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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept.

 Organization

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

Third Avenue Repaving Photograph Album

 Series — Box 0
Identifier: 2613-21
Abstract

Photographs of the repavement of Third Avenue, 1928 and 1929.

Dates: 1928-1929

Engineering Department Unrecorded Subject Files

 Series — Box 0
Identifier: 2602-02
Abstract

Records from the Seattle Engineering Department's central filing system.

Dates: 1890-1994

Utility Franchise Records

 Series
Identifier: 2623-02
Abstract

Records of the Seattle Department of Engineering consisting of correspondence between the Department and grantees of utility franchises. Also included are agreements, maps, drawings, and photographs.

Dates: 1896-1983; 1908-1973

Engineering Department Vehicles and Equipment Photograph Albums

 Series
Identifier: 2613-20
Abstract

Three albums of photographs depicting vehicles and equipment used by the Seattle Engineering Department.

Dates: 1920-1952

Weather Data

 Series
Identifier: 2606-05
Abstract

Rainfall and other weather data for Seattle.

Dates: 1892-1983

Local Climatological Monthly Summary

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2606-03
Abstract

Seattle weather data.

Dates: 1951-1983

Seattle Mayors' Portraits

 Series
Identifier: 2613-24
Abstract

Portraits of Seattle's mayors, 1869-2002.

Dates: 1869-2002

Monthly Meteorological Summaries

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 2606-01
Abstract

Seattle weather data.

Dates: 1908-1951

Solid Waste Ammonia Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 2624-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, working papers, reports, environmental impact statements, studies, testimony, conference presentations, and recommendations relating to research on converting solid waste to methanol or ammonia. Included is material concerning siting of a conversion plant. Correspondence includes input from government agencies and officials, community organizations, and the scientific community.

Dates: 1973-1977

Street Grade Notebook

 Series — Volume 1
Identifier: 2618-06
Abstract

Notebook recording grades of streets in Seattle, organized from most level to steepest.

Dates: circa 1925

Tolt River Dam Construction Records

 Series
Identifier: 2614-05
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, engineering notes, reports, logs, photographs, blueprints, maps, and accounting notes relating to the construction of the Tolt River Dam. Construction correspondence is arranged chronologically and includes a rudimentary index.

Dates: 1956-1970

Tolt River Water Supply Studies

 Series
Identifier: 2627-06
Scope and Contents note

Reports and studies concerning Seattle's water supply, especially relating to the Tolt River Watershed. Includes geologic reports, foundation condition, design studies, and a history of the Tolt River. Also included is correspondence related to various studies.



Dates: 1936-1966

Traffic Engineering Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 2609-04
Scope and Contents note

Annual reports from Traffic Engineering, arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1920-1969; 1920-1948

Traffic Engineering Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 2609-01
Abstract

Material relating to traffic control and transportation planning in Seattle.

Dates: 1926-2000

Traffic Tally and Timely Tips (Newsletter)

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2609-06
Scope and Contents note

Newsletter produced by the Traffic Engineering Division reporting accident statistics as well as related news items. Later issues are yearly and titled "Traffic Accident Summary."

Dates: 1955-1996

Engineering Department Videotapes

 Series
Identifier: 2613-10
Scope and Contents note

Videotapes of Engineering Department projects and events, and training films. Includes tape transfers made of historical film footage taken from as early as the 1910s.

Dates: 1986-1995

West Seattle Freeway Bridge Construction Photographs and Slides

 Series
Identifier: 2613-25
Abstract

Photographs and slides documenting preconstruction and construction of the West Seattle Freeway Bridge, 1980-1983.

Dates: 1980-1983

West Seattle Freeway Records

 Series
Identifier: 2614-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and reports on the West Seattle Freeway. Material covers condemnations, landscaping, construction and roadway maintenance. Arranged alphabetically by type.

Dates: 1971-1976

Additional filters:

Subject
Seattle (Wash.) 53
Seattle 46
Photographic prints 12
Public works 10
Traffic engineering -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
City planning 6
Public Utilities 6
Transportation 6
Bridges -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Bridges 4
Municipal engineering -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Public utilities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Sewers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Streets -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Cedar River Watershed (King County, Wash.) 3
Express highways -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Local Improvement Districts 3
Maps 3
Precipitation (Meteorology) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Public works -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Rain and rainfall -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Solid Waste 3
Transportation -- Planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Weather 3
Aerial photographs 2
Alaskan Way Viaduct (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Annual reports 2
Architectural drawings 2
Atmospheric temperature -- Washington (State) 2
Bridges -- Design and construction -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 2
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) 2
Civil defense -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Condemnation 2
Construction -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Drawings 2
Environmental Conditions 2
Garbage 2
Grading (Earthwork) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Landscaping 2
Monorail railroads -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Municipal water supply -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Photograph albums 2
Photographs 2
Purchasing 2
Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Roads -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Seattle (Wash.) -- Politics and government 2
Skagit Project 2
Streetscapes (Urban design) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Tolt River (Wash.) 2
Tolt River Dam (Wash.) 2
Traffic circles -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Traffic signs and signals -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Trees in cities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Tunnels -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Urban landscape architecture -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Viaducts -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Water Supply 2
Water and water rights 2
Administrative Procedures 1
Administrative agencies -- Reorganization -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Air Pollution 1
Alki Treatment Plant (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Ammonia 1
Atlantic 1
Aurora Avenue (Seattle and Shoreline, Wash.) 1
Automobile parking -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Automobiles -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Award presentations -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Beautification 1
Boundary Project 1
Bridges -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Bus lanes -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Business enterprises -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Business planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Capital Improvement Program 1
Cedar Falls Power Plant (Wash.) 1
Cedar River (King County, Wash.) 1
Central Business District 1
Central business districts -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Charts 1
Citizen Training Program 1
City Charter 1
Civic Auditorium 1
Civic Centers 1
Civil Defense 1
Civil Procedure and Courts 1
Civil Service 1
Civil engineering -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Clippings 1
Conservation 1
Construction equipment -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Construction workers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Cumulative Reserve Fund 1
Dams 1
Denny Hill (Wash.) 1
Denny Regrade (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Drainage -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1