1949 results for: ACT-UP/Seattle
Drawing
Hibler's Bread Flour bag design, 1926
In 1858 industrialist Judson Moss Bemis (1833-1921) founded J. M. Bemis & Co. (later Bemis Brothers Bag Company, then Bemis Company, Inc.) in Saint Louis, Missouri. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including the Seattle plant which opened in 1905 in today's SoDo neighborhood. The Seattle plant made…
ID Number:1994.15.6.7.2
Date:1926
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Island Belle flour bag design, 1928
In 1858 industrialist Judson Moss Bemis (1833-1921) founded J. M. Bemis & Co. (later Bemis Brothers Bag Company, then Bemis Company, Inc.) in Saint Louis, Missouri. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including the Seattle plant which opened in 1905 in today's SoDo neighborhood. The Seattle plant made…
ID Number:1994.15.6.8.1
Date:1928
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Lincoln County's Best flour bag design, 1928
In 1858 industrialist Judson Moss Bemis (1833-1921) founded J. M. Bemis & Co. (later Bemis Brothers Bag Company, then Bemis Company, Inc.) in Saint Louis, Missouri. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including the Seattle plant which opened in 1905 in today's SoDo neighborhood. The Seattle plant made…
ID Number:1994.15.6.9.1
Date:1928
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Miller's Ol-Style flour bag design, 1929
In 1858 industrialist Judson Moss Bemis (1833-1921) founded J. M. Bemis & Co. (later Bemis Brothers Bag Company, then Bemis Company, Inc.) in Saint Louis, Missouri. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including the Seattle plant which opened in 1905 in today's SoDo neighborhood. The Seattle plant made…
ID Number:1994.15.6.10.1
Date:1929
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Velvi-Down cake flour bag design, 1933
In 1858 industrialist Judson Moss Bemis (1833-1921) founded J. M. Bemis & Co. (later Bemis Brothers Bag Company, then Bemis Company, Inc.) in Saint Louis, Missouri. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including the Seattle plant which opened in 1905 in today's SoDo neighborhood. The Seattle plant made…
ID Number:1994.15.6.16.1
Date:1933
Photograph
Fire Chief Vickery sitting in Mini Medic 1, Seattle, 1971
Civic leader Gordon Franklin Vickery (1920-1996) began his service to the City of Seattle in 1946 with the fire department. During his tenure as Chief from 1963-1972 he won praise for his efforts to hire minorities and women. In 1968, Chief Vickery began discussions with Dr. Leonard Cobb, Chief of Cardiology at Harborview, about training firefighters in emergency life-saving techniques.…
ID Number:1995.31.13
Date:1971
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Fire Chief Vickery with Lake City Lions Club members, Seattle, 1971
Civic leader Gordon Franklin Vickery (1920-1996) began his service to the City of Seattle in 1946 with the fire department. During his tenure as Chief from 1963-1972 he won praise for his efforts to hire minorities and women. In 1968, Chief Vickery began discussions with Dr. Leonard Cobb, Chief of Cardiology at Harborview, about training firefighters in emergency life-saving techniques.…
ID Number:1995.31.15
Date:1971
Photograph
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, circa 1917
Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, later Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, worked on many important construction projects in the Pacific Northwest. During World War I, they were commissioned to create naval vessels, including the steam-powered cargo ships shown here. Construction on U.S. No. 1116 (second from left) was canceled as it was too late to…
ID Number:1995.37.2
Date:Circa 1917
Photograph
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, September 20, 1917
This view of the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, taken on September 20, 1917 shows a four-masted schooner and other vessels under construction. The yard is filled with stacks of heavy milled lumber from the Pacific Northwest's huge trees. Shipyard workers used the hoists (left center) to lift the lumber and move it from one place to another.…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.5
Date:1917
Photograph
Sponsor Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg at launch of Blakeley, Seattle, November 7, 1918
This portrait of Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg was taken November 7, 1918 at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard at the launch of the steamship Blakeley. The Blakeley was a 4,000 ton wooden steamship, the first ship contracted with PSB&DC by the U. S. government. Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg was the sister of George E. Hardenberg, secretary of…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.39
Date:1918