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Olympic Block building after collapse, Seattle, March 23, 1972
A section of the Olympic Block building at the corner of First Avenue and Yesler Streets in Pioneer Square collapsed in a cloud of dust and rubble on the night of March 22, 1972. The building was being renovated at the time. Two people who were inside escaped unharmed, but a nearby car was destroyed and another damaged. Owners of…
ID Number:2019.48.2
Date:1972
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Mortensen Livery Barn in South Park, Seattle, circa 1907
South Park is located south of Seattle on the west bank of the Duwamish River. Once a separate city, it became part of Seattle in 1907, around the time this photo was taken. During this period, many of South Park’s residents were farmers who supplied produce to Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Mortensen’s Livery Stable, shown here, would have been a…
ID Number:2019.92.8
Date:1907
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B.F. Middleton Groceries cart, Seattle, circa 1900
B.F. Middleton moved to Seattle after the 1889 Great Fire and settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893. He ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district. This image shows the store’s horse-drawn delivery wagon. Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times: November 11, 1956, p. 57.
ID Number:2019.92.11
Date:1900
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Souvenir sticker from opening of Link light rail, Seattle, July 18, 2009
The Link light rail route connecting Westlake station to the Sea-Tac airport opened on Saturday, July 18, 2009 and was free to ride for its opening weekend. The 14 mile Central Link (now called 1 Line) had approximately 45,000 riders on the opening day, which featured a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Mt. Baker station and musical entertainment for waiting…
ID Number:2020.25.14
Date:2009
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Customer getting gas at the Hat 'n' Boots Texaco station, Seattle, 1985
Seattle’s Hat ‘n’ Boots Premium Tex gas station opened at 6800 Corson Avenue South near Georgetown in 1955. The designer received a patent for its design the following year. A 44-foot cowboy hat sheltered the office, and restrooms occupied the 22-foot-tall boots. Built as an attraction for a frontier-themed shopping center, the station led statewide gas sales for its first…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.02.16
Date:1985
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Hat 'n' Boots Texaco gas station, Seattle, 1985
Seattle’s Hat ‘n’ Boots Premium Tex gas station opened at 6800 Corson Avenue South near Georgetown in 1955. Its designer, Lewis H. Nasmyth, received a patent for its design the following year. A 44-foot cowboy hat sheltered the office, and restrooms occupied the 22-foot-tall boots. Built as an attraction for a frontier-themed shopping center, the station led statewide gas sales…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.03.19
Date:1985
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Cyclists gathering at Colman Dock for Chilly Hilly bike ride, Seattle, February 24, 1991
The Chilly Hilly bike ride is an event put on by the Cascade Bicycle Club annually in February. The riders gather at Colman Dock and take a ferry to Bainbridge Island, where they ride around most of the island in a 33 mile course featuring more than 2,000 feet of elevation gain. The Cascade Bicycle Club was founded in 1970,…
ID Number:2020.42.3.05.02.26
Date:1991
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Aerial view of the Puget Sound Area postcard, circa 1938
This image shows a C.T. (Curt Teich) Art-Colortone postcard which uses a colorized version of a Charles R. Laidlaw aerial photograph of the Puget Sound area, and labels points of interest and ferry routes. The ferry routes help date the postcard between 1935 and 1942. The Fletcher Bay to Brownsville ferry route (center at left) only operated between 1924 and…
ID Number:2021.71.1
Date:Circa 1938
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Chicken Soup Brigade Newsletter: The Monthly for Volunteers and Clients, April 1989
The Chicken Soup Brigade (CSB) was founded in 1983 to provide assistance to people who were disabled by illness. With the escalation of the AIDS crisis, the group's focus soon shifted to providing services only to people with AIDS. Volunteers helped with transportation, medical appointments, meals, cleaning, and other everyday needs. The organization grew dramatically after hiring its first paid…
ID Number:2023.30.5
Date:1989
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Older man standing beside Malmo Nursery car, Seattle, circa 1925
Charles Malmo emigrated from Norway in 1878, arrived in Seattle in 1891, and established Malmo Seed and Nursery Company in 1893. He opened his first garden store at 916 Second Avenue in what would become downtown Seattle. Over the years, the Malmo company expanded to several locations and became known for its fine plants, trees, and landscaping services.In this image,…
ID Number:2024.12.17
Date:Circa 1925