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University of Washington student Geraldine Gilbert knitting, Seattle, 1918
Not one to waste time, Miss Geraldine Gilbert, sophomore in the college of pharmacy at the University of Washington, knits two socks at one time. Knitting with the standard four needles she knits one sock inside the other. The outside sock is knit 'inside out,' the American way, while the inside sock is knit 'right side out,' the Continental way.…
ID Number:1983.10.7137.1
Date:1918
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Interior of the Virginia Street Dock warehouse, circa 1911
Northwest Fisheries caught and canned red salmon in Alaska. The cans were packed into wooden crates and shipped to Seattle. The crates were then stored in warehouses until they could be sent to buyers in the United States and other countries.This photo was taken around 1911. It shows men loading crates of Northwest Fisheries' canned red Alaska salmon onto a…
ID Number:1983.10.7984
Date:Circa 1911
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L'Amourita Apartments, circa 1925
During the 1920s, a number of Seattle architects designed and built homes and apartment buildings in the Mission Revival style. These buildings had the stucco walls, red tile roofs, and lines of Spanish-style buildings seen in southern California.This photo shows the Mission Revival L'Amourita Apartments on a rainy day in the 1920s. The building still stands on Franklin Avenue East,…
ID Number:1983.10.8863.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Plymouth Congregational Church, circa 1910
In 1891, Plymouth Congregational Church moved to a large, red brick building on the corner of Third Avenue and University Street. By 1910, the business district had expanded into this area, and the congregation felt pressured to move again. They sold the property to theater-owner Alexander Pantages and moved to their current downtown location.This photo shows Plymouth Congregational Church's old…
ID Number:1983.10.9280
Date:Circa 1910
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Labor Day parade, September 2, 1918
For many years, Seattle's industries closed on Labor Day, and trade union members marched in the annual Labor Day parade. In 1918, the United States' armed forces were still fighting in Europe. Union members serving at forts and naval stations in the Seattle area marched in the parade in uniform. The Seattle Times reported that 40,000 union members were expected…
ID Number:1983.10.10777.8
Date:1918
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Large western red cedar tree, circa 1925
The western red cedar or redcedar, the largest tree in the Pacific Northwest, is an environmentally and culturally important tree in the region. Indigenous tribes have long used the tree for homes, canoes, fishing, art, clothing, and medicines. An important part of the ecosystem, the western red cedar is naturally insect- and fungi-resistant and the shade from the tree helps…
ID Number:1983.10.PA21.14
Date:Circa 1925
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Oral history interview with Al Rochester, September 24, 1985
Alfred Ruffner “Al” Rochester (1895-1989) was a lifelong Seattle resident. Rochester graduated from Broadway High School, served in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War I, and as state director of the Office of War Information during World War II. Rochester served on the Seattle City Council from 1944-1956, and at one time was chairman of the Parks and…
ID Number:1985.135.23
Date:1985
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Greenwood Boys' Club boxing team, December 1949
The Greenwood Boys' Club was founded in the spring of 1943 to give unsupervised neighborhood teen boys a safe place to hang out. The organizers rented an old empty nightspot at 8537 Greenwood Ave. for $1 a year to start the club, which had a pool table and ping pong, and a playground at Fremont Avenue north of 85th Street…
ID Number:1986.5.1195.1
Date:1949
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Bill Lasley at Dugdale Field, Seattle, circa 1928
Willard Almond "Bill" Lasley (1902-1990) was raised in Seattle and became a top pitcher in Northwest semi-professional baseball leagues in the 1920s and 1930s. He played briefly for the St. Louis Browns in 1924, and in a game with touring major-league all-stars, he played with Babe Ruth and against Ty Cobb. Lasley taught himself the business and manufacturing techniques he…
ID Number:1986.5.1438.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Protestors at Atlas Grocery, Seattle, January 1947
In January 1947, the Seattle Council of the National Negro Congress supported a picket in front of Atlas Grocery and St. George Apartments at 14th Ave and Yesler Way. The protest was against racial discrimination, saying that the owners Jee Wong and Allen Pang would not rent to or hire Black people. A newspaper article on January 23, 1947 in…
ID Number:1986.5.6310.1
Date:1947