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Putting Names to Faces

September 16, 2026

SMA’s photograph holdings include over 1.5 million photographic images of City of Seattle projects and personnel. The images can be a real treasure trove for anyone doing historical research or investigating their family history, but would be even more useful if more of the people depicted were identified. Since City… [ Keep reading ]

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Solved! Mystery Dry Cleaner

January 29, 2026

See update below! Sometimes photographs come to us with no or limited description, leading to a need for some detective work to discover where and when it might have been taken. One example is this recently scanned slide from the Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (Record Series 1629-01). To view… [ Keep reading ]

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