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SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, November 10, 1917
David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.136
Date:1917
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SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, December 1, 1917
David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.140
Date:1917
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SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, December 8, 1917
David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.141
Date:1917
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SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, December 15, 1917
David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.142
Date:1917
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Carrie Rodgers with bouquet on SS David Rodgers launch day, Seattle, February 9, 1918
David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.147
Date:1918
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Launch of SS David Rodgers, Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard, Seattle, February 9, 1918
David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.148
Date:1918
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David Rodgers at Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard, Seattle, circa 1918
David Rodgers was a master shipfitter who is credited with revolutionizing the shipbuilding industry. Born 1865 in Carrickfergus, Ireland, he worked for noted shipyards in the Great Lakes area, San Francisco, and Vancouver, B. C. In Seattle Rodgers worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station and then Moran Brothers Company (later Seattle Construction & Drydock Company), overseeing the building of…
ID Number:2009.56.156
Date:Circa 1918
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Pigeon and Cat Show ticket, circa 1910
The Annual Seattle-King County Poultry Association Show began in January of 1909, exhibiting poultry, pigeons (in association with the Puget Sound Pigeon Club), and cats (with the Seattle Cat Club). A variety of prizes and cups were offered, with local dignitaries and animal specialists from other states acting as judges. This first effort was billed as the "largest and most…
ID Number:2011.3.10.14
Date:Circa 1910
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Fremont streetcar and pedestrians along waterfront, Seattle, circa 1900
In this photo, the "Fremont 16" streetcar runs on tracks along the west side of Lake Union, with a smartly dressed couple strolling on the adjacent wooden walkway. The letters "SE Ry" are worked into the ornate metalwork on the electrical poles, initials of the Seattle Electric Railway Company. Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John…
ID Number:2011.26.7.12
Date:Circa 1900
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Steamship moored at Oregon Improvement Company Dock B, Seattle waterfront, circa 1890
Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.46
Date:Circa 1890