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Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1975
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:2007.9.38
Date:Circa 1975
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Exterior of Anthony's book bindery, Seattle, 1964
Ferdinand Anthony (1836-1919), immigrated to the U. S. from Munich, Bavaria (now part of Germany) in 1862, and came to Seattle in 1882. In Seattle he established the city's first book bindery. The first location of the shop was in the Frye Opera House at First Avenue and Marion Street in downtown Seattle, but that building burned in the 1889…
ID Number:2007.31.2
Date:1964
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Exterior of Anthony's book bindery, Seattle, circa 1945
Ferdinand Anthony (1836-1919), immigrated to the U. S. from Munich, Bavaria (now part of Germany), in 1862, and came to Seattle in 1882. In Seattle he established the city's first book bindery. The first location of the shop was in the Frye Opera House at First Avenue and Marion Street in downtown Seattle, but the building burned in the 1889…
ID Number:2007.31.3
Date:Circa 1945
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Duncan & Sons catalog, circa 1920
Duncan & Sons, Inc. sold supplies for shoes and sold and repaired leather saddles and harnesses in Seattle from 1898-2007. The company was an important local business and was a large city employer in the first part of the 20th century. The catalog pictured here gives an excellent look into the business as it was in the 1920s. The catalog…
ID Number:2007.36.1
Date:Circa 1920
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen at Microsoft offices, Bellevue, 1981
This photo shows Microsoft founders Paul Allen (right) and Bill Gates standing in their Bellevue, Washington, office in 1981. Large computers and shelves of reel-to-reel computer tapes line the walls. At the time, Microsoft employed around 85 people. Caption information source: The Oregonian, October 15, 2018, retrieved at https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2018/10/paul_allen_was_the_idea_man_wh.html
ID Number:2007.45.001.30.02
Date:1981
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ATL: a history of leadership in ultrasound technology, 1988
Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) was founded in 1969 by a group of engineers working on marine electronic systems. In 1974, ATL and the University of Washington signed the first of two technology transfer agreements (the second occurred in 1976) and began working in diagnostic medical ultrasound, manufacturing products for hospitals and physicians. As a result of its success, ATL was…
ID Number:2008.33.14.1
Date:1988
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ATL Wavelengths Special Edition, August 1998
Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) was founded in 1969 by a group of engineers working on marine electronic systems. In 1974, ATL and the University of Washington signed the first of two technology transfer agreements (the second occurred in 1976) and began working in diagnostic medical ultrasound, manufacturing products for hospitals and physicians. As a result of its success, ATL was…
ID Number:2008.33.23.1
Date:1998
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ATL Mark III Imaging System B, 1980
Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) was founded in 1969 by a group of engineers working on marine electronic systems. In 1974, ATL and the University of Washington signed the first of two technology transfer agreements (the second occurred in 1976) and began working in diagnostic medical ultrasound, manufacturing products for hospitals and physicians. As a result of its success, ATL was…
ID Number:2008.33.43.1
Date:1980
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ATL Mark III Real-Time Imaging, circa 1978
Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) was founded in 1969 by a group of engineers working on marine electronic systems. In 1974, ATL and the University of Washington signed the first of two technology transfer agreements (the second occurred in 1976) and began working in diagnostic medical ultrasound, manufacturing products for hospitals and physicians. As a result of its success, ATL was…
ID Number:2008.33.43.2
Date:Circa 1978
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ATL Ultramark 4 Ultrasound System, circa 1986
Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) was founded in 1969 by a group of engineers working on marine electronic systems. In 1974, ATL and the University of Washington signed the first of two technology transfer agreements (the second occurred in 1976) and began working in diagnostic medical ultrasound, manufacturing products for hospitals and physicians. As a result of its success, ATL was…
ID Number:2008.33.48.1
Date:Circa 1986