1580 results for: City of Seattle
Correspondence
Letter from Selden Burrows to his sister, Lillian, about the Seattle Fire, June 7, 1889
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a turning point in Seattle's history, destroying 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront, changing both the physical and political landscapes of the city. Albert Selden Burrows (1871-1944) wrote this letter his sister, Lillian, about the Great Fire. Selden Burrows taught in area schools and became the King County Superintendent of…
ID Number:1984.66.26
Date:1889
Photograph
Columbia Center construction, Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.179b
Date:1983
Photograph
Seattle Post-Intelligencer newsroom, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.229
Date:1983
Photograph
Dancers rehearsing "West Side Story," Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.330
Date:1983
Photograph
Ted De Coster cleaning windshield, Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.387
Date:1983
Photograph
Downtown Seattle from Harborview park, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.466
Date:1983
Photograph
Interior of Western Union telegraph office, circa 1920
Before telephones, fax machines and the internet, the quickest way to send a message over a long distance was by telegraph. Messages came in by wire to the local Western Union telegraph office, and print copies were delivered to homes and businesses.This 1920s photo shows the interior of Seattle's main Western Union office, at 113 Cherry Street. Men and women,…
ID Number:1985.85.4
Date:Circa 1920
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Henry MacLeod, March 26, 1985
Henry MacLeod was born in 1911 in Tacoma, Washington. He earned a BA degree at University of Washington in 1932. He joined the Seattle Times in 1932 and worked as the city editor during World War II. This interview with MacLeod, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 26, 1985, discusses the…
ID Number:1985.134.10
Date:1985
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Edith Robertson, January 6, 1985
Edith Robertson was born in Kansas City. She moved to Spokane in the early 1930s and Seattle in 1933. She worked as a waitress and a beautician before going to work in the shipyards during World War II. In this interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on January 6, 1985, Robertson recalls…
ID Number:1985.134.20
Date:1985
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Jim Ellis, March and July 1985
James Reed “Jim” Ellis (b. 1921) is widely regarded as the most visionary civic activist in King County history.Born in California, Ellis family moved to Seattle with his family in 1923. He attended John Muir Elementary School and Franklin High School, and graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1948.In the 1950s, Ellis was a leader in…
ID Number:1985.135.9
Date:1985