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Sorting room in the Broadway Station, U.S. Post Office, Seattle, circa 1950
In the mid-1950s, Al Smith began working as a mail carrier at the Post Office and stayed for 25 years. He was proud of his work there and appreciated the post office job for its security, fair wages, and relative lack of discrimination. The job afforded him both a middle-class lifestyle and an opportunity to pursue his avocation of photography.…
ID Number:2014.49.018.024.0053
Date:Circa 1950
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Pacific Coast Biscuit Co. employees outside factory, Seattle, 1918
Initially founded in 1899 to compete against the National Biscuit Company (later Nabisco), the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company was a conglomerate of baking companies headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The company, also known as Pacific Coast, was made up of seven companies that together controlled most of the commercial biscuit and cracker business west of the Rocky Mountains. One of those…
ID Number:2014.50.1
Date:1918
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King and Winge Boat Shop, Seattle, circa 1906
The King and Winge Boat Shop opened in 1899 in West Seattle. The owners were Albert Winge, a native of Norway, and Thomas J. King, from Boston. The shipyard built fishing vessels as well as smaller craft like lifeboats.
ID Number:2014.59.40
Date:Circa 1906
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KIRO studio engineer James Upthegrove and engineer John Dubuque with radio equipment, Seattle, circa 1955
KIRO was founded by Moritz Thomsen of the Pacific Biscuit Company and began broadcasting on April 27, 1927 as the 100-watt station KPCB 650. Over the years, the Seattle KIRO broadcast station moved several times. The first location was at Fourth and University. As of 2025, the KIRO station studios are located in the Belltown neighborhood, with a transmitting tower…
ID Number:2014.67.11
Date:Circa 1955
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Seattle City Light employee group outside building, January 9, 1957
The image pictured here of the employees of Seattle City Light's shops and warehouse was taken outside the building at Fourth Avenue South and Spokane Street, a location now referred to as the South Service Center. The 139 individuals pictured here are identified on a separate piece of paper included with the print. Handwritten on image: Seattle, Wn. - City…
ID Number:2015.97.114
Date:1957
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Society Candy Company employees at Mount Rainier, August 1919
From August 5th through 7th, 1919, employees of the Imperial Candy Company hiked and relaxed at Mount Rainier National Park. Here, the group members, wearing suits, dresses, and hiking attire, pose for a panoramic group photo. The top of Mount Rainier can be seen in the distance.In 1906, Samuel David McKinstry and a partner founded the Imperial Candy Company in…
ID Number:2016.53.2
Date:1919
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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
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Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern baggage car, Seattle, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway had a passenger depot and freight office at the foot of Madison Street along the waterfront. This photo shows a railroad employee standing in front of a baggage car near that location.
ID Number:2016.81.6
Date:Circa 1890
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Oscar Lindgren at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, circa 1953
The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.3
Date:Circa 1953
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Dallas Graham, cement packer at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, circa 1953
The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed…
ID Number:2016.92.16
Date:Circa 1953