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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
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Exterior of Minor-Collins home on First Hill, Seattle, circa 1900
Situated on the northeast corner of Minor Avenue and Cherry Street, the Minor-Collins Home was built in 1887 by Sarah and Dr. Thomas T. Minor (1844-1889), one of the earliest grand homes built on First Hill. In 1891 when Angela and John Collins (1835-1903) became the new residents, it was still addressed 702 12th Avenue, but the street was soon renamed…
ID Number:SHS166
Date:Circa 1900
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Crowd watching Charles K. Hamilton at The Meadows, Georgetown, March 11, 1910
Pioneer aviator Charles Keeney Hamilton (1881 or 1885-1914) became the first to fly in the state of Washington when he piloted his Curtiss biplane, the Reims Racer, over Seattle on March 11, 1910. Nicknamed "the bird man" and "crazy man of the air," Hamilton survived over 60 crashes. In this image Hamilton and his plane can be seen above the…
ID Number:SHS349
Date:1911
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Car driving on Seattle to Bothell road, February 9, 1915
Two years after the town of Bothell was incorporated in 1909, King County improved the Bothell Highway by paving it with Warrenite in 1911, then with sand and brick in 1918, and asphalt in 1928. The road was an important connection from Seattle and nearby towns to Bothell, running north from Lake City along the northern shore of Lake Washington.…
ID Number:SHS437
Date:1915
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Waterfront from Beacon Hill, Seattle, circa 1898
The area south of downtown Seattle was originally made up of tidal flats; soil dredged from the Duwamish River and sluiced from the Denny triangle and Beacon Hill regrades was used to create this industrial area needed by area businesses and railroads. This image, taken between 1890-1900, shows what much of Seattle's waterfront looked like before the tidal flats were…
ID Number:SHS462
Date:Circa 1898
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Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition grounds at night, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington.This view across Lake Union shows the AYPE grounds at night, with buildings and a ferris wheel outlined in lights. Caption on photo: The "Fair Beautiful" at NightHandwritten on back of…
ID Number:SHS487
Date:1909