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  • 2022-12-07

    Historic Aircraft Landing with Observers

    Black and white photograph showing a large commercial aircraft landing on a runway while several people stand watching and photographing the event. The image appears to capture a significant aviation moment, possibly a first flight or inaugural landing at an airport.
    CategoriesEvents, History Tagsaircraft, Airline Industry, Airport, Airways Magazine, Aviation International News
  • 2022-12-07

    Vintage Commercial Aircraft Interior

    Black and white photograph showing the interior of a vintage commercial aircraft with passengers and flight attendant. The image depicts the spacious cabin design typical of early commercial aviation, with well-dressed passengers seated throughout and a uniformed flight attendant providing service.
    CategoriesHistory Tagsaircraft, Airline Industry, Aviation Week
  • Seattle Daily Times 1973-03-14 58

    CategoriesHistory TagsEvergreen County, Paul Barden
  • Seattle Daily Times 1973-03-27 12

    CategoriesHistory TagsEvergreen County, Paul Barden, Seattle Times
  • Seattle Daily Times 1973-02-01 8

    CategoriesHistory TagsEvergreen County, Paul Barden, Seattle Times
  • SeaTimes-1947-contracts let for bow lake airport-BD4D552785CD09871DD1EC6C22B2D375

    CategoriesHistory TagsBow Lake, Construction, Seattle Times
  • Ray Bishop Scrapbook (Washington Digital Archives)

    This scrapbook was assembled by Ray Bishop, Port of Seattle engineer involved in construction of Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport. The scrapbook includes photos documenting the construction from the initial grading work through expansion in the early 1960s and clippings documenting events at Sea-Tac through 1976. Bishop donated the scrapbook to the Port of Seattle in
    CategoriesHistory TagsBow Lake, Puget Sound Archives, Ray Bishop, Sea-Tac Airport, Washington State Digital Archives
  • 2022-10-17

    Vintage Aircraft Interior with Red Seating

    Interior view of a vintage commercial aircraft cabin featuring red upholstered seats, curved ceiling design, and passengers visible in the background. The image appears to be from an earlier era of commercial aviation, showing the spacious cabin layout and design aesthetics of that period.
    CategoriesHistory Tagsaircraft, Airline Industry
  • A1 Revisited: Our coverage of 1970 protest showed neglect of vital Native issues

    Oct. 16, 2022 at 6:00 am Updated Oct. 16, 2022 at 11:19 am 1 of 14 | At Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Randy Lewis (Wenatchi/Methow) speaks during a memorial service for Lawney Reyes on Aug. 26. Reyes was the brother of Bernie Whitebear and helped design Daybreak Star, on the former site… (Daniel Kim /
    CategoriesChange The Culture, From The Web, History TagsHenry M. Scoop Jackson, Native Americans, Seattle Times
  • Sea-Tac Communities Plan Blue Community Brochure Page 2 of 2

    CategoriesHistory TagsOutreach, Sea-Tac Communities Plan, Second Runway

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