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Kurt Grant driving the "Mole" boring machine, Seattle, March 15, 1988
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated in 2009 to include light rail access. In this image Kurt Grant sits in the control seat of the huge Robbins boring machine, nicknamed the "Mole," under Third…
ID Number:2000.107.124.37.02
Date:1988
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Chris Niggas patching Metro tunnel's waterproof membrane, Seattle, May 18, 1988
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated in 2009 to include light rail access.In this image taken during tunnel construction, Chris Naggas patches a hole in the waterproof PVC membrane installed to keep water from…
ID Number:2000.107.124.37.03
Date:1988
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Boring machine at Metro tunnel portal, Seattle, May 18, 1987
In this image taken at the Metro Bus Tunnel portal between Jackson Street and Main Street near Fourth Avenue, workers from Shaughnessy Moving Engineers and Atkinson and Dillingham Construction Company remove the last of two iron support beams that held up the huge new Robbins boring machine, nicknamed the "Mole," during transportation. At its starting place in this photo, the…
ID Number:2000.107.124.37.04
Date:1987
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Excavation for Metro bus tunnel at 6th and Pine, Seattle, January 4, 1988
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated in 2009 to include light rail access.In this image, Pine Street at Sixth Avenue is shown being excavated once again for tunnel construction after it had been temporarily…
ID Number:2000.107.124.37.05
Date:1988
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Lynnwood Elks' Cossacks motorcycle stunt team nearing the Garfield Street Bridge, Seattle, February 13, 1972
Some 200 motorcycle riders participated in the 11th Annual Heart Fund Benefit Motorcycle Ride in February 1972. Each paid two dollars to ride from the Garfield Street Bridge in Seattle through Woodinville and Bothell to Lynnwood, and back. Riders picked up playing cards at certain stops, and three then won trophies for the best poker hand. With additional fundraising that…
ID Number:2000.107.128.35.01
Date:1972
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Teamsters striking King County Humane Society, Seattle, March 29, 1972
In March 1972, Teamsters Local 174 in Seattle walked out of work at the King County Humane Society, where they had been without a contract since the previous April. The Teamsters also filed an unfair-labor-practice charge against the Humane Society, contending that the non-profit had refused to bargain for a new contract. Waldo J. Dahl, president of the Humane Society,…
ID Number:2000.107.141.14.04
Date:1972
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Buntha Nhep counseling Taing family at the Asian Resettlement Center, Bellevue, June 14, 1982
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. By 1982, there were 30,000 refugees from Southeast Asia living in Washington. Many spoke little or no English, had very little money, and were unemployed. When they left…
ID Number:2000.107.151.05.03
Date:1982
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Port queens at Port of Embarkation anniversary celebration, July 28, 1955
The Seattle Port of Embarkation marked its 13th anniversary by having an outdoor party with about 600 guests at the Port's headquarters near Pier 37. It was also the 13th anniversary of the Transportation Corps in Seattle, and Mayor Allan Pomeroy proclaimed the day as "Transportation Corps Day." Thirty-two Seafair queen candidates were introduced to the guests, and one, Helen…
ID Number:2000.107.164.29.01
Date:1955
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L. Hoyt Motors car lot on Aurora Avenue North, August 1983
Aurora Avenue North in Seattle, part of State Route 99, has a long history of being home to car sale lots and other auto-oriented businesses. For decades before Interstate 5 was built, Aurora Avenue was the main highway in Seattle, dotted with restaurants, gas stations and car repair shops, stores, and motels. The area around 92nd Street has a long…
ID Number:2000.107.165.05.02
Date:1983
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Westlake Chevrolet Co. staff outside dealership, November 13, 1964
In this photo, staff at the Westlake Chevrolet Co. pose with Santa in his sleigh and cash in their hands to greet the start of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Christmas Fun for underprivileged school children with their donations, which totaled $360. At left is general manager E.F. McCarty and vice president Larry Norton, Jr. The used car center opened at 301…
ID Number:2000.107.165.06.01
Date:1964