64 results for: Allen
Photograph
Portrait of Miss Allen, Seattle, circa 1953
Clemoris and Howard Allen's daughter wears a black and white lace dress with scalloped neckline and crystal earrings.
ID Number:2014.49.006.008.0022
Date:Circa 1953
Photograph
Howard Allen sitting in backyard, Seattle, circa 1953
Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of his family and friends in their everyday lives. Here, he captures Howard Allen relaxing at an outdoor social gathering.
ID Number:2014.49.006.025.0070
Date:Circa 1960
Photograph
Members of En Avante Social Club posing together, Seattle, circa 1949
Twelve members of the En Avante Social Club pose in a room. From left to right they are Loyce (Johnson) Massey, Alice (Dhue) Tibbs, Juanita (Alexander) Davis, Amy (Gaston) Hammond, Dorris (Hickman) Height, Bessie Allen (married to Danny), Vera (Smith) Gayle, Edna Roten, unidentified woman, Muriel (Fletcher) Minni, Marquerite Jameson, and Bea Chatters.
ID Number:2014.49.010.014.0125
Date:Circa 1949
Ephemera
NCR demonstration printout, World's Fair, Seattle, 1962
The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) ran from April 21 to October 21, 1962. Nearly 10 million people attended the fair. The exposition's displays and attractions were centered around themes of science and technology, but included showcases for a variety of world cultures. The World of Commerce and Industry exhibit included domestic and foreign exhibitors…
ID Number:2014.101.14.1
Date:1962
Ephemera
Holiday card with photo of Ric Weiland in Pegasus costume, Seattle, 1983
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2016.10.25
Date:1983
Ephemera
Ric Weiland in Pegasus costume worn at a Halloween party, Seattle, 1983
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2016.10.25.1
Date:1983
Photograph
Office personnel at Pacific Coast Cement Company, Seattle, May 19, 1955
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:2016.92.42
Date:1955
Cartographic material
City of Seattle map, 1874
Canadian-born Angus Mackintosh (1839-1904) moved to Seattle in 1870, when the population was a modest 900 people. Mr. Mackintosh discovered King County had no registry of property titles, so he began preparing abstracts and built an extensive business doing the same for Pierce, Island, and Whatcom counties. Later he expanded into buying and selling real estate, banking, and the Seattle,…
ID Number:2018.3.8.1
Date:1874
Photograph
Samish chairwoman Margaret Greene with the Maiden of Deception Pass story pole, April 20, 1992
Margaret Greene (1922-2016) was the chairwoman of the Samish Indian Nation from 1971 to 1974 and again from 1987 to 1996. Greene was descended from Samish people who moved to the Lummi or Swinomish reservations, while many other Samish chose to remain in their ancestral islands. Greene kept her Samish identity and fought tirelessly for Samish rights. During Greene's terms…
ID Number:2020.42.3.21.01.19
Date:1992
Poster
Seattle Commons Draft Plan poster, 1992
In 1991 Seattle architect Fred Bassetti and Seattle Times columnist John Hinterberger first proposed the idea for a 61-acre park stretching from downtown Seattle to Lake Union, envisioning a vast civic lawn framed by high-tech laboratories, condos, restaurants, and urban amenities. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donated $20 million to buy property for the Seattle Commons, but the plan eventually failed…
ID Number:2020.51.2.1
Date:1992