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Aerial view of Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, March 1963
Washington's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge carries State Route 520 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle with the growing area east of the lake. When it opened, the bridge's 7,578 foot floating span was the longest in the world. This was the second floating bridge to cross Lake Washington, and both bridges are overcrowded daily with commuters in their automobiles.//This photo shows…
ID Number:PI20478
Date:1963
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Parishioners exiting Bethany Friends Community Church, Seattle, 1939
Bethany Friends Community Church was located at Atlantic Street and 24th Avenue South in Seattle. It was demolished for the construction of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge. Sign on building reads: Bethany Friends Community Church.Handwritten on image: Lake Wash Bridge expropriates.Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - churches - Bethany Friends.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and…
ID Number:PI21247
Date:1939
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Rev. Michael Danilchik and acolytes, St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Seattle, 1938
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church was located at 1714 13th Avenue (between Olive and Howell Streets). Reverend Danilchik was the head of the church at this time. The two acolytes are Eugene Ivanofski and George Romanoff. Handwritten on image: Ivanofski, Eugene; Rev. Mike Danilchick [sic]; Romanoff, George.Handwritten on sleeve: Danilchick [sic], Rev. Michael, Seattle (with Geo. Romanoff and Eugene Ivanofski).Date…
ID Number:PI21286
Date:1938
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Aerial view of the Central Area after snowstorm, November 22, 1946
This aerial view of the Seattle's Central Area was taken after two days of snow blanketed the city in late November 1946. The view looks west across the Central District, toward Elliiott Bay. At the time, most of Seattle's Black population was concentrated in the Central Area because of housing and job discrimination, and restrictive covenants that prohibited the rental…
ID Number:PI27592
Date:1948
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Aerial view of the Rainier Valley after snowstorm, November 22, 1946
This aerial view of the Seattle's Rainier Valley was taken after two days of snow blanketed the city in late November 1946. The view looks southeast towards Mount Rainier, with Rainier Avenue South running upward from the bottom of the frame. Sick's Stadium is visible to the left of Rainier Avenue, in the lower third of the photo.At the time…
ID Number:PI27593
Date:1946
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Residential street in Wedgwood, September 8, 1949
Home building boomed in many areas of the United States after World War II. In the Seattle area, some 27,805 houses were built between August 1945 and September 1949. This September 1949 photo, taken as part of National Home Week, shows some of the new homes in Seattle's Wedgwood area. The view is to the north from East 82nd Street…
ID Number:PI27772
Date:1949
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Neighborhood scrap drive, Yesler Terrace, Seattle, November 1942
During World War II, the US government called on its citizens to aid the war effort from the home front. One of the most widespread campaigns was Salvage for Victory, launched on January 10, 1942, just over a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Salvage for Victory called on Americans to collect and donate items that could be recycled…
ID Number:PI28169
Date:1942
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Women and servicemen dancing at the Naval Reserve Armory, Seattle, December 1942
Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by B. Marcus Priteca, a well-known theater architect, and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred…
ID Number:PI28212
Date:1942
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Women and servicemen dancing at the Naval Reserve Armory, Seattle, December 1942
Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by B. Marcus Priteca, a well-known theater architect, and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred…
ID Number:PI28213
Date:1942
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Women pulling children on sleds in Volunteer Park, Seattle, November 19, 1946
Handwritten on sleeve: Snow - Seattle, with: Helen Rogers, (Mrs.) N. Breen, John Breen, Beverly Breen, Don Hall, (Mrs.) B.J. Hall, Dennis Hall, (Mrs.) Birdie Tintsman, Dorothy Tintsman, (Mrs.) Ruth Rankin, Elizabeth Young, Bobby Sinnett, Devitt Ward, Louis Sinnett, Jeanette Dengel, William H Ward.Handwritten on caption slip: Sno pix - Volunteer Pk, 11-19-46.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer…
ID Number:PI28416
Date:1946