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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Photographic prints

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

City Light Photographic Prints

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1204-02
Scope and Contents note

This series is comprised of prints and represents a small portion of the work done by Seattle City Light to electrify Seattle. One hundred and twenty-three prints are available for download on our digital platform; this includes 54 Real Estate Services photos of identified addresses. For a comprehensive look at the work of Seattle City Light, see the SCL negative collection (1204-01).

Dates: 1914 - 1995

City Light Columbia Basin "Z" Canyon Photograph Album

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1204-15
Abstract

Photographs of proposed Grand Coulee dam site on the Columbia River and surrounding area.

Dates: 1933

City Light Gorge Dam Development Project Photograph Albums

 Series
Identifier: 1204-11
Abstract

Photographs documenting the construction of a powerhouse and diversion dam at the Gorge Dam on the Skagit River.

Dates: 1948-1962

City Light Newhalem and Diablo Dams Construction Photograph Albums

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1204-10
Abstract

Photograph albums, 1919-1936, illustrating the planning and construction of Gorge and Diablo Dams and their respective power houses on the Skagit River.

Dates: 1919-1936

City Light Ross Dam Construction Photograph Albums

 Series
Identifier: 1204-12
Abstract

Photographs documenting the construction of Ross Dam on the Skagit River, 1938-1948.

Dates: 1938-1948

City Light Boundary Dam Project Records

 Series — Box 12
Identifier: 1206-07
Abstract

Planning records for Seattle's Boundary Dam.

Dates: 1933-1983; 1953-1969

City Light Department History File

 Series
Identifier: 1200-11
Abstract

The Seattle City Light Department History File, 1894-1972, consists of correspondence, typed histories, reports, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets related to the history of Seattle City Light.

Dates: 1894-1972

City Light Employee Scrapbooks

 Series
Identifier: 1201-08
Abstract

Scrapbooks assembled by a City Light employee, containing photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera related to the organization and its employees.

Dates: 1874-1959 1932-1959; 1932-1959

City Light Facility Maintenance and Operations Records

 Series
Identifier: 1209-02
Abstract

Power plant maintenance records.

Dates: 1911-1984

City Light Flood Control Records

 Series
Identifier: 1206-15
Abstract

Records concerning floods and flood control near Seattle City Light hydroelectric projects.

Dates: 1917-1978

City Light Masonry Dam Construction Photograph Album

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1204-14
Abstract

Photographs of Masonry Dam construction, including construction workers and equipment, dam site, clearcutting, trains and railroads, and bridges.

Dates: 1912-1915

City Light Property Management Records

 Series
Identifier: 1202-07
Abstract

Records of the division that manages Seattle City Light properties

Dates: 1910-1992

City Light Skagit Hydroelectric Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1206-12
Abstract

Records of Seattle City Light's hydroelectric projects on the Skagit River

Dates: 1908-1975; 1921-1957

City Light Snow Surveys

 Series
Identifier: 1206-14
Abstract

Snowpack data

Dates: 1936-1995; 1945-1980

City Light James D. Ross Reference Material

 Series
Identifier: 1200-14
Abstract

Writings and publications regarding J. D. Ross

Dates: 1911-1996

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

Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission Records

 Series
Identifier: 1203-02
Abstract

Records of an international commission.

Dates: 1985-1998