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Image of U.S. Science Pavilion arches at night, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
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U.S. Science Pavilion arches at night, Seattle World's Fair, 1962

"In the middle of the six-acre U.S. Science Pavilion are fountains and pools bridged by raised platforms leading to the buildings. The Science Arches establish the square gothic architectural theme and serve as a distinctive landmark to visitors to the Seattle World's Fair."After the fair closed, the Science Pavilion became the Pacific Science Center. Quote in caption from Seattle World's…
ID Number:1987.59.145.3
Date:1962
Image of Fashion show model on runway, Century 21 Exposition, Seattle, 1962
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Fashion show model on runway, Century 21 Exposition, Seattle, 1962

This photograph was taken at the daily fashion show staged in the Fashion Pavilion during the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World’s Fair). The image depicts a model dressed in white slacks and striped sweater posing for the photographer on the “stepping stone” runway above a perfumed pool, with audience in the background. Brand names of sponsoring apparel and cosmetic companies…
ID Number:1987.59.145.11
Date:1962
Image of Abbie Ewart in nurse's rain outfit on the roof of the Irving Hotel, New York, May 1918
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Abbie Ewart in nurse's rain outfit on the roof of the Irving Hotel, New York, May 1918

Kentucky-born Abbie Ewart (1889-1977) moved to Seattle with her family in 1907. She graduated from Queen Anne High School and then trained as a nurse. After caring for tuberculosis patients for two years at Firland Sanatorium, she and another nurse opened a single-day surgery clinic in Seattle. When the United States entered World War I in 1918, Ewart trained with…
ID Number:1987.60.18
Date:1918
Image of Army nurse Abbie Ewart in uniform, Germany, 1919
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Army nurse Abbie Ewart in uniform, Germany, 1919

After graduating from Queen Anne High School, Abbie Ewart trained as a nurse at Seattle General Hospital School of Nursing. Ewart cared for tuberculosis patients for two years at Firland Sanatorium, then, with another nurse, opened a single-day surgery clinic in Seattle. When the United States entered World War I in 1918, Ewart trained with other nurses at Fort Lewis,…
ID Number:1987.60.19
Date:1919
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Nurses and soldiers at Base Hospital 47 in France, 1918

When the United States entered World War I in 1918, Seattle nurse Abbie Ewart trained with other nurses at Fort Lewis, near Tacoma. Several months later, the group sailed from New York City to France where they cared for the sick and wounded at American Base Hospitals 43 and 47, shown here. Handwritten on verso: 1st World War. Miss Ewart…
ID Number:1987.60.21
Date:1918
Image of Army nurses at Base Hospital 47 in France, circa 1918
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Army nurses at Base Hospital 47 in France, circa 1918

When the United States entered World War I in 1918, Seattle nurse Abbie Ewart trained with other nurses at Fort Lewis, near Tacoma. Several months later, the group sailed from New York City to France where they cared for the sick and wounded at American Base Hospitals 43 and 47.In this photo, Abbie Ewart (far left) and her colleagues, including…
ID Number:1987.60.22
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Hospital building at Firlands Sanatorium, circa 1915
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Hospital building at Firlands Sanatorium, circa 1915

In 1911, Firlands Sanatorium began accepting patients suffering from highly infectious tuberculosis (TB). The hospital's country setting in Richmond Highlands, well north of Seattle, isolated patients from the healthy populace and provided the fresh air which doctors considered essential. In 1948, Firlands housed nearly 1,050 patients. It closed in 1968 after new antibiotic treatments allowed patients to live at home.This…
ID Number:1987.60.23
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Portrait of Abbie Ewart in her Army nurse's uniform, circa 1918
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Portrait of Abbie Ewart in her Army nurse's uniform, circa 1918

Kentucky-born Abbie Ewart moved to Seattle with her family in 1907. She graduated form Queen Anne High School and then trained as a nurse. After caring for tuberculosis patients for two years at Firlands Sanatorium, she and another nurse opened a single-day surgery clinic in Seattle. When the United States entered World War I in 1918, Ewart trained with other…
ID Number:1987.60.26
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Snoqualmie River from above the falls, circa 1915
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Snoqualmie River from above the falls, circa 1915

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, David Denny and other members of the Denny family mined for gold at Gold Creek, at the north end of Lake Keechelus. In the early days, pack trains of mules and horses carried supplies between the mine and the Denny home at Licton Springs, near Seattle. The pack trains crossed the Snoqualmie River…
ID Number:1987.89.81
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Blanchard Boat Co. building on Lake Union, Seattle, 1946
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Blanchard Boat Co. building on Lake Union, Seattle, 1946

The Blanchard Boat Company was one of the leading yacht builders of Seattle. Founded by N.J. (Norman J.) Blanchard (1885-1954) in 1905, the company built nearly 2,000 boats over its 64-year history, including commercial ships, classic motor cruisers, and sailing yachts, some of which are still in use today. Following N.J.'s death in 1954, his son Norman C. Blanchard (1911-2009)…
ID Number:1989.89.25
Date:1946
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