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Image of Helene Madison and two men near car in front of Eldridge Buick, Pike Street, Seattle, September 1932
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Helene Madison and two men near car in front of Eldridge Buick, Pike Street, Seattle, September 1932

Helene Emma Madison (1913-1970) began swimming in early childhood, first at Green Lake, one block from her home in Seattle, and later in Seattle Parks Department swim programs. Catching the eye of local coach Ray Daughters in 1928, Madison began swimming competitively on his team at the Crystal Pool, and later at Washington Athletic Club. Between 1930 and 1932, Madison…
ID Number:1970.5051.76
Date:1932
Image of Suess Art Glass employees standing in front of store, Seattle, 1910
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Suess Art Glass employees standing in front of store, Seattle, 1910

The Suess Art Glass Company manufactured leaded, plate, and beveled glass and mirrors, as well as a variety of other products, including lenses for automobile headlamps. Headlamps weren't issued standard on cars until 1912, and performance and quality varied wildly. John Suess patented two devices for the rib lenses he sold, which controlled the headlight beam and eliminated "glare and…
ID Number:1971.5110.1
Date:1910
Image of Suess Art Glass float for Potlatch parade, Seattle, circa 1920
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Suess Art Glass float for Potlatch parade, Seattle, circa 1920

In this image employees of the Suess Art Glass Company, dressed for a parade, pose in front of the company building at 764 Virginia Street in downtown Seattle. The company had begun in 1901, a few months after third-generation glazer and founder John Bernard Suess (1875-1930) moved to Seattle from Chicago with his wife, Bertha (Stumpf) Suess (1876-), and daughter…
ID Number:1971.5110.2
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Suess Art Glass employees posing outside store, Seattle, circa 1908
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Suess Art Glass employees posing outside store, Seattle, circa 1908

The Suess Art Glass Company manufactured leaded, plate, and beveled glass and mirrors, as well as a variety of other products, including lenses for automobile headlamps. Headlamps weren't issued standard on cars until 1912, and performance and quality varied wildly. John Suess patented two devices for the rib lenses he sold, which controlled the headlight beam and eliminated "glare and…
ID Number:1971.5110.3
Date:Circa 1908
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Broadway Station, Seattle, August 13, 1935
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Broadway Station, Seattle, August 13, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.44
Date:1935
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Queen Anne Station, Seattle, August 18, 1935
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Queen Anne Station, Seattle, August 18, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.48
Date:1935
Image of Postmaster and employees in front of Federal Building, Seattle September 19, 1935
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Postmaster and employees in front of Federal Building, Seattle September 19, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.50
Date:1935
Image of Construction of the U. S. Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office building, Seattle, July 2, 1906
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Construction of the U. S. Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office building, Seattle, July 2, 1906

This image was taken during construction of the U. S. Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office building, also known as the Federal Building, located on the southeast corner of Third Avenue and Union Street. This Beaux-Arts inspired building was the first permanent home of the Seattle Post Office and was used until a replacement was built in 1958 at the…
ID Number:1972.5319.146
Date:1906
Image of Construction of the U. S. Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office building, Seattle, February 9, 1907
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Construction of the U. S. Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office building, Seattle, February 9, 1907

This image was taken during construction of the U. S. Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office building, also known as the Federal Building, located on the southeast corner of Third Avenue and Union Street. This Beaux-Arts inspired building was the first permanent home of the Seattle Post Office and was used until a replacement was built in 1958 at the…
ID Number:1972.5319.160
Date:1907
Image of Corliss P. Stone building, 1210 2nd Ave., Seattle, 1904
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Corliss P. Stone building, 1210 2nd Ave., Seattle, 1904

This street view shows the east side of Second Avenue between Seneca and University Streets in downtown Seattle. The large white building in the center of the frame is the Stone building, commissioned in 1902 by Seattle's third mayor, Corliss P. Stone (1838-1906), and designed by Edwin Walker Houghton (1856-1927), the architect of the Moore Theatre and Hotel. The C.…
ID Number:1972.5346.10
Date:1904
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