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Image of Launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966
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Launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.12.1j.3
Date:1966
Image of Welder at launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966
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Welder at launch of the USS Coronado at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company shipyard, Seattle, July 1, 1966

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.12.1j.4
Date:1966
Image of Employees dancing at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944
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Employees dancing at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.w545
Date:1944
Image of Women employees at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944
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Women employees at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.w546
Date:1944
Image of Bob Young and radio announcer on stage at Trianon, Seattle, circa 1938
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Bob Young and radio announcer on stage at Trianon, Seattle, circa 1938

The Trianon Ballroom, located at Third Avenue and Bell Street, was an important entertainment venue in Seattle's musical history. One of several large dance clubs in the area which drew national Big Band talent, it was founded in 1927 by hotelier John Edward Savage (1879-1958) and had a 30 x 135-foot dance floor that accommodated more than 5,000 dancers. Operating…
ID Number:Lib1988.27.8
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Makah sailing canoe, 1900
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Makah sailing canoe, 1900

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.25
Date:1900
Image of Ferry 'City of Seattle' on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898
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Ferry 'City of Seattle' on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898

Caption on image: Wilse.Photographer's Reference Number: 499
ID Number:Lib1988.33.31
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Building 50 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, circa 1898
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Building 50 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, circa 1898

Building 50 was built in 1896 and initially served as the Administrative Headquarters for the Puget Sound Naval Station (now the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility). The building is still standing today and has been moved a total of three times throughout its life. It is now owned by the City of Bremerton and is the building…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.43
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Puget Sound Salish basketmaker, circa 1900
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Puget Sound Salish basketmaker, circa 1900

Coast Salish peoples are a diverse group of Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest who speak related languages and have some common cultural traditions. The Coast Salish grouping includes many different tribal groups, all with their own names for themselves and most with their own languages. Coast Salish peoples have lived in the Pacific Northwest since time immemorial and their…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.115
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Boats in Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898
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Boats in Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898

Caption on image: Wilse.Photographer's Reference Number: 1183
ID Number:Lib1988.33.131
Date:Circa 1898
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