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Fleets and Facilities Department ImageBank Digital Photographs

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0207-01

Scope and Contents note

ImageBank was created and maintained by the Design, Print, and Copy division of the Fleets and Facilities Department from 1883-2004. Compiled by the City Photographers, ImageBank makes up a large portion of the Photo Archives digital collection with more than 10,000 images. Photograph content depicts dams and energy resources and other public utilities; creeks, watersheds, and environmental restoration; new building construction and renovation; transportation facilities, construction, and maintenance; animals and wildlife; parks and public art; rural and urban areas; City programs and events; City employees at work in various fields; people and cultural activities, groundbreakings and community events; libraries and neighborhoods; and elected officials. Collection also contains scanned images dated before 1999; binders containing slides, negatives, and contact sheets; and photo cd's containing the remainder of digital images that are not found online. Reference prints, arranged chronologically, exist for many of the negatives.

Dates

  • Creation: 1883-2004

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The Fleets and Facilities Department (FFD) manages and maintains municipal real property and facilities, as well as overseeing the City’s vehicle fleet. FFD was created in 2001 in a reorganization of the Executive Services Department, which was itself created from a merger between the Finance Department, the Personnel Department, and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) in 1997. DAS was created in 1980 with the merger of certain functions of the General Services Department, Building Department, Division of Motor Transportation, and Office of Management and Budget.

Extent

10379 digital image files

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Compiled by the City Photographers, ImageBank makes up a large portion of the Photo Archives digital collection with more than 10,000 images.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Photographs acquired through the Seattle Municipal Archives Digital Image Management Program

Associated Digital Objects

Title
Guide to the Seattle Fleets and Facilities Department ImageBank Digital Photograph Collection 1883-2013
Author
Finding aid prepared by Julie B. Irick
Date
Š 2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
EAD Location
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv57168

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US