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Image of Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, September 20, 1917
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, September 20, 1917

This view of the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, taken on September 20, 1917 shows a four-masted schooner and other vessels under construction. The yard is filled with stacks of heavy milled lumber from the Pacific Northwest's huge trees. Shipyard workers used the hoists (left center) to lift the lumber and move it from one place to another.…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.5
Date:1917
Image of Sponsor Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg at launch of Blakeley, Seattle, November 7, 1918
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Sponsor Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg at launch of Blakeley, Seattle, November 7, 1918

This portrait of Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg was taken November 7, 1918 at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard at the launch of the steamship Blakeley. The Blakeley was a 4,000 ton wooden steamship, the first ship contracted with PSB&DC by the U. S. government. Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg was the sister of George E. Hardenberg, secretary of…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.39
Date:1918
Image of Launch of the steamer Snoqualmie at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, August 11, 1919
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Launch of the steamer Snoqualmie at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, August 11, 1919

This image was taken on August 11, 1919 during the launch of the steamer Snoqualmie at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company's shipyard in Seattle on Harbor Island. The vessel was named for the Snoqualmie Tribe, in honor of its friendship with pioneer settlers and its war record in service to the United States. Many Snoqualmie Tribe members traveled…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.46
Date:1919
Image of Engines for the USS Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1903
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Engines for the USS Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1903

In 1901, the Moran Brothers Company shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the U. S. Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began on July 4, 1902 and the ship was launched on October 7, 1904. Over 1,000 workers helped build the Nebraska, a Virginia-class pre-dreadnought battleship with a beam of 76 feet…
ID Number:1995.49.39
Date:Circa 1903
Image of USS Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, March 1904
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USS Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, March 1904

In 1901, the Moran Brothers Company shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the U. S. Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began on July 4, 1902 and the ship was launched on October 7, 1904. Over 1,000 workers helped build the Nebraska, a Virginia-class pre-dreadnought battleship with a beam of 76 feet…
ID Number:1995.49.56
Date:1904
Image of Construction of USS Nebraska's main deck at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, 1904
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Construction of USS Nebraska's main deck at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, 1904

In 1901, the Moran Brothers Company shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the U. S. Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began on July 4, 1902 and the ship was launched on October 7, 1904. Over 1,000 workers helped build the Nebraska, a Virginia-class pre-dreadnought battleship with a beam of 76 feet…
ID Number:1995.49.57
Date:1904
Image of Machine shop at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, July 4, 1902
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Machine shop at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, July 4, 1902

In 1901, the Moran Brothers Company shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the U. S. Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began on July 4, 1902 and the ship was launched on October 7, 1904. Over 1,000 workers helped build the Nebraska, a Virginia-class pre-dreadnought battleship with a beam of 76 feet…
ID Number:1995.49.274.2
Date:1902
Image of Landscaping under construction at the Garden Court building, Seattle, circa 1929
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Landscaping under construction at the Garden Court building, Seattle, circa 1929

Malmo & Company Nursery in Seattle sold seeds and nursery stock, and also ran a successful landscaping business. Some of the mature yards surrounding historic Seattle homes were once the work of the Malmo Company. This photo shows the Garden Court building at 1631 Sixteenth Avenue in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, built in 1929. Its garden courtyard, under construction here,…
ID Number:1997.4.26
Date:Circa 1929
Image of Letterhead from Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., 1915
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Letterhead from Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., 1915

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, including the construction of Harbor Island at the mouth of the Duwamish River in Seattle. Lockheed Shipbuilding continued to build ships ranging…
ID Number:1999.31.3
Date:1915
Image of Construction shed for battleship Nebraska, Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle 1902
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Construction shed for battleship Nebraska, Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle 1902

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. To accommodate the construction of so large a vessel, the shipyard, located at the foot of South Charles Street, required major renovations. A large quantity of heavy tools and equipment was purchased, and a ship shed was built with…
ID Number:2000.87.21.18
Date:1902
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