155 results for: Aerial Views
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Aerial view of Boeing Airplane Company plant on the Duwamish River, April 26, 1929
Aerial view of Boeing's plant on the Duwamish River. Caption on image: Factory. Boeing Airplane Co. Embossed with Boeing logo Boeing Off. Photo (with Boeing logo)Photographer's Reference Number: 2453-B
ID Number:1953.345.6
Date:1929
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, September 30, 1940
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company was established in Seattle in 1889, as a branch of the San Francisco Bridge Company. By the 1940s, the firm had developed into a large dredging and construction company on its own, with projects up and down the west coast. The company built air bases and ships for World War II.This photo, taken in…
ID Number:1955.970.500.1.1
Date:1940
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, July 8, 1943
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company was established in Seattle in 1889, as a branch of the San Francisco Bridge Company. By the 1940s, the firm had developed into a large dredging and construction company on its own, with projects up and down the west coast. The company built air bases and ships for World War II.This photo, taken in…
ID Number:1955.970.500.1.2
Date:1943
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Some Scenes Attending End of Round the World Flight, October 18, 1924
In 1924, four Douglas World Cruisers, each manned by an Army Air Corps pilot and mechanic, took off from Seattle's Sand Point Field to fly around the world. Some 175 days later, on September 29, 1924, three of the planes arrived back in Seattle. An estimated 40,000 people greeted the flyers as they landed at what is now Magnuson Park.…
ID Number:1956.1145.2.1
Date:1924
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Aerial of Space Needle and fairgrounds during construction from southeast, Seattle World's Fair, circa 1961
"Revolving sky restaurant takes shape atop the 600-foot Space Needle, spectacular tower of 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Its sturdy tapered 'legs' are formed with largest steel beams produced by U.S. Steel. High-speed elevators will carry diners and sightseers to a panoramic view of distant snow-capped mountains. Restaurant will seat 220."The tall structure on top of the Space Needle supported a…
ID Number:1965.3598.2.6
Date:Circa 1961
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Aerial of U.S. Science Pavilion, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
"In the middle of the six-acre U.S. Science Pavilion are fountains and pools bridged by raised platforms leading to the buildings. The Science Arches establish the square gothic architectural themes and serve as a distinctive landmark to visitors at the Seattle World's Fair."This view of the U.S. Science Pavilion, now the Pacific Science Center, was taken from the southwest of…
ID Number:1965.3598.4.6
Date:1962
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Aerial view of crowds waiting to enter Seattle World's Fair taken from east, 1962
"This aerial view of the World's Fair shows the southeast corner of the 74-acre Fair site, including the southeast gate. The white arches at upper left rise gracefully over placid pools in the courtyard of the spectacular U.S. Science Pavilion. At lower left is the geodesic dome of the Motor Co. exhibit which features a 'journey into space' in a…
ID Number:1965.3598.5.7
Date:1962
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Top of the Space Needle, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
The 605-foot Space Needle was one of the highlights of Century 21, the Seattle World's Fair. The Needle's color scheme followed the futuristic theme of the fair - Galaxy Gold for the roof, Astronaut White for the legs, Orbital Olive for the core, and Re-entry Red for the halo.Here, workmen put the finishing touches on the roof and halo. The…
ID Number:1965.3598.26.1
Date:1962
Postcard
Birdseye view of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
This aerial illustration highlights the new buildings forthe Alaska-Yukon-Pacific with the Elliott Bay, Lake Washington, and Mt. Rainier in the background. Caption on image: Birdseye view of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington.Postcard number: 1922
ID Number:1969.4756.11
Date:1909
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Aerial of Hollywood Chicken Farm, Woodinville, 1940
Hollywood Farm, in Woodinville, was built by the Frederick Stimson family. They used it as a weekend retreat and summer home. Milk and cream from the farm's prize-winning Holstein dairy herd was sent to Seattle by railroad. Seattleites visited by train and bought cream, ice cream, and sausages at the farm's ice cream parlor.This aerial photo is part of a…
ID Number:1974.5923.361.1
Date:1940