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Image of Elect Senator Albert D. Rosellini Democrat Governor poster, Seattle, 1956
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Elect Senator Albert D. Rosellini Democrat Governor poster, Seattle, 1956

Albert Dean Rosellini (1910-2011) was born in Tacoma to Italian American immigrants, and moved with his family to Seattle's Rainier Valley in 1916. Despite the relative poverty of his upbringing, Mr. Rosellini was able to study law at the University of Washington, and then established a highly visible practice as a Seattle attorney. He won election to the State Senate…
ID Number:2015.41.1
Date:1956
Image of Two women riding bicycles near Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Summer 1949
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Two women riding bicycles near Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Summer 1949

The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.7.1
Date:1949
Image of Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group pulling a car in the snow, Glacier, Washington, January 1, 1950
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Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group pulling a car in the snow, Glacier, Washington, January 1, 1950

The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.8.1
Date:1950
Image of Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group in front of cabin, circa 1950
Photograph

Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group in front of cabin, circa 1950

The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.10.1
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Pacific Northwest Cycling Association patch, circa 1941
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Pacific Northwest Cycling Association patch, circa 1941

The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.12
Date:Circa 1941
Image of Traffic Flow map, Seattle, 1931
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Traffic Flow map, Seattle, 1931

Seattle's Department of Streets and Sewers operated from 1875 through 1936. The Department was responsible for the planning, construction, repair, and cleaning of the city's sewers, streets, and sidewalks. James W. A. Bollong (1885-1968) served as Seattle's first Traffic Engineer in this department during the 1930s.Drawn by Maurice Donald Van Arsdol (1896-1962), Traffic Engineer under Mr. Bollong, this map highlights…
ID Number:2016.44.1
Date:1931
Image of Yellow cab in front of Perfection Tires, Seattle, circa 1920
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Yellow cab in front of Perfection Tires, Seattle, circa 1920

This image of a man driving a Yellow cab was taken in today's Broadway neighborhood, in front of Perfection Tires Sales Co., located at 1528 12th Avenue.This image comes from a photograph album entitled "The Swedes’ Life and Work in the State of Washington."
ID Number:2016.59.26
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Passengers boarding the Leschi ferry, Seattle, circa 1920
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Passengers boarding the Leschi ferry, Seattle, circa 1920

This image shows people boarding the Leschi, a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington between Kirkland and Seattle from 1913 to 1950, and afterward on Puget Sound until 1967. Steamboat operations on Lake Washington eventually became almost the sole province of one firm, Anderson Steamboat Company, founded by John L. Anderson (1868–1941), an immigrant from Sweden. Anderson’s company had…
ID Number:2016.59.31
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Lake Washington ferry dock at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1920
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Lake Washington ferry dock at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1920

This image of the Leschi was taken at the main terminal at Leschi Park for Anderson Steamboat Company, founded by John L. Anderson (1868–1941), an immigrant from Sweden. Anderson’s company had over 50 stops on the lake. The Leschi was a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington between Kirkland and Seattle from 1913 to 1950, and afterward on Puget…
ID Number:2016.59.32
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Ferry Issaquah launching, Kirkland, 1914
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Ferry Issaquah launching, Kirkland, 1914

In 1914, the Anderson Steamboat Company launched the ferry "Issaquah." The vessel was one of the first in the Pacific Northwest designed to carry automobiles as well as horse drawn vehicles. Until 1918, the "Issaquah" sailed between Leschi, Mercer Island, and Newport, where it linked up with the new highway to North Bend. The "Issaquah" could also be rented for…
ID Number:2016.59.54
Date:1914
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