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Workers paving Hudson Street near 53rd, Seattle, June 13, 1949
Workers paving Hudson Street near 53rd, Seattle, June 13, 1949
TitleWorkers paving Hudson Street near 53rd, Seattle, June 13, 1949
PhotographerUnknown
Date1949
CaptionHudson Street is shown being paved for the first time with cement. No more dirt streets. The photo was taken in front of the home of Rainier Valley pioneer and attorney Phillip Weiss and his wife, Marion.
NotesHandwritten on verso: 6/13/49 Hudson St being paved.
Phil Weiss & Marion Weiss in white house on corner for 21 yrs. Think of it. Phil. We will see our loved ones again. At 87 on 1-3-79 I'd say it won't be too long - Phil.
SubjectsRoad construction--Washington (State)--Seattle
Laborers--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Columbia City (Seattle, Wash.)
Digital CollectionRainier Valley Historical Society Photograph Collection
Accession Number93.001.107
Ordering InformationTo order a copy of this photograph, please email Rvhsoffice@aol.com and mention the Accession Number.
RepositoryRainier Valley Historical Society, Seattle
Repository CollectionHall-Summers Collection
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w; 3 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.
TypeImage
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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