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Ford employees posed outside at South Lake Union assembly plant, Seattle, 1916
In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company had a number of buildings across the country for local assembly of Model T cars. One assembly plant was located in Seattle, at the southern end of Lake Union, at what is now 700 Fairview Avenue North. The building, which still stands, was occupied by The Craftsman Press for a period and, as…
ID Number:2004.39.1
Date:1916
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ZymoGenetics annual report, 2001
ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2005.26.1
Date:2001
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ZymoGenetics NASDAQ advertisement, 2002
ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2005.26.2.1
Date:2002
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Japanese language ZymoGenetics posters, 2002
ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2005.26.3
Date:2002
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Tobacco counter at the Merchant's Cafe, Seattle, circa 1916
Claiming to be Seattle’s oldest continuously operating restaurant, Merchant's Café stands at the corner of Yesler and James Streets in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square neighborhood. Seattle entrepreneur Franz Xavier "F.X." Schreiner opened his establishment around 1898 as Merchant's Exchange Saloon, changing the name to Merchant's Café during Prohibition. Over the years Merchant's has served as a restaurant, brothel, tavern, hotel,…
ID Number:2006.47.2
Date:Circa 1916
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Pacific Net & Twine building under construction, Seattle, circa 1918
The Pacific Net and Twine Company (later Pacific Marine Supply, then Pacific Marine Schwabacher, Inc.) was founded in 1897 in Seattle by Scottish immigrants Edward Cunningham (1878-1960) and Donald B. McBride (1862-1945). Originally selling netting and twine out of a basement, by 1913 the company had grown and moved its operations to Pier 8. In 1918 the company moved once…
ID Number:2007.4.22
Date:Circa 1918
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Pacific Net & Twine employees working in machine shop, Seattle, circa 1930
The Pacific Net and Twine Company (later Pacific Marine Supply, then Pacific Marine Schwabacher, Inc.) was founded in 1897 in Seattle by Scottish immigrants Edward Cunningham (1878-1960) and Donald B. McBride (1862-1945). Originally selling netting and twine out of a basement, by 1913 the company had grown and moved its operations to Pier 8. In 1918 the company moved once…
ID Number:2007.4.33
Date:Circa 1930
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Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1986
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.35
Date:Circa 1986
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Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1980
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.36
Date:Circa 1980
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Microsoft business card, circa 1980
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.37
Date:Circa 1980