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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
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Malmo & Company Landscaping truck, 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:2024.12.18
Date:Circa 1925
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Young woman and horse outside Malmo & Co. warehouse, 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:2024.12.19
Date:Circa 1925
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Two men hoisting an evergreen tree into a Malmo & Co. truck, 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:2024.12.20
Date:Circa 1925
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Brochure for the Monte-Copter helicopter, 1962
This brochure, titled "For the Age of Mobility," describes the "Gearless Triphibian" Monte-Copter, a pneumatically driven "jet helicopter" built for use on land, sea, or air. The brochure describes the design, specifications, uses, and advantages of the Monte-Copter, and includes five photographs. The back page includes a blank space for "World's Fair Notes" and the address of Monte-Copter Inc. on…
ID Number:2025.4.1
Date:1962
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"Move Forward on 4th" leaflet, circa 2024
This leaflet supports the construction of a new Chinatown ID (International District) Link light rail station, where all three lines would connect. It opposes Sound Transit plans to cancel the CID station in favor of building stations north and south of the CID instead. The leaflet's back side lists reasons to support the CID station, including better connections to other…
ID Number:2025.10.4
Date:Circa 2024
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Tulalip Indian School grounds, circa 1912
The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.11
Date:Circa 1912