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Image of Motor yacht
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Motor yacht "Sapphire Sea" under construction in Blanchard Boat Co. shop, Seattle, 1959

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:1989.89.115
Date:1959
Image of Pacific Stone Company building exterior, Seattle, circa 1926
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Pacific Stone Company building exterior, Seattle, circa 1926

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.1
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Pacific Stone Co. buildings and yard, Seattle, circa 1926
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Pacific Stone Co. buildings and yard, Seattle, circa 1926

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.5
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa 1926
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Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa 1926

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.7
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Pacific Stone Company employees at work, Seattle, circa 1926
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Pacific Stone Company employees at work, Seattle, circa 1926

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.8
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa. 1926
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Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa. 1926

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.9
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Detail of Seattle Theatre exterior, Seattle, circa 1926
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Detail of Seattle Theatre exterior, Seattle, circa 1926

This image of the Seattle Theatre (later the Paramount Theatre) at 9th Avenue and Pine Street is a close-up of the roof line, highlighting the decorative architectural details. Opened on March 1, 1928, the building was designed as a combination of theater, commercial, and residential spaces, lavishly decorated in the Beaux Arts style. The ornate architectural cut cast stone decoration…
ID Number:1991.22.2.6
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Exterior of Alexander Hamilton Intermediate School, Seattle, circa 1927
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Exterior of Alexander Hamilton Intermediate School, Seattle, circa 1927

This image of Alexander Hamilton Intermediate School, at 1610 N 41st Street in Seattle, was taken upon or near completion of construction in January 1927. Hamilton was the first school building in Seattle to be designed specifically for intermediate (grades 7-8) education. Hamilton continues to operate as a middle school (grades 6-8), and has changed little in its exterior appearance.…
ID Number:1991.22.2.22
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Portrait of Pacific Stone Company employees, Seattle, 1927
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Portrait of Pacific Stone Company employees, Seattle, 1927

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.3
Date:1927
Image of Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, circa 1917
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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
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