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Patrolman handing out Civil Defense evacuation cards, Seattle, May 20, 1955
Order an ImageIn this image Robert Vincent, Seattle Police Department patrolman, stands in the center of southbound traffic on Fremont Avenue North to hand out civil defense evacuation cards to motorists. At the time Fremont Avenue was designated a northbound evacuation route for the city. The Fremont Bridge is visible in the background.
Signs in image: Salvation Army: Your Throw-Aways Make Work That Pays; Coca-Cola; Queen City Drugs - Sodas - Cigars; Doug's Grocery; House Cafe; PepsiCola; Hires Root Beer; Fremont Tavern; Dawn Rooms; Beauty Salon; The Club Cafe; Fremont Drug Co., Drugs, Prescriptions; U. S. Post Office; Vitarich Ice Cream
Caption information written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
Signs in image: Salvation Army: Your Throw-Aways Make Work That Pays; Coca-Cola; Queen City Drugs - Sodas - Cigars; Doug's Grocery; House Cafe; PepsiCola; Hires Root Beer; Fremont Tavern; Dawn Rooms; Beauty Salon; The Club Cafe; Fremont Drug Co., Drugs, Prescriptions; U. S. Post Office; Vitarich Ice Cream
Caption information written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.173.03.03
Date: 1955
Creator(s):
Huff, Jim, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.173.03.03, photo by Jim Huff
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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