736 results for: Transportation
Photograph
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
Photograph
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
Ephemera
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
Ephemera
Anti-authority, anti-oil state bike ride flyer, August 7, 1993
In the summer of 1993, Seattle-area bike riders organized several “anti-authority” rides along the Burke-Gilman Trail, starting in Gas Works Park and ending with picnics on Lake Washington.This flyer sports a drawing of a dog pedaling a bicycle and advertises an early August ride to Matthews Beach. The meeting place, route, and date are handwritten below, along with the statements…
ID Number:2002.23.5.70.1
Date:1993
Ephemera
Anti-authority bike ride and picnic flyer, Seattle, July 24, 1993
In the summer of 1993, Seattle-area bike riders organized several “anti-authority” rides along the Burke-Gilman Trail, starting in Gas Works Park and ending with picnics on Lake Washington.This collage-style flyer for a late July ride to Sand Point combines the handwritten names of major national corporations related to cars (e.g., Ford), gasoline (e.g., EXXON), and cigarettes (e.g., Philip Morris), with…
ID Number:2002.23.7.25.1
Date:1993
Poster
National Day of Solidarity with Prisoners poster, September 13, 1978
The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 is one of the most well-known flashpoints of the prisoners' rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s. In Seattle, the Uprising was commemorated by marches and other actions on its anniversary over the subsequent several years. On September 6,1978, the newly formed Washington Coalition Against More Prisons asked state officials to immediately release 1000…
ID Number:2002.23.11.12
Date:1978
Postcard
King Street Station, Seattle, circa 1910
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower after a famous bell tower in Venice, Italy. This mimicry of European architecture added a touch of tradition and heritage to Seattle's growing downtown area. Caption on…
ID Number:2002.48.678
Date:Circa 1910
Postcard
King Street Station, Seattle, circa 1910
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower after a famous bell tower in Venice, Italy. This mimicry of European architecture added a touch of tradition and heritage to Seattle's growing downtown area. Caption on…
ID Number:2002.48.681
Date:Circa 1910
Postcard
King Street Station, Smith Tower, and Oregon-Washington Station from south, Seattle, circa 1915
These three buildings still remain Seattle landmarks. To the left, the Great Northern and Northern Pacific's King Street Station, with its clock tower, was constructed in 1906. On the right, the Union Pacific completed the Oregon and Washington Station, later known as Union Station, in 1911. In the center is the L. C. Smith Building, later Smith Tower. At the…
ID Number:2002.48.684
Date:Circa 1915
Photograph
James Fitzgerald and Lloyd Lovegren working on the East Tunnel Portal models for the Lake Washington Floating Bridge, May 9, 1940
Architect Lloyd Lovegren and artist James Fitzgerald designed the East Tunnel Portals, basing a set of sculptural panels on Northwest Coast Native American motifs. Here, Fitzgerald (left) works on a model for one of the panels while Lovegren (right) works with the overall design. Caption on photo: Unit 2. Modeling for precast concrete slabs of east tunnel portal.Photographer's Reference Number:…
ID Number:2003.30.151
Date:1940