Seattle Municipal Archives Photograph Collection

This simple little web page is the gateway to a history of Seattle in photographs taken by the Seattle Engineering Department. These are just recording pictures of streets, bulkheads, water lines being laid, etc.

The Photograph Collection Index contains descriptions and digital images of photographs in the Municipal Archives. This index is under development, and contains over 44,000 records. Digital images are available on line for about 90% of the photographs indexed.

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Northern Lights

I've only seen the Northern Lights once. It was unforgettable.

In 1985 Siggi started to photograph The Northern Lights and has since developed techniques to capture this difficult to photograph phenomenon on film. For transport into difficult to reach places during winter he uses his Nissan specially modified super truck. The following show is but a small portion of Siggi's excellent work and he remains Iceland's foremost expert in photographing The Northern Lights.

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Taken on the Road: American Mile Markers

Join Matt Frondorf as he drives from the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge, his camera clicking at every mile. Retrace his trip through the Picture Viewer (Flash 4.0 Plug-In Required), and don’t forget to write home along the way—Every picture can be sent as a postcard. Or view the movies (QuickTime 4.0 Plug-In Required) to experience the whole journey.

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