705 results for: KING - TV
Photograph
U.S. Post office employees in front of Main Office Carriers, Seattle, June 1956
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:1972.5319.69
Date:1956
Photograph
U.S. Post office employees in front of Ballard Station, Seattle, June 1956
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:1972.5319.70
Date:1956
Photograph
U.S. Post office employees in front of Richmond Highlands Branch, Seattle, June 1956
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:1972.5319.71
Date:1956
Photograph
Postmaster George Morry and post office supervisors, Seattle, October 30, 1956
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:1972.5319.72
Date:1956
Photograph
Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, 1941
Olson & Winge Marine Works was formed in 1941 by Oscar E. Olson (b. 1882) and Carl B. Winge (1891-1956). The two met in 1910 while working for King and Winge Shipbuilding Company, started in 1899 by Carl's uncle, Albert M. Winge (1868-1916), and his partner Thomas J. King (1843–1925). From around 1941 to 1944, the Olson & Winge yard…
ID Number:1972.5503.4
Date:1941
Photograph
Dock No. 2 at the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, 1943
This view of Dock No. 2 at the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard was taken in 1943. Visible on the right side of the frame, a U.S. Army barge is docked nearby. The Salmon Bay Bridge (or, BNSF Railway Bridge No. 4) can be seen in its raised position in the background at the top right of the frame.Olson…
ID Number:1972.5503.18
Date:1943
Photograph
U. S. Navy YP-85 under way near Seattle, 1941
This photo shows U. S. Navy YP-85, which was converted from fishing vessel Nick C II by Olson & Winge Marine Works in Seattle. U.S. Navy YP (or "Yippee") boats of World War II were wooden fishing vessels, usually purse seiners or cannery tenders, converted for use as patrol craft and armed vessels. With ironbark sheathing on their hulls, the…
ID Number:1972.5503.30
Date:1941
Photograph
U.S. Army small boat J-258 under way, near Seattle, circa 1943
This photo shows U.S. Army small boat J-258, probably built by Olson & Winge Marine Works of Seattle. Three men are on board the boat; two are facing the camera, one is on the opposite side of the boat's cargo, with only his hat visible. Olson & Winge Marine Works was formed in 1941 by Oscar E. Olson (b. 1882)…
ID Number:1972.5503.38
Date:Circa 1943
Photograph
Ship Q-49 on the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, 1941
Q-boats were former utility and pleasure craft purchased and converted for the U. S. Army. The Q-49, pictured here, was converted by Olson & Winge Marine Works of Seattle. In this view of the Q-49 on the Lake Washington Ship Canal, the dry docks, sheds and other buildings of lower Ballard are in the background, and Phinney Ridge can be…
ID Number:1972.5503.51
Date:1941
Photograph
U.S. Army boat Major Walter Board on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1943
This photo of U.S. Army boat Major Walter Board, converted by Olson & Winge Marine Works of Seattle for Army use during wartime, shows the ship under way on Elliott Bay. Downtown Seattle is visible in the background, with Smith Tower directly behind the stern of the boat.Olson & Winge Marine Works was formed in 1941 by Oscar E. Olson (b.…
ID Number:1972.5503.58
Date:Circa 1943