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Image of Boys near calliope at Seattle Center, June 1, 1963
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Boys near calliope at Seattle Center, June 1, 1963

After the close of the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) many of the buildings built for the fair were converted for community use. The Seattle Center reopened in June of 1963 with an informal opening attended by 20,000 people. A formal dedication was held 6 days later on June 7.In this image two boys stand listening to a…
ID Number:1986.5.7759.9
Date:1963
Image of Merrily Dam painting mural at Seattle Center, June 1, 1963
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Merrily Dam painting mural at Seattle Center, June 1, 1963

After the close of the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) many of the buildings built for the fair were converted for community use. The Seattle Center reopened in June of 1963 with an informal opening attended by 20,000 people. A formal dedication was held 6 days later on June 7.In this image Merrily Dam, a member of UW…
ID Number:1986.5.7759.11
Date:1963
Image of Seattle Police Department motorcycle corps, Seattle, 1941
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Seattle Police Department motorcycle corps, Seattle, 1941

On March 17, 1941, the Seattle Police Department received eight new motorcycles for speed enforcement and the parking work. The motorcycles joined five others already in use by the department. Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, Motorcycle Corps. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March…
ID Number:1986.5.10539.1
Date:1941
Image of Frank Herbert, Seattle, September 19, 1969
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Frank Herbert, Seattle, September 19, 1969

Tacoma-born author Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr. (1920-1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel "Dune" and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and university lecturer. At the time this image was taken, Herbert was a reporter for the…
ID Number:1986.5.51074.26
Date:1969
Image of Frank Herbert interviewing Roy Prosterman, Seattle, September 19, 1969
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Frank Herbert interviewing Roy Prosterman, Seattle, September 19, 1969

Tacoma-born author Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr. (1920-1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel "Dune" and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and university lecturer. At the time this image was taken, Herbert was a reporter for the…
ID Number:1986.5.51074.29
Date:1969
Image of Frank Herbert signing books, Seattle, December 5, 1971
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Frank Herbert signing books, Seattle, December 5, 1971

In this image, Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) signs copies of "Dune" and other books at the Balcony Book Store at the Pacific Science Center. Though he became famous for writing science fiction, Herbert was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and university lecturer; he was a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1969…
ID Number:1986.5.55465.23
Date:1971
Image of Radio station KFQX in Olmstead home, Seattle, 1924
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Radio station KFQX in Olmstead home, Seattle, 1924

Roy and Elise Olmstead purchased a large home in the Mount Baker neighborhood in 1924. They started a commercial radio station called KFQX, based in a spare room of their residence. After Prohibition agents raided the home and arrested Roy Olmstead, they speculated that the couple used the radio broadcasts of children's stories to send coded messages to rumrunners, who…
ID Number:1987.30.1
Date:1924
Image of Gorst Air Transport seaplane with ferry in background, Seattle, circa 1933
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Gorst Air Transport seaplane with ferry in background, Seattle, circa 1933

Vernon C. Gorst, who previously had founded Pacific Air Transport in 1926, (which provided the first airmail service between Los Angeles and Seattle), established Gorst Air Transport sometime in the late 1920s. This photo shows the Keystone-Loening Amphibious "Air Yacht" provided service between Seattle and Bremerton. Gorst's "Air Ferry Line" provided hourly commuter flights between Seattle and Bremerton for two…
ID Number:1987.45.15
Date:Circa 1933
Image of Gorst Air Transport seaplane on dock, Seattle, circa 1933
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Gorst Air Transport seaplane on dock, Seattle, circa 1933

Vernon C. Gorst, who previously had founded Pacific Air Transport in 1926, (which provided the first airmail service between Los Angeles and Seattle), established Gorst Air Transport sometime in the late 1920s. This photo shows the Keystone-Loening Amphibious "Air Yacht" provided service between Seattle and Bremerton. Gorst's "Air Ferry Line" provided hourly commuter flights between Seattle and Bremerton for two…
ID Number:1987.45.16
Date:Circa 1933
Image of Gorst Air Transport seaplanes at Pier 3, Seattle, circa 1933
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Gorst Air Transport seaplanes at Pier 3, Seattle, circa 1933

Gorst Air Transport "Air Ferry" service used amphibian planes which would land in the water and then move up onto the ramp for safe and convenient passenger loading. There were various amphibious commuter biplanes used, manufactured by Boeing (the B-1E, the 204 and later the larger Model 80 and 80A tri-motors), by Keystone-Loening (the Amphibian Air Yacht), by Ryan (the…
ID Number:1987.45.17
Date:Circa 1933
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