The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse in 1940
This post was originally published on this siteThe Tacoma Narrows Bridge was a suspension bridge in the U.S. state of Washington that spanned the Tacoma […]
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25 Wonderful Photos of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World’s Fair) was a world’s fair held April 21, […]
Historical Photographs of Seattle Regrades at the Beginning of the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteStarting in 1897 and continuing through 1930, Seattle undertook a series of regrades to flatten the city’s terrain. […]
Rare Color Photos Show the Sedro-Woolley Celebration of the July 4, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteHarold J. Renfro, Born December 14th, 1904 and passed away January 30th, 2003, was a postman here in […]
Jake the Alligator Man, the Mummified Half-Man Half-Alligator Used to Smoke and Cross-Dressed Celebrity
This post was originally published on this siteNo one knows for sure where Jake the Alligator Man originally came from, but Junior Marsh has heard […]
Photographers’ Brave Final Shots of the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption
This post was originally published on this siteLast pictures from Robert Landsburg as the eruption of Mt St Helens beared down on him. Knowing he […]
The Story Behind One of the Most Striking Photos of the Mount St. Helens Eruption After 40 Years
This post was originally published on this siteOn March 27, 1980, a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in […]
Amazing Found Photos Capture Signs in Washington in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteA group of Polaroid photographs was found by Allen that were taken by an employee of a sign company. […]
Rare Photographs From Nirvana’s First Ever Gig in 1987 Found by Teenager in Her Father’s Books
This post was originally published on this siteA teenager has unearthed photos from Nirvana’s first ever gig in 1987. Maggie Poukkula, 19, posted a series […]
30 Amazing Color Snaps of the Spokane’s World’s Fair – Expo ’74
This post was originally published on this siteExpo ’74 was the first environmentally themed world’s fair. It was held in the northwest United States in […]
WWII G.I Waiting at Bus Stop With His Girlfriend to Go Off to Fight the War
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to his granddaughter, he returned home. “The sassy woman in the saddle shoes is my grandma Lois.” […]
The Herfy’s: Fascinating Photos Documented Everyday Life at a Fast Food Burger Restaurant of Washington in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteHerfy’s was a chain of fast food burger places in the 1960s and early 1970s. Founded in Everett, […]
Vashon Island Bike Tree: The True Story Behind “a Boy Left His Bike Chained to a Tree When He Went Away to War in 1914”
This post was originally published on this siteThe kids’ bicycle embedded into a tree is a bit of a tourist attraction on Vashon Island, Washington, […]
40 Color Found Photos That Capture Seattle, Washington From the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese found photos from Ralf K that he inherited from a friend named Miriam Cole of his mother. Freeway Seely […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of Black Women From Washington, D.C.’s Scurlock Studio
This post was originally published on this siteThese images from Washington, D.C.’s Scurlock Studio, are a picture of the traditionally black city’s burgeoning middle class. […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs Document Logging and Lumber Activities in the Pacific Northwest at the Turn of the Century
This post was originally published on this siteDarius Kinsey was a pioneer artist active as a photographer in the Northwest from the late 19th century […]