Montlake Cut is a celebration of the area's water activities. This view, looking west, shows boats of all shapes and sizes passing through the Montlake Cut and the raised Montake bridge to the waters of Portage Bay and Lake Union. It was festive event for both…
ID Number:1986.5.14384.4
Date:1958
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Teenagers dancing at All-City Teeny-Boppers Dance, Seattle, 1966
Handwritten on sleeve: TEENAGERS, Seattle, Wash., All-City teeny boppers dance.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): November 23, 1966.
ID Number:1986.5.14926.1
Date:1966
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Child receiving tuberculosis test, Seattle, December 2, 1957
In December 1957, the Seattle and Highline school districts offered free tuberculosis screening tests to first-grade students, sponsored by the Anti-Tuberculosis League. Children with parental permission were given the Mantoux tuberculin test, a skin test which reveals the presence of tuberculosis bateria in the body.In this image White Center Heights Elementary School student Carlton J. York, center, receives a tuberculin…
ID Number:1986.5.15131.1
Date:1957
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Unemployed camp at City Hall Park near Third and Yesler, Seattle, 1939
Demonstrators erected this tent in City Hall Park with the sign 'Governor Martin's Starvation Camp No. 2' in response to King County's relief crisis. 'Camp No. 1' was in Spokane. The donated tent contained chairs and benches and there were plans to open a commissary there. Another tent was planned to hold foodstuffs donated by merchants to be distributed to…
ID Number:1986.5.15173.1
Date:1939
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Four people leaving courthouse after naturalization ceremony, March 1, 1965
On Monday, March 1, 1965, 46 people from 15 countries became U.S. citizens in naturalization proceedings held at the United State District Court in Seattle. Among the new citizens were the four individuals pictured here, descending the courthouse steps (left to right): Sheila Gulrajani, Gurnam Singh Sidhu, Leila Aulikki Maattanen, and Sister Catherine G. Rehal.
ID Number:1986.5.15318.1
Date:1965
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Servicemen and Japanese war brides, Seattle, 1951
During World War II, thousands of G.I.s married local women from countries where they were stationed. When their tour ended, they brought these "war brides" home to a new life in America. The War Bride Act of 1950 allowed spouses and children of military personnel to enter the U.S. This photo shows a large group of American servicemen posing on…
ID Number:1986.5.15492.1
Date:1951
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Aerial view of Washington State coastline, 1959
This aerial view, taken by the U.S. Coast Guard, shows an unidentified location along the Washington coast. Handwritten on sleeve: WASHINGTON STATE, Coast, Coast Guard airviews. Date photograph was filed by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 13, 1959.
ID Number:1986.5.15526.3
Date:1959