Secret Seattle

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Hemrich Brewing Co., Seattle, May 10, 1935

Seattle’s brewing industry has a long history, and the name Hemrich is associated with its 19th-century roots. Alvin Hemrich, along with his brother Elmer, is pictured in an 1894 photograph of the brewery worker’s annual picnic. Prohibition resulted in a hiatus for the breweries, but its eventual repeal brought about renewed business activity. In 1935, the Hemrich Brewing Co. was located at 5225 East Marginal Way.

Photographer: Webster & Stevens

Image Date: May 10, 1935

Image Number: 1983.10.4527.2

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Chinese-American Basketball Team, Seattle, 1938

Handwritten on image: Chinese girl basket ball team.

Photographer: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Staff Photographer

Image Date: 1938

Image Number: PI22404

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Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Seattle, ca. 1913

Signs in image: Fisher Flouring Mills Co. Fisher’s Blend Flour.

Handwritten on sleeve: Fisher Flour Mills.

Photographer: Webster & Stevens

Image Date: ca. 1913

Image Number: 1983.10.9430.1

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Rainier Brewery Beer Vat, Seattle, 1939

Photographer: Webster & Stevens

Image Date: 1939

Image Number:1983.10.13348

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Palace Hip, Seattle, April 13, 1921

Vaudeville was a popular form of live entertainment in the 1920s. The Palace Hip was one of Seattle’s most popular vaudeville theaters. It cost only ten cents to see seven live performances of singing, dancing, and comedy. The theater was located at the corner of Second and Spring Streets.

Photographer: Webster & Stevens

Image Date: April 13th, 1921

Image Number: 1983.10.2110.2

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Salmon Bay Waterway, Seattle, ca. 1900

Caption on image: S.P.Co.

Photographer: Anders Wilse Beer

Image Date: ca. 1900

Image Number: 1988.33.33

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Handwritten on sleeve: Wrecked Fire Engine & Service Truck.

Photographer: Webster & Stevens

Image Date: ca. 1910

Image Number: 1983.10.9113.1

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Aerial of Seattle Yacht Club and Montlake Neighborhood from Northwest, Seattle, 1940

The Seattle Yacht Club had its first home in West Seattle. After the Lake Washington Ship Canal opened in 1919, the club built new facilities on Portage Bay in Montlake. This gave members a sheltered place to keep their boats and access to both Lake Washington and Puget Sound. The fresh water of Portage Bay also kept destructive barnacles from growing on the boats’ hulls.

Photographer: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Staff Photographer

Image Date: 1940

Image Number: PI21585

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Will Rogers and Wiley Post Beside Their Airplane, Renton Field, August 1935

Humorist Will Rogers and aviation pioneer Wiley Post pose at Renton Field shortly before leaving on August 7, 1935 on their ill-fated journey. The two men planned to explore a new route to Europe over Alaska and Siberia in the modified Lockheed Orion-Explorer. Northwest Air Service in Renton installed the large pontoons to enable landings in Alaska and Siberia. The expedition ended when the plane crashed outside Point Barrow, Alaska on August 15, killing both men.

Photographer: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Staff Photographer

Image Date: August 1935

Image Number: 1986.5.39315.3

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Russian Aviators with Seaplane ‘Land of the Soviets,’ Seattle, 1929

A three-man crew flying the large all-metal, twin-engine plane “Land of the Soviets” made the first flight from Moscow to New York City in 1929. After a ten-day delay in Siberia due to bad weather, they arrived at Sitka, Alaska, on September 29th. A week later they arrived in Seattle where their twin floats were replaced by wheels at Sand Point Naval Air Station. Eventually, the Russian crew did make it to New York, where they were greeted by cheering crowds.

Photographer: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Staff Photographer

Image Date: 1929

Image Number: PI20261

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Kress Interior, Seattle, 1947

Signs in image: Kress. Drink Coca-Cola. Made With Arden Ice Cream - Ic Cream Sandwiches 10 Cents. Try Our Delicious Hot Dogs - 10 Cents. Stand-Up Bar Menu - Malted Milk 20 Cents, Milk Shakes 20 Cents, Hot Dogs 20 Cents, Bar-B-Q Beef 25 Cents, Sandwiches Ready to Serve 25 Cents, Ice Cream Sandwiches, Ice Cream Cones, Coca-Cola Fountain 5 Cents/10 Cents, Pepsi Cola 5 Cents, Bottled Drinks Asst. 5 Cents. Open 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Kress Operated. Fresh Orange Juice 10 Cents. Roast Turkey Sandwich 35 Cents. Clover. Dunking is Fun. Doughnuts and Coffee 10 Cents. Hires R-J Root Beer. Home Made Meat Loaf Sandwich 30 Cents. Hit Parade.

Photographer: Webster & Stevens

Image Date: 1947

Image Number: 1983.10.16460

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Aerial of yachts on parade through Montlake Cut on Opening Day of Boating Season, Looking Southwest, Seattle, 1965

The Seattle Yacht Club has organized a boat parade on opening day of the boating season since its inception in the early 1900s.

Photographer: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Staff Photographer

Image Date: 1965

Image Number: 1986.5.14392.1

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Aerial of Waterfront and Downtown from West, Seattle, September 15, 1936

This aerial view of Seattle’s downtown has been retouched to add the ferry Kalakala and other vessels.

Photographer: Charles Laidlaw

Image Date: September 15, 1936

Image Number: 1983.10.17806

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Children Fishing at Green Lake, Seattle, 1909

Photographer: Unknown

Image Date: 1909

Image Number: SHS8972

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U.S. Coast Guard Home Defense Patrol Crew Member on Deck of the Ship, 1942

Photographer: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Staff Photographer

Image Date: 1942

Image Number: 1986.5.15270.4

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Science Center Arches at Night, 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 theme and serve as a distinctive landmark to visitors to the Seattle World’s Fair.” - Seattle World’s Fair Public Relations Department

After the fair closed, the Science Pavilion became the Pacific Science Center.

Photographer: Unknown

Image Date: 1962

Image Number: 1987.59.145.3

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