DB Cooper, a courteous middle-aged man disappeared, apparently by parachute, with a $200,000 ransom Wednesday night while a jetliner he hijacked was en route from Seattle to Reno.
Here Come The Brides was an hour-long comedy/Western TV series set in Seattle in the 1870s about a family of loggers in the new West who had to bring in 100 women as potential brides. While the show was set in the past, it impacted the present — like launching Bobby Sherman and David Soul as teen idols.
From dry, warm desert sands, mist-enshrouded rain forests, snow-mantled mountain peaks, miles of ocean beaches, you set your own pace, pleasure and price when you visit Washington state.
At home, Gladys Consumer is getting ready for dinner. At her core units in the kitchen she consults her home computer to find out how many calories, vitamins, etc. her family will need tonight and what kind of menu will supply it.
City view of Seattle, Washington Aerial view of downtown Seattle Photo #2 courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives
A jet plane mockup The 490-passenger Boeing 747 shown here is a mockup, but the new jets will be produced in this giant plant, located
707 prototype does a crazy maneuver by Andy Warycka, clickamericana.com Before the now-iconic Boeing 707 made its debut with Pan-Am in 1958, truly ushering in
Northern lights startle Seattle Aurora borealis makes wondrous display on the sound Sky is colored a brilliant emerald and a blood red Seattle, Oct. 31.
The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) 
30 vintage TV dinners: Fried chicken, turkey, pot roast & other fab frozen food, retro-style 
20 vintage pink bathrooms: See some wild bubblegum-era midcentury home decor of the 1950s & 1960s 
US Army shoulder insignia (1945) 
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