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Keel laying ceremony for battleship Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, July 4, 1902
In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. This photo shows the ceremony for the laying of the keel inside the construction shed…
ID Number:2000.87.21.27
Date:1902
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Crowd at keel laying ceremony for the Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, July 4, 1902
In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. This photo shows a crowd of people gathered in the Nebraska's decorated construction shed to…
ID Number:2000.87.21.29
Date:1902
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Battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1903
In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. The keel for the battleship, named Nebraska, was laid on July 4, 1902, and the ship launched from the Moran Brothers yard on October 7, 1904. This photo shows early construction on the battleship Nebraska inside its construction shed.…
ID Number:2000.87.21.30
Date:Circa 1903
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Battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1903
In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. This photo shows the construction of the battleship Nebraska inside its construction shed. Over1,000 workers…
ID Number:2000.87.21.33
Date:Circa 1903
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Battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, circa 1904
In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began with a keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902. Over1,000 workers helped build the ship, which was 441 feet long with a beam of 76 feet. This photo shows the Nebraska within…
ID Number:2000.87.21.37
Date:Circa 1904
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Battleship Nebraska before launch at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, October 1904
In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began with a keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902. Over1,000 workers helped build the ship, which was 441 feet long with a beam of 76 feet. On launch day, most businesses in…
ID Number:2000.87.21.41
Date:1904
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Battleship Nebraska before launch at Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle, October 1904
In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began with a keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902. Over1,000 workers helped build the ship, which was 441 feet long with a beam of 76 feet. On launch day, most businesses in…
ID Number:2000.87.21.43
Date:1904
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Moran Brothers Company employee with drill at the shipyard on Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1900
Robert Moran (1857-1943) and his brothers Frank and Sherman established Moran Bros. Marine and Sawmill Machinery Co. (later Moran Bros. Co.) in Seattle in 1882. In 1898, the firm built a fleet of 12 steamers and 10 barges, and delivered them on the Yukon River to carry food to the miners. The firm also built many large steel and wood…
ID Number:2000.87.49
Date:Circa 1900
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AIDS Prevention Project volunteer at needle exchange, Seattle, February 20, 1990
In this image, a volunteer is taking a survey of people exchanging needles at Second and Pike in downtown Seattle. He was manning the table for the AIDS Prevention Project handled through King County Health Department. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.02
Date:1990
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Needle exchange table, Seattle, October 24, 1990
This table at Second Avenue and Pike Street in Seattle was part of a program to educate and help prevent the spread of AIDS. The program handed out clean needles as well as condoms, AIDS informational brochures and bleach to disinfect needles. In this image, a woman exchanges a needle while one volunteer records the exchange and another hands out…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.03
Date:1990