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Jack Hennessey with his roosters, Seattle, January 3, 1928
Close to 1,500 birds were exhibited at the Puget Sound Poultry Association's show in 1928. Among them were two roosters belonging to Jack Hennessey. In this photo taken at the show, he poses with his birds. Handwritten on sleeve: Poultry Show Birds.Photographer's Reference Number: 128448
ID Number:1983.10.3905
Date:1928
Volunteer Park conservatory interior, Seattle, circa 1928
The Volunteer Park Conservatory was completed in 1912 and opened in 1913, part of the Olmsted Brothers design for the park in Capitol Hill. Handwritten on sleeve: Vol. Park Green House Int.Photographer's Reference Number: 128650Caption information source: "Volunteer Park Conservatory nears completion on September 22, 1912," by Colleen E. O'Connor, HistoryLink.org Essay 10618
ID Number:1983.10.3935.3
Date:Circa 1928
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Steamship "Northwestern" in dry dock, circa 1928
When a ship needs repairs to its hull, rudder, or propeller, it is floated into a shipyard dry dock. The dry dock is then closed and the water is pumped out so that workmen can reach the underside of the ship without getting wet. This photo, taken around 1928, shows the steamship "Northwestern" in a Seattle dry dock. Workmen stand…
ID Number:1983.10.3942
Date:Circa 1928
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Chandelier at Orpheum Theatre, Seattle, circa 1928
The new Orpheum Theatre opened August 25, 1927 and was heralded as one of the finest vaudeville and "photoplay" houses on the West Coast. Designed in Spanish Renaissance style by the famous architect B. Marcus Priteca, the building stood at the corner of 5th and Stewart until 1967, when it was destroyed for construction of the Washington Plaza Hotel. Massive…
ID Number:1983.10.3944.2
Date:Circa 1928
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Light fixture at Orpheum Theatre, Seattle, circa 1928
The new Orpheum Theatre opened August 25, 1927 and was heralded as one of the finest vaudeville and "photoplay" houses on the West Coast. Designed in Spanish Renaissance style by the famous architect B. Marcus Priteca, the building stood at the corner of 5th and Stewart until 1967, when it was destroyed for construction of the Washington Plaza Hotel. Several…
ID Number:1983.10.3944.3
Date:Circa 1928
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Orpheum Theatre entrance, Seattle, circa 1928
Seattle's new Orpheum Theatre opened in 1927. It was one of the largest and most elegant members of the Orpheum Circuit, a nationwide chain of "photo play" and vaudeville theaters. The August 1927 program included music on the Wurlitzer organ, a feature movie (Rod LaRocque in "The Fighting Eagle"), a newsreel, and a song and dance revue ("Ned Wayburn's Buds…
ID Number:1983.10.3965.2
Date:Circa 1928
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Whaleboats at Bellevue, circa 1922
From the 1920s to 1940, the ships of the American Pacific Whaling Company wintered in Bellevue, Washington. While there, the company made repairs to the ships and equipment and got them ready for the next Alaska whaling season. In 1940, the docks were turned over to the United States Coast Guard for a repair base.This photo, probably taken in the…
ID Number:1983.10.3974
Date:Circa 1922
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Man with harpoon cannon, Bellevue, circa 1925
From the 1920s to 1940, the ships of the American Pacific Whaling Company spent each winter in Bellevue. During the winter, the company made repairs to the ships and equipment and got them ready for the next Alaska whaling season. This photo shows a man checking out the harpoon cannon on the bow of the Westport. The vessel was part…
ID Number:1983.10.3975
Date:Circa 1925
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Kunugi loganberry field on Vashon Island, circa 1928
The Kunugi Loganberry field, shown in the foreground of this photo, was located at SW 228th and Vashon Highway SW. This view looks east over inner Quartermaster Harbor toward Maury Island. The large structure visible in the center distance is the early Burton High School. In the 1950s, the Burton Elementary School was built on the site of the Kunugi…
ID Number:1983.10.3985
Date:Circa 1928
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Vashon Island waterfront, circa 1928
The first permanent white settlers arrived on Vashon Island in 1877. By the end of the 1880s, the island had its first sawmill, stores, and schools. In the early part of the 20th century, Vashon Island marketed itself as "The Home of the Big Red Strawberry." Handwritten on sleeve: Vashon Island Scene.Photographer's Reference Number: 129059
ID Number:1983.10.3986
Date:Circa 1928