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Prudential Mutual Savings Bank after robbery, Seattle, November 24, 1954
In this image taken outside of the Prudential Mutual Savings Bank at Third Avenue and Spring Street in downtown Seattle, spectators gather after a robber escaped from the bank with $2,500. Signs in image: Fern Hotel; Texan Hotel; Tavern; Toy's Cafe, Good Food; Ewing and Clark Real Estate ServiceCaption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, November 24, 1954, page 2
ID Number:2000.107.165.15.02
Date:1954
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SeaFirst motor branch, Seattle, August 29, 1953
In 1953, Seattle First National Bank opened their first Motor Branch, a facility providing drive-in access as well as two walk-up teller windows. The branch, seen here, was built in downtown Seattle at Third Avenue and Columbia Street. Signs in image: Dexter Horton Building, Seattle-First National Bank Main Office; Hoge Building, The Canadian Bank of CommerceCaption information source: The Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.165.17.02
Date:1953
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Volunteers cleaning vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, June 14, 1975
In this image, volunteers removed weeds, brush, and grass from nine houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Capitol Hill which had been vacant for eight years. Plans by Parkridge Development to tear the houses down and build a 50-unit apartment building at the site had been delayed by a zoning dispute and the properties had become…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.02
Date:1975
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Car passing vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
This image of the exterior of turn-of-the-century houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Captiol Hill shows their derelict state. Nine houses across from Volunteer Park were purchased by Parkridge Development eight years prior with the intention of tearing them down and building a 50-unit apartment building at the site. The plans were delayed by a zoning…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.03
Date:1982
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Boarding up a vacant house on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
This image shows Dennis Lehtinsen, an employee of the owners, boarding up one of nine turn-of-the-century houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Capitol Hill. The houses across from Volunteer Park were purchased by Parkridge Development eight years prior with the intention of tearing them down and building a 50-unit apartment building at the site. The plans…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.04
Date:1982
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Ranger leading nature walk at Camp Long, Seattle, March 7, 1985
Named for Seattle Juvenile Court Judge William George Long (1894-1974), Camp Long was built in 1937 as a place for organized scouting groups to learn camping skills. In 1984, park officials made the 68 acre park more accessible to the general public, allowing visitors to enjoy nature, hike in the forest, camp overnight in rustic cabins, rock climb, and learn…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.06
Date:1985
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Ranger standing at Polliwog Pond, Camp Long, Seattle, March 7, 1985
Named for Seattle Juvenile Court Judge William George Long (1894-1974), Camp Long was built in 1937 as a place for organized scouting groups to learn camping skills. In 1984, park officials made the 68 acre park more accessible to the general public, allowing visitors to enjoy nature, hike in the forest, camp overnight in rustic cabins, rock climb, and learn…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.07
Date:1985
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Activists posing in vacant lot, Seattle, February 28, 1981
In this image, members of the Central Area Housing Alliance stand in the vacant lot they want to purchase at 24th Avenue and Yesler Way. From left are, Rena Boyd, Anna David, Viola Johnson, Eloise Graham, Gerald Lenoir, and Lillian Feist. The Alliance protested the proposed sale of the property to build a 50-unit condominium, saying they wanted new housing…
ID Number:2000.107.168.29.03
Date:1981
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Parishioners performing memorial at Seattle Buddhist Church, September 15, 1963
The Buddhist crisis was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and a campaign of civil resistance, led mainly by Buddhist monks. The crisis ended with a coup in November 1963 by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and…
ID Number:2000.107.168.36.01
Date:1963
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Dignitaries entering Nichiren Buddhist Church, Seattle, June 19, 1965
The Seattle Nichiren Buddhist Church was formed in 1914 in the Nichiren Shu lineage of Buddhism by a devout group of immigrants from Japan. Since 1929 the church has been located in Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood, at 1042 South Weller Street.In this image dignitaries participate in events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the church. At left is a…
ID Number:2000.107.168.36.02
Date:1965