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Group portrait with A. B. Wilse, Seattle, circa 1895
Anders Beer Wilse (1865-1949) emigrated from Norway in 1884, arriving in Seattle in 1890 to work for the United States Geological Survey. Photography was an important part of his various jobs as civil engineer, cartographer, and property tax assessor. In 1897, however, he decided to become a full time outdoor photographer. Until his return to Norway in 1900, Wilse took…
ID Number:Lib1985.72.2
Date:Circa 1895
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Canoe race, Tulalip Bay, circa 1912
The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.25
Date:Circa 1912
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Canoe parade on Tulalip Bay, circa 1912
The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.27
Date:Circa 1912
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Two racing canoes, Tulalip Bay, circa 1912
The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.42
Date:Circa 1912
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Canoe tug of war, Tulalip Bay, circa 1912
The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.43
Date:Circa 1912
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Steamer "Anacortes of Decatur," circa 1915
Small, wooden-hulled steamers, known as the Mosquito Fleet, crisscrossed Puget Sound in the first two decades of the 20th century carrying people and goods from port to port. The name originated from an article in the Seattle Times, "At 5:00 in Seattle, the little commuter steamers scurry off to their destinations like a swarm of mosquitos."This postcard, probably made in…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.102
Date:Circa 1915
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Associated Shipbuilders employee operating a sandblaster, Seattle, September 12, 1941
Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.4.2a.1
Date:1941
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Entrance gate of Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, June 11, 1941
Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.4.2a.2
Date:1941
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Associated Shipbuilding employee spot welding plates to ribs, Seattle, September 12, 1941
Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.4.2a.3
Date:1941
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Remember Pearl Harbor sign at Associated Shipbuilders shipyard, Seattle, December 30, 1941
Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.4.2c.1
Date:1941