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    Douglas building, on the site where Seattle history was made

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    Includes historical information about events that took place in the vicinity of the building site located at 4th Ave. and Union St. This includes a short summation of the Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer building, Seattle, 1928

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    The Seattle Post-Intelligencer building was located at 6th and Pine in downtown Seattle. In the late 1940s the newspaper moved to new offices on Wall Street in Belltown.Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - PI - buildings - Sixth and Pine. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): December 3, 1928.1 negative: b&

    Times Square Building, Seattle, 1937

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    Designed by Seattle architects Charles Bebb and Carl F. Gould in the style of the Renaissance Revival and faced with white terra cotta, Seattle's Times Square building was completed in 1916. The flatiron shaped building is five stories high. The Seattle Times' editorial offices were housed here until 1930. The Times Square building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and was designated a city landmark in 1984. This photo shows the view looking east at the Times Square building with Stewart Street on the left and Olive Way on the right.Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, Business district. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): December 28, 1937.1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in

    Building Trades Day for the United War Chest poster, 1942

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    This poster advertises Building Trades Day for the United War Chest, held on Monday, October 19, 1942, during World War II. On this day, men working on building and construction projects were asked to give a day's pay to the War Chest. Unions donated generously, with many receiving "E" (for excellence) banner blue ribbon awards.Text on poster: Some of us must fight and die - Some of us must work and give /....All of us must sacrifice! / Building Trades Day for the United War Chest / Monday, October 19 / Sponsored and endorsed by the Building Trades Council. Harry L. Carr, President, Fred Smith, Secretary / Affiliated Unions [32 building trades unions listed below] Caption information source: "Building Trades' Chest Day set," Seattle Times, October 5, 1942, p. 2 Caption information source: "Unions pour cash into War Chest," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 24, 1942, p. 11 poster; 14 x 22 in

    Seattle Seminary Campus Panorama, circa 1910

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    Seattle Seminary Campus looking southwest. From left to right: Third Avenue West, unknown building, Old Music Building, Alexander Hall, Peterson Hall, Tiffany Hall.https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/archives_images_seminary/1026/thumbnail.jp

    Public Safety Building, Seattle, 1943

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    The Public Safety Building, now known as the Yesler Building, is located at Fourth and Yesler in downtown Seattle. It now houses King County government offices.Signs in image read: Police Headquarters. City Hotel. Cash "" Bail. Handwritten on image: Public Safety Bldg. Police Hdqs. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - buildings - Public Safety. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and "" file date may differ by a month or more): August 16, 1943.1 safety film negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in

    White Building

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    Designed in 1907 by the architectural firm of Howells and Stokes

    Seattle Seminary Advertisement, May 1903

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    An advertisement for Seattle Seminary that ran in the May 19, 1903 issue of The Free Methodist. Includes tuition fees, building photos, and contact information.https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/archives_images_seminary/1038/thumbnail.jp

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer building under construction, Seattle, September 17, 1947

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    The Seattle Post-Intelligencer started publishing in 1881. In the late 1940s, the newspaper held a nationwide competition for an architect for a new building on Wall Street. The design included a large, revolving globe with an eagle on top, which stood above the entryway. The streamlined style of the building, with its glass and flat surfaces, was very popular during the 1930s and 1940s.Handwritten on negative: 9/17/47. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - P.I. - Bldgs - new - construction. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 23, 1947.1 safety film negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in

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    "Project LEARN," Labor Education, Advancement, Recompense for Nonwhites, is a Seattle program designed to help minorities gain apprenticeships in the building trades and advance to journeyman status
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