Brown and Caldwell, an environmental engineering firm specializing in
the design of wastewater treatment systems, participated in Seattle's Metro
Sewage Disposal Project.
The collection documents the Metro Sewage Disposal Project during the
years 1963 to 1974 and depicts the construction of and alterations to pumping
stations, regulators, interceptors, and odor control facilities. The collection
includes interior views of rooms and equipment in various stages of
construction, as well as exterior views of building construction, construction
workers, and the finished facilities. Some images include features of the local
landscape, such as the Space Needle, Husky Stadium, and Lake Washington. The
photographs were made by ten different Seattle area photographers, including
Richter Photography and Buchanan Photo Service.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by contract name. Contracts
also have a number, which refers to the year the contract was awarded (for
example, Contract 68-9 was awarded in 1968). Within each contract, photographs
are arranged chronologically.
Open to all users.
During the 1940s and 1950s, Seattle citizens
became aware of the growing problem of pollution of area lakes and rivers.
Effluent discharged into Lake Washington from local sewage treatment plants was
creating a serious algae problem in the lake. Even worse, raw sewage was being
dumped into Elliott Bay and Puget Sound, which presented such a serious health
hazard that many beaches were closed to the public. This and other city
problems prompted the creation of Metro (or the Municipality of Metropolitan
Seattle), which proposed to deal with problems such as sewage treatment and
transportation. Signed into law by Governor Rosellini in 1957, Metro was
initially rejected by King County voters because of suburban opposition. Metro
narrowed its focus, emphasizing sewage treatment solutions, and redrew the
boundaries of its proposed jurisdiction. With the opposing suburbs no longer
affected by the plan, Metro was passed September 9, 1958, by a majority of
voters in both Seattle and the suburbs. Metro officials embarked on a proposed
10-year plan to improve sewage treatment and clean up area waters at a cost of
$125 million. Metro planned to build four major treatment plants around the
Seattle area, and by 1968, its interceptor system had eliminated effluent
discharges into Lake Washington (at one time 20 million gallons per day).
Processed by Scott Rawlings and Shannon Lynch,
2003.
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 1/1-2 | 1-25 | | Bellevue Pumping
Station (Contract 63-7)
 | Oct. 1964 - July
1965 |
| Photographs of Bellevue Pumping Station, including exterior views
of building, control rooms, pumping equipment, and the site and construction of
the pumping station. |
| Photographed by: Forde Photography (Seattle, Washington); Yuki
(Seattle, Washington); and Dudley, Hardin, and Yang (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 1/3-10 | 26-106 | | Belvoir and 30th
Avenue NE Pumping Stations (Contract 69-3) | July 1969-Feb.
1971 |
| Photographs of pumping stations, including interior and exterior
views, control room, pumping equipment, motor room, and construction of pumping
stations. Also pictured in some images: University Village, Taylor Nurseries,
Carnation Plant. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 1/11-12 | 107-124 | | Denny Way
Regulating Station Construction (Contract 66-6)
| Nov. 1968-Oct.
1969 |
| Photographs of Denny Way Regulating Station, including exterior
views of pumping station (construction and finished building). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 1/13-18 | 125-187 | | Dexter Avenue
Regulator (Contract 69-6)
| Feb. 1970-Oct.
1971 |
| Photographs of Dexter Avenue Regulator, including interior and
exterior views of the building, gate room, control room, ventilation, tunnel,
superstructure, and the site and construction of the regulator. Also pictured
in some images: Daniel Boone Paints building, Space Needle, Lake
Washington. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 1/19-25 | 188-263 | | Duwamish Pumping
Station (Contract 67-1)
| July 1967-Nov.
1969 |
| Photographs of Duwamish Pumping Station, including interior and
exterior views, pump room, equipment room, influent sewer, discharge structure,
instrument panel, and site and construction of the pumping station. Also
pictured in some images: railroad tracks, Cascade Mchy. and Electric building.
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| Photographed by: Robert L. Niclas. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 1/26-27 | 264-284 | | East Marginal
Pumping Station (Contract 62-8)
| March 1963-Jan.
1964 |
| Photographs of East Marginal Pumping Station, including exterior
and interior views, motor room, screen room, pump room, motor control center,
control room, entry room, wet well, air compressor and water pump, and site and
construction of pumping station. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington); Price
Photo Service (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 2/1-7 | 285-352 | | East Pine Street
Pumping Station (Contract 74-1) | Oct.1974-July 1976 |
| Photographs of East Pine Street Pumping Station, including
exterior and interior views and site and construction of pumping station. |
| Photographed by: Roy Montgomery Industrial and Marine Photography
(Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 2/8-10 | 353-375 | | Eastlake Pumping
Station (Contract 63-7) | June 1964 - June
1965 |
| Photographs of Eastlake Pumping Station, including interior and
exterior views, motor room, control room, pump room, foundation, and site and
construction of building. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 2/11-30 | 376-582 | | Elliott Bay
Interceptor Regulator (Contract 69-1)
| Sept. 1969 - April
1971 |
| Photographs of regulators (Connecticut Street, Hanford Street,
King Street, Lander Street): interiors and exteriors, cement pipes, sites and
construction of regulators. Also pictured in some images: Pier 37, Pier 25
(looking west and east), grain towers and Great Northern Way Railroad cars,
Alaskan Way Viaduct, railroad tracks and pedestrian bridge at Pier 28. Corners
and intersections: Alaska Way S. and Connecticut Street, 1st Ave. and
Connecticut Street, King Street and Alaska Way S., intersection of Hanford
Street and East Marginal Way. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 3/1-9 | 583-675 | | Hollywood-Woodinville Pumping Stations (Contract
72-12) | Nov.1972 - July
1974 |
| Photographs of Hollywood and Woodinville pumping stations:
interiors and exteriors, control rooms, motor rooms, pump rooms, caissons,
effluent structures, jacking tunnels, backfill over influence sewer, jacking
pit, sites of pumping stations before and during construction. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 3/10-15 | 676-732 | | Interbay Pumping
Station (Contract 65-5)
| July 1965 - April
1967 |
| Photographs of Interbay pumping station: interiors and exteriors,
pump room, engine room, screen room, motor control panel, auxiliary control
equipment, emergency generator, main control panel, construction site. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 3/16-18 | 733-768 | | Juanita Bay
Pumping Station (Contract 66-2 #1) | Dec.1966 - Sept.
1968 |
| Photographs of Juanita Bay pumping station: interiors and
exteriors, caisson, pump room, motor room, control room, construction of
building. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 3/19-22 | 769-801 | | Juanita Heights
Pumping Station (Contract 66-2 #2) | Dec. 1966 - Sept.
1968 |
| Photographs of Juanita Heights pumping station: interiors and
exteriors, construction of building, pump room, control room, shop. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 3/23-26 | 802-843 | | Juanita Bay
Pumping Station Addition and Alterations (Contract 68-13) | March 1969 - June
1970 |
| Photographs of modifications to Juanita Bay pumping station:
interiors and exteriors, pump room, control room, wet well access, cable room,
motor room, equipment room. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 3/27-29 | 853-872 | | Juanita Heights
Pumping Station Addition and Alterations (Contract 68-13) | March 1969 - June
1970 |
| Photographs of modifications to Juanita Heights pumping station:
interiors and exteriors, generator room, equipment room, switch gear room,
engine room, control room. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 4/1-16 | 873-1028 | | Kenmore Pumping
Station (Contract 64-5) | September 1964 - April
1965 |
| Photographs of site for Kenmore pumping station: exteriors.
Downtown Kenmore, area businesses, clearings, railroad tracks. Aerial views of
area. |
| Photographed by: Jesse Ebert Photographers (Seattle, Washington);
Puget Sound Blue Print Co. (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
|
Date
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| 4/17-18 | 1029-1046 | | Kirkland Pumping
Station (Contract 65-1) | April 1965 - September
1966 |
| Photographs of Kirkland pumping station: interiors and exteriors,
control room, pump room, site and construction. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 4/19-30, 5/1-3 | 1047-1214 | | Lake City Pumping
Station (Contract 64-1) | May 1964 - April
1967 |
| Photographs of Lake City (Matthews Beach) pumping station:
interiors and exteriors, drop structure, landfall structure, coffer dam,
sinking caisson, influent tunnel, force mains, motor room, pump room, screen
room, fan room, equipment room, switch-gear room, locker room, engine room,
entrance lobby, main control, silencer room, storage, elevator, fence forms,
culvert, washroom, tool room, Sand Point Way crossing, site and construction,
aerial views of area. Sites for influent tunnel, force mains - playground,
wooded area. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/4-5 | 1215-1233 | | Lake City Tunnel
Regulating System (Contract 68-7) | Sept. 1968 - Oct.
1969. |
| Photographs of Lake City Tunnel regulating station: interiors and
exteriors. Also visible: Ship Canal Bridge (1-5 overpass). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/6-7 | 1234-1250 | | Modification to
Hillside Interceptor Section 1 (Contract 71-6) | Sept. 1971 - Jan.
1972 |
| Photographs of interceptor: interior and exterior. Renton
interceptor site? |
| Photographed by: Buchanan Photo Service (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/8-12 | 1251-1299 | | Modification to
Elliott Bay Interceptor (Contract 71-7) | Feb. 1972 - Feb.
1973 |
| Photographs of regulators: interior and exterior. Brandon St.:
regulator, outfall, emergency by-pass. Michigan St.: regulator, outfall,
emergency by-pass. Norfolk: regulator, overflow weir, control panels, sewage
sampler. |
| Photographed by: Buchanan Photo Service (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/13-20 | 1300-1379 | | North Mercer
Island Pumping Station (Contract 68-3) | Aug. 1968 - June
1970 |
| Photographs of North Mercer Island pumping station: interiors and
exteriors, site and construction, wet well, motor room, equipment room, control
room, pump room, generator room, air break tank, engine room. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/21 | 1380-1386 | | Odor Control
Facilities, Bellevue (Contract 72-6) | Feb. - June 1973 |
| Photographs of odor control facilities, Bellevue: interiors and
exteriors, wet well access, electrolytic cell, Pepcon unit. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/22 | 1387-1390 | | Odor Control
Facilities, North Mercer (Contract 72-6) | Feb. - June 1973 |
| Photographs of odor control facilities, North Mercer: interiors
and exteriors, wet well access, electrolytic cell, Pepcon unit. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/23-25 | 1391-1415 | | Odor Control
Facilities, South Mercer (Contract 72-6) | Feb. - June 1973 |
| Photographs of odor control facilities, South Mercer: interiors
and exteriors, access road, exterior views of building, construction, generator
room, odor control room. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/26 | 1416-1421 | | Odor Control
Facilities, Sweylocken (Contract 72-6) | Feb. - June 1973 |
| Photographs of odor control facilities, Sweylocken: interiors and
exteriors, building construction, Pepcon unit. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/27 | 1422-1427 | | Odor Control
Facilities, Yarrow Bay (Contract 72-6) | March - June 1973 |
| Photographs of odor control facilities, Yarrow Bay: interiors and
exteriors, building construction, electrolytic cell, Pepcon unit. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 5/28-33 | 1428-1485 | | Rainier Avenue
Pumping Station (Contract 69-9) | Nov. 1971 - Feb.
1973 |
| Photographs of Rainier Ave. pumping station: interiors and
exteriors, preconstruction, construction, demolition, temporary pumping
station, temporary caisson, sand catcher, storage room, motor room, pump room,
suction piping, generator room, control room, equipment room, odor control, wet
well access, exterior views of building. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 6/1-5 | 1486-1539 | | Rehabilitation
North Trunk Fremont (Contract 71-1) | March 1971 - April
1972 |
| Photographs of rehabilitation, north trunk, Fremont: interiors and
exteriors, utility tunnel, bypass channel, bypass slide gates, overflow
openings, retaining wall, water main, weir floor, slide gate chamber, bypass
chamber, after-bay, regulators, fore-bay, Canal St. bypass, Stone Way
regulator, Phinney Regulator. Also pictured: Pacific College. |
| Photographed by: Buchanan Photo Service (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 6/6-8 | 1540-1577 | | South Henderson
Street Pumping Station (Contract 72-7) | Aug. 1974 - June
1975 |
| Photographs of South Henderson St. pumping station: interiors and
exteriors, preconstruction, construction. Seward Park Avenue. |
| Photographed by: Totem Photo. |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 6/9-11 | 1578-1607 | | South Mercer
Island Pumping Station (Contract 64-6) | Sept. 1964 -
Oct.1965 |
| Photographs of South Mercer Island pumping station: interiors and
exteriors, construction of building, pump room, control room, wet well. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 6/12-17 | 1608-1673 | | University
Regulator Station (Contract 73-4)
| Nov. 1974 - May
1976 |
| Photographs of University regulator station: interiors and
exteriors, construction, controls and equipment. Also pictured: UW Hospital,
Husky Stadium. |
| Photographed by: Roy Mongomery Industrial and Marine Photography
(Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 6/18-29 | 1674-1705 | | West Marginal
Pumping/Regulation Station (Contract 65-11) | Dec. 1965 - April
1967 |
| Photographs of West Duwamish interceptor, Diagonal Avenue interim
pumping station, Chelan, Harbor, 8th Avenue regulators, West Marginal pumping
station, West Michigan regulator (control room, gate room, pump room, wet
well). |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
|
Date
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| 6/21-22 | 1706-1726 | | Wilburton Pumping
Station (Contract 63-7) | March 1964 - June
1965 |
| Photographs of Wilburton pumping station: interiors and exteriors,
construction, motor room, pump room, control room. |
| Photographed by: Richter Photography (Seattle, Washington). |
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| Box/Folder |
Item
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Date
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| 6/23-25 | 1727-1759 | | Yarrow Bay Pumping
Station (Contract 66-5) | Nov. 1966 - Feb.
1973 |
| Photographs of Yarrow Bay pumping station: interiors and
exteriors, construction, wet well access, pump room, control room. |
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Subject Terms |
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Subjects:
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| Construction workers--Washington (State)--Seattle Metropolitan Area--Photographs. |
| Pumping stations--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Seattle Metropolitan Area--Photographs. |
| Pumping stations--Washington (State)--Seattle Metropolitan Area--Photographs. |
| Sewage disposal plants--Washington (State)--Seattle Metropolitan Area--Photographs. |
| Sewage disposal--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Seattle Metropolitan Area. |
| Sewage--Purification--Washington (State)--Seattle Metropolitan Area. |
| Sewerage--Odor control--Washington (State)--Seattle Metropolitan Area. |
| Sewerage--Washington (State)--Seattle Metropolitan Area. |
|
Geographic Names:
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| Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Wash.) |
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