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Queen City Hose Team members posing for tournament, 1889
The creation of the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) can be traced back to July 6th, 1876, when the all-volunteer Seattle Engine Company No.1 was organized. In 1883, the City Charter was amended to create and fund equipment, but not staff, for a centralized municipal fire department. The volunteer-based system persisted until pressure from the insurance industry and citizens after the…
ID Number:1965.3520.9
Date:1889
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Our House Rye Whiskey label, circa 1910
The Our House saloon opened around 1898 at the corner of Washington Street and Occidental Avenue in Seattle. Owner John B. Rogers did an enormous business during the Gold Rush, selling drinks to men passing through Seattle on their way to and from the Klondike. Our House became one of the famous saloons in the city. The Seattle city directories…
ID Number:1965.3520.18
Date:Circa 1910
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Our House Wine & Liquor Co. Maryland Rye bottle label, circa 1910
The Our House saloon opened around 1898 at the corner of Washington Street and Occidental Avenue in Seattle. Owner John B. Rogers did an enormous business during the Gold Rush selling drinks to men passing through Seattle on their way to the Klondike, and Our House became one of the famous saloons in the city. The Seattle city directories list…
ID Number:1965.3520.19
Date:Circa 1910
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Clayton Young, coordinating architect for the Seattle World's Fair, circa 1960
In 1957, Clayton Young was hired to serve as the coordinating architect for the development of Seattle's civic center and world's fair. Young orchestrated the transformation of the site from city neighborhood to Seattle World's Fair grounds to the Seattle Center. Young continued his connection with Seattle Center in many roles over several decades, among them on the board and…
ID Number:1965.3598.8.13
Date:Circa 1960
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World's Fair Ambassadress Martha Wright with Joseph Gandy, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
"Joseph E. Gandy, president of the Seattle World's Fair, visits Martha Wright, star of Broadway's 'Sound of Music,' in her dressing room to present a Governor's Proclamation naming her the official Broadway representative of the Seattle World's Fair, America's $100 million Space Age Exposition which opens April 21. The proclamation of the Hon. Albert D. Rosellini, Governor of the State…
ID Number:1965.3598.9.27
Date:1962
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Entrance to Japanese Village, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Crowds of Fairgoers visit the Japanese Village situated near the Gayway and the Hawaiian Pavilion at the Seattle World's Fair. Within the village visitors can shop for souvenirs or watch the Japanese Tea Ceremony, the Japanese Pearl Divers [dive] for real pearls, or enjoy the display of model pagodas and architecture. Outside near the entrance snacks of Japanese food are…
ID Number:1965.3598.13.21
Date:1962
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Heracles sculpture, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
"Part of the French display in the Washington State Coliseum is this statue of Heracles. In the background is part of the floating city of the future."The French exhibit covered 15,000 square feet on the ground floor of the Washington State Coliseum, later Key Arena and now Climate Pledge Arena. The exhibit showcased France's contributions to science and culture. Handwritten…
ID Number:1965.3598.17.5
Date:1962
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Costumed figures of Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Visitors of all ages could enjoy a wide variety of entertainment at Century 21. Among the many acts appearing at the fair were Yogi Bear (left) and Huckleberry Hound (right), popular children's television characters. Their show, at the Memorial Stadium, ran from July 15 to 22. Handwritten on verso: Seattle City Light News.
ID Number:1965.3598.25.84
Date:1962
Cartographic material
Map of the City of Seattle and Adjacent Territory, Bogue Map No. 2, September 1911
The Municipal Plans Commission of Seattle, established in 1910, hired civil engineer Virgil Gay Bogue (1846-1916) to prepare a strategic development plan for the city. Bogue's 1911 proposal was very ambitious, including a Civic Center in the Denny Regrade area, a park and boulevard system, separation of railroad tracks from streets, and a variety of other municipal improvements. Bogue's "Plan…
ID Number:1966.3805.1
Date:1911
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Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle No. 2 members, circa 1920
This photo depicts members of the Seattle No. 2 Lodge of the Yukon Order of Pioneers wearing the YOOP sash, with the lodge banner in the center. Seated to the left of the banner is George W. Carmack, and to the right, George T. Snow.The Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) fraternal organization was formed on December 1, 1894 at Forty…
ID Number:1966.3948.4
Date:Circa 1920