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Image of Child at Syttende Mai Celebration, Seattle, May 17, 1988
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Child at Syttende Mai Celebration, Seattle, May 17, 1988

Many Norwegians settled in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, and the community has celebrated Norway's Constitution Day (May 17th, or Syttende Mai), since 1889. Thousands line Market Street for the annual parade.Here, in 1988, two-year old Siri Molvik shows off her traditional dress during the celebration. Caption information source: http://www.17thofmay.orgCaption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to…
ID Number:2000.107.165.10.04
Date:1988
Image of Schmidt sisters at the Syttende Mai festivities, Seattle, May 17, 1981
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Schmidt sisters at the Syttende Mai festivities, Seattle, May 17, 1981

Many Norwegians settled in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, and the community has celebrated Norway's Constitution Day (May 17th, or Syttende Mai), since 1889. Thousands line Market Street for the annual parade.Here, six-year-old Karashawn Schmidt and her sister, four-year-old Shannon Schmidt, celebrate Syttende Mai in 1981. Caption information source: http://www.17thofmay.orgCaption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to…
ID Number:2000.107.165.10.05
Date:1981
Image of Magnolia State Bank, Seattle, August 7, 1953
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Magnolia State Bank, Seattle, August 7, 1953

The Magnolia State Bank, organized, staffed, and wholly owned and directed by residents of Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood, opened for business at 2231 32nd Avenue West on December 15, 1948. Some time in the late 1950s, the bank became the Magnolia branch of Peoples National Bank of Washington.This photograph of Magnolia State Bank was taken the day after a lone thief…
ID Number:2000.107.165.12.02
Date:1953
Image of SeaFirst self-serve banking desk, Seattle, August 5, 1993
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SeaFirst self-serve banking desk, Seattle, August 5, 1993

In August 1993, Seattle's SeaFirst Bank opened its first self-service Banker-on-Call center at its Westlake Park branch. It included a video conferencing system that allowed customers to talk directly with a banker about loans, credit cards, new accounts, and other bank services.Here, SeaFirst vice president and branch manager Jeri Lee Jump (standing) and personal banker Reid Warner test the Banker-on-Call…
ID Number:2000.107.165.17.01
Date:1993
Image of Block party protesting development, Seattle, August 28, 1977
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Block party protesting development, Seattle, August 28, 1977

In this image, spectators and dancers enjoy music provided by the Maraire Marimba Ensemble at a block party on 13th Avenue East between E. Republican Street and E. Mercer Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The house behind the band at 516 13th Avenue E. is one of the older housing units that developers wanted to tear down and replace…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.01
Date:1977
Image of Volunteers cleaning vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, June 14, 1975
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Volunteers cleaning vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, June 14, 1975

In this image, volunteers removed weeds, brush, and grass from nine houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Capitol Hill which had been vacant for eight years. Plans by Parkridge Development to tear the houses down and build a 50-unit apartment building at the site had been delayed by a zoning dispute and the properties had become…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.02
Date:1975
Image of Car passing vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
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Car passing vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982

This image of the exterior of turn-of-the-century houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Captiol Hill shows their derelict state. Nine houses across from Volunteer Park were purchased by Parkridge Development eight years prior with the intention of tearing them down and building a 50-unit apartment building at the site. The plans were delayed by a zoning…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.03
Date:1982
Image of Boarding up a vacant house on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
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Boarding up a vacant house on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982

This image shows Dennis Lehtinsen, an employee of the owners, boarding up one of nine turn-of-the-century houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Capitol Hill. The houses across from Volunteer Park were purchased by Parkridge Development eight years prior with the intention of tearing them down and building a 50-unit apartment building at the site. The plans…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.04
Date:1982
Image of Planting cherry trees on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
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Planting cherry trees on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982

In the spring of 1982, residents of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood turned out to plant some 250 cherry trees paid for by federal block grant money. Residents chose Bing cherries for their food value and because their foliage matched the area's brick gutters.Here, landscape contractor Henry Zinser helps Capitol Hill resident Carol Baldwin plant a Bing cherry tree on East…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.05
Date:1982
Image of Do Good Club members discussing event, Seattle, February 11, 1948
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Do Good Club members discussing event, Seattle, February 11, 1948

The Do Good Club, a club begun by five 11- and 12-year-old girls in Seattle's North Park neighborhood (roughly the area surrounding present-day North Seattle Community College), sponsored events to raise money for local organizations.In this image 12 of the 13 members of the club plan a sale of home-made Valentine's Day candy to benefit the Washington Heart Association. Members…
ID Number:2000.107.170.25.01
Date:1948
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