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Pro-monorail group demonstrating an alternate route to Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, October 14, 2002
The Seattle Center Monorail is a major tourist attraction and a public transit service that has been the subject of debate since the line was built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. In 1997 Initiative 41 was introduced, proposing a 54-mile extension to the existing 0.96-mile monorail system. In 2002 a series of panel discussions debating the initiative were nicknamed…
ID Number:2000.107.20021014.CD01.02.001
Date:2002
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Marty Maloney with Harley Davidsons at the Pioneer Museum of Motorcycles, Tacoma, January 27, 2003
In September 2002 construction began on the Pioneer Motorcycle Museum in the Tacoma tide flats by the Thea Foss Waterway. Founder and CEO Marty Moloney created the museum as a way to exhibit his collection, host an on-site restoration and repair shop, and drive tourism to the largely industrial area. Unfortunately, the physical space was open only for a short…
ID Number:2000.107.20030127.CD05.001
Date:2003
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Mark Hallenback using the Mybus program on his phone, January 28, 2003
In the early 2000s, King County Metro, with the University of Washington, launched a program called “Mybus on the Internet” which let people use cellphones and PDAs to check the arrival time of Metro buses. The buses had already been equipped with sensors that count how many times the wheels turn and transmit location information to dispatcher and the MyBus…
ID Number:2000.107.20030128.CD05.001
Date:2003
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Opening of Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway, Seattle, circa 1887
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad Company was formed in 1885 by Daniel Gilman, Judge Thomas Burke, and other Seattle businessmen. By 1887, it ran from the Seattle waterfront to Smith Cove, across Salmon Bay, and along the northwest side of Lake Washington. By 1888, the line reached Fall City to the east and Snohomish to the north, eventually…
ID Number:2002.3.936
Date:Circa 1887
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Jitney bus driver with sign criticizing streetcar system, Seattle, 1918
Handwritten on mount: Jitney Busses [sic].
ID Number:2002.3.1451
Date:1918
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Jitney buses lined up on street, Seattle, 1918
Signs on buses: 19th Ave. North and Post Office, Fare 5 Cents. 3rd & Madison to Mt. Baker Park. 23rd Ave. & E. Madison to Bird's Cafeteria. Eastlake Martin to 3rd & Madison. 19th Ave. No. to Post Office, 5 Cents. Other signs in image: Doctor Albert Knudtson, Physician & Surgeon. Troy Laundry - All Prices. Bird's Cafeteria - Popular…
ID Number:2002.3.1452
Date:1918
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Jitney buses in protest parade, Seattle, 1918
Signs in parade: Our Three Pioneer Jitneys. How About It? (Also cartoon seen in image number 2002.3.1451.) Handwritten on mount: Jitney Busses [sic].
ID Number:2002.3.1454
Date:1918
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Crowds during streetcar strike, Seattle, 1903
Handwritten on mount: Street car strike 1903.Photographer's Reference Number: 3216
ID Number:2002.3.1595
Date:1903
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Rider Alert, plan for nuclear war threat leaflet, April 1982
This leaflet, made to resemble a bus rider alert pamphlet, uses satire to protest against US nuclear weapon policy. The front reproduces an article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from February 27, 1982 about plans to use Metro buses to evacuate residents from Seattle in the event of nuclear attack, while the inside text describes the absurdity and futility of such…
ID Number:2002.23.1.73.1
Date:1982