Photographs

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Also known as the Hannukkah Eve Windstorm, this weather event caused wide-spread power outages and significant damage throughout the City of Seattle and the surrounding areas.

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Collection consists of two photo albums depicting images of amusement rides at Seattle Center's Fun Forest, aerial views of Seattle Center, and unidentified amusement park grounds.

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Contents include various parks and P-patches in Seattle.

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Images document public works projects, including sewer construction, and document a large number of landslides within the City.

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Content depicts capital improvement projects undertaken by the Fleets and Facilities Department.

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

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Visual materials related to Forward Thrust planning and projects.

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Photographic prints, negatives, and slides related to parks, activities in parks, and Parks Department personnel.Images are arranged alphabetically by subject and are a mix of prints, negatives and slides. Some are undated. Ninety-three images are digitized and available online.

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Black and white photographs of the construction of City Light's steam plant on Lake Union in 1914.

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114 prints showing the progression of construction at the west end of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge.

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Collection includes Legislative Department offices, councilmember portraits, council chambers, City Hall, mayors, events, and celebrations.

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Photographic prints and slides related to the Madrona Dance Studio, classroom activities, theatre productions, concerts, and craft classes. Also included are Dance Studio schedules, newsletters, correspondence, and draft brochures.

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Photographs of the Mayor's Awards for Excellence.

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Photographic negatives documenting public works, city employees, and elected officials.

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Digital photos represent community centers, emergency service centers, artists' lofts, mental health facilities, and women's transitional housing.

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Photographs document locations in West Seattle, Sea-Tac, South Seattle, and Lake City where citizens can pay cable bills; Seattle Central Library construction; Marion O. McCaw Hall during construction; Carkeek Environmental Learning Center; Seattle Channel Studio; and the City of Seattle surplus warehouse.

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Photographs of mayoral programs and conferences.

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Content includes images from the Training and Development Division, Service Awards for 35 years and 20 years of service as a City employee.

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Collection documents Department of Planning and Development efforts to protect trees and plant life.

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Digital images documenting community center and park openings.

Scope and Contents note Photographs, primarily informal, of Norman Rice's tenure as Seattle mayor and some from his years as Councilmember and before. Most are color photographs, but some black and white photographs are also included. Represented in the images are campaigns, city events, political events, meetings and conferences (including the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Black Bar Association Conference), visits to Seattle by dignitaries and celebrities, and sister city events and travel. Events...

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Digital photographs of various neighborhoods and sites in Seattle

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Digital photographs documenting the construction of the West Galer Flyover Project in Interbay.

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Photographs document major projects, primarily the South Lake Union Streetcar opening day celebration.

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Images of damage to transmission poles and transformers caused by auto accidents and weather-related incidents.

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Slides related to the development of public power in Seattle.

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Records of the Parks Department's Facilities Maintenance Division. The records document changes and improvements in Seattle parks as well as the planning, design, and construction of new parks.

Scope and Contents note The Cinematography Project provided training for high school and college students in cinematography, still photography, film production and directing, film and videotape editing, television news photography, and screen writing. It also provided career counseling and job placement. During its first year, the project was administered by the Seattle School District #1. However, the project focused more on community based activities and local television stations and did not aligned with the...

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Project files from Seattle's Neighborhood Matching Fund program.

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The Public Information Officer's records include information on Neighborhood Planning Office programs, material for presentations, and program development information.

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Re-openings and dedications of three Seattle Public Library branches.

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Photographs of Seattle Public Utilities programs, facilities, and equipment.

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Photographs documenting drainage and flood control facilities in Seattle.

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The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 created the current National Register of Historic Places Program and included provisions known as Section 106 Review to ensure that listed historic properties are considered during federal project planning and execution.