1652 results for: Webster
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Aurora Bridge and ship canal, August 7, 1935
Seattle's George Washington Memorial Bridge (commonly called the Aurora Bridge) was dedicated on February 22, 1932, on the bicentennial of the first president's birth. The governor of the state and a Canadian representative used a two-person saw to cut the official "ribbon," a large Douglas fir. This photo, taken in 1935, shows the main span of the Aurora Bridge above…
ID Number:1983.10.4538.2
Date:1935
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Home of the Good Shepherd, May 13, 1936
In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by…
ID Number:1983.10.4550.1
Date:1936
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County-City Building after completion of phase two, July 3, 1936
In 1916, the new King County Courthouse and Municipal Building, also called the County-City Building, opened on Third Avenue in downtown Seattle. The building, designed by Seattle architect Augustus Warren Gould, was five stories tall, with a partial sixth story for the use of the city engineer. In 1929-1931, architect Henry Bittman's six story addition expanded Gould's original building upwards.…
ID Number:1983.10.4557.2
Date:1936
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Seattle Yacht Club in Portage Bay, Seattle, July 17, 1936
The Seattle Yacht Club had its first home in West Seattle. After the Lake Washington Ship Canal opened in 1919, the club built new facilities in Montlake, on Portage Bay. This gave members a sheltered place to keep their boats and access to both Lake Washington and Puget Sound. The fresh water of Portage Bay also kept destructive barnacles from…
ID Number:1983.10.4561.1
Date:1936
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Sunset Heights Apartments, Seattle, February 20, 1935
In the first quarter of the twentieth century, many mid-rise apartments were constructed in various neighborhoods. The Sunset Heights Apartments were located at 455 North 44th Street in Fremont. Handwritten on sleeve: Sunset Heights Apts for 1st Rental & Realty 2/20/35.Photographer's Reference Number: 140525
ID Number:1983.10.4578
Date:1935
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The Ranch roadhouse, circa 1937
In the late 1930s, Washington restaurants could serve beer and wine but no mixed drinks by the glass unless patrons supplied their own bottles of liquor. Liquor laws tended to be less strict outside city limits. This stimulated the growth of country bottle clubs and roadhouses which catered to those willing to drive out of town for a drink. In…
ID Number:1983.10.4584.1
Date:Circa 1937
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Second and Yesler, Seattle, January 8, 1938
This view of Second Avenue and Yesler Street highlights the streetcar tracks in the middle of the street. Signs in image: Fountain Lunch - A Bite or a Meal - G.O. Guy Drugs. GallenKamp's All Leather Mens' Shoes. Seattle Hotel. Puget Sound Power & Light. Florence Theatre - Open All Night. Smith Tower. Northern Pacific.Handwritten on sleeve: 2nd Ave &…
ID Number:1983.10.4618
Date:1938
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West Seattle Boat House, Seattle, November 6, 1937
The West Seattle Boat House was located on the east side of West Seattle on Elliott Bay. Signs in image: West Seattle Boat House - Boats for Rent. Deep Sea Aquarium - Live! 1001 Wonders of the Deep [...]. Lunch Room.Handwritten on sleeve: West Seattle Boat House Scenes 11/6/37.Photographer's Reference Number: 146766
ID Number:1983.10.4628.6
Date:1937
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Laboratory at Carnation Company, October 11, 1937
The Carnation Company prided itself on the purity and high quality of its canned and fresh milk. In this photo, taken in the fall of 1937, lab technicians work with fresh milk samples in the company's laboratory. This is one of Webster & Stevens advertising photos. Description in handwritten inventory: Izzard Co. lab at Carnation Milk 10/11/37Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.4630
Date:1937
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S.S. North Star, Seattle, April 29, 1932
The US Coast Guard Cutter North Star was a wooden cutter built for the Department of Interior in Seattle in 1932. The ship was a support ship during hte Antarctic Service Expedition from 1939 to 1941. Commissed to the Coast Guard in May 1941, the North Star became part of the Northeast Greenland Patrol, and was transferred to the Navy…
ID Number:1983.10.4674.1
Date:1932