Duwamish (Fireboat)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Facility Architectural Plans
Series
Identifier: 0204-01
Scope and Contents note
Architectural drawings of structures once owned by the City but subsequently either sold to private interests or demolished. Primarily includes old fire stations, but also includes Ballard City Hall, fireboat Duwamish, Jefferson Street Trolley Station, the Municipal Stables, and other municipal buildings, shops, and yards.
Dates:
1890-1972
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Fire Department Central Files
Series
Identifier: 2801-03
Scope and Contents note
Central file maintained by Fire Department administration. Combined with other record series from the department, the records present a very complete history of the Department, including changing technology and its local and national context. The change from horse-driven wagons to motorized vehicles is documented as well as the Departments’ participation in the Puget Sound Urban Search and Rescue group which traveled throughout the country in the 1990s to assist with various disasters. The...
Dates:
1890-2003
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
George Benson Subject Files
Series
Identifier: 4614-02
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to Benson and topics of particular interest to him. Major subjects include parks and recreation, traffic and transportation, and the Westlake Mall Project, the Downtown Seattle Transit Project, the University District Transportation Program, the Waterfront Streetcar, gun control, land use, and solid waste disposal.
Dates:
1972-1993
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives