844 results for: Puget Sound
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Worker processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area. Early white settlers in Washington quickly found local shellfish to be a valuable export fetching high prices in San Francisco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.7.20
Date:1993
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Workers processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area. Early white settlers in Washington quickly found local shellfish to be a valuable export fetching high prices in San Francisco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.7.36
Date:1993
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Workers processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area.…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.8.04
Date:1993
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Employees leaving Boeing 747 plant, Everett, February 18, 1993
In 1989, Boeing employment in the Puget Sound region was at a record high of over 106,000 workers. In the early 1990s, amid a national recession and increased competition from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor, the Boeing Company announced a 36% reduction to commercial aircraft production and a cut of 19,000 jobs in the region.In this photo, Boeing workers are shown…
ID Number:2000.107.19930218.13.13
Date:1993
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Frank Shrontz and Harold Carr at press conference announcing Boeing layoffs, Seattle, February 18, 1993
In 1989, Boeing employment in the Puget Sound region was at a record high of over 106,000 workers. In the early 1990s, amid a national recession and increased competition from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor, the Boeing Company announced a 36% reduction to commercial aircraft production and a cut of 19,000 jobs in the region.In this photo, Boeing chairman Frank Shrontz…
ID Number:2000.107.19930218.13.26
Date:1993
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Boeing chairman Frank Shrontz waiting for press conference, Seattle, February 18, 1993
In 1989, Boeing employment in the Puget Sound region was at a record high of over 106,000 workers. In the early 1990s, amid a national recession and increased competition from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor, the Boeing Company announced a 36% reduction to commercial aircraft production and a cut of 19,000 jobs in the region.In this photo, Boeing chairman Frank Shrontz,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930218.14.14
Date:1993
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President Clinton speaking to employees at Boeing plant, Everett, February 22, 1993
In 1989, Boeing employment in the Puget Sound region was at a record high of over 106,000 workers. In the early 1990s, amid a national recession and increased competition from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor, the Boeing Company announced a 36% reduction to commercial aircraft production and a cut of 19,000 jobs in the region.In this photo, recently inaugurated President Bill…
ID Number:2000.107.19930222.11.33
Date:1993
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President Clinton and Speaker of the House, Tom Foley, visiting Boeing plant, February 22, 1993
In 1989, Boeing employment in the Puget Sound region was at a record high of over 106,000 workers. In the early 1990s, amid a national recession and increased competition from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor, the Boeing Company announced a 36% reduction to commercial aircraft production and a cut of 19,000 jobs in the region.In this photo, recently inaugurated President Bill…
ID Number:2000.107.19930222.16.14
Date:1993
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S'Klallam tribe canoe leaving Port Gamble, June 13, 1993
In the summer of 1989, seventeen tribes from around Puget Sound and the Washington coast participated in the first Tribal Canoe Journey, known as the Paddle to Seattle. Part of the Washington State Centennial celebration, the journey celebrated Native maritime history, specifically the history of canoe travel across the region. Each canoe “family” started from their home and stopped at…
ID Number:2000.107.19930613.1.22
Date:1993
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S'Klallam woman Melody Fulton sitting in canoe, June 13, 1993
In the summer of 1989, seventeen tribes from around Puget Sound and the Washington coast participated in the first Tribal Canoe Journey, known as the Paddle to Seattle. Part of the Washington State Centennial celebration, the journey celebrated Native maritime history, specifically the history of canoe travel across the region. Each canoe “family” started from their home and stopped at…
ID Number:2000.107.19930613.2.20
Date:1993