Nelson, George
Variant namesEpithet: Soldier, at Tangier
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Epithet: tailor, of Belfast
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George Nelson was a Seattle contractor who was hired by the city for Public Works projects, including the second phase of the Denny Hill regrade beginning in 1928.
Nelson's contracting business is first listed in city directories beginning in 1925: from 1925 to 1928 as Nelson and Pederson; in 1929 as George Nelson & Co.; in 1930 under Nelson's name as "General Contractor"; and from 1935 through the early 1940s as "Cities Contracting Co." Nelson's wife Agnes is listed as George Nelson's widow beginning with the 1966 directory.
From the guide to the George Nelson photograph collection, circa 1925-1930, (Museum of History & Industry Sophie Frye Bass Library)
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| correspondedWith | Baker Street Irregulars (Organization : U.S.). | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 91 (Hartford, Conn.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States Sanitary Commission | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008 | person |
| associatedWith | W. H. Green | person |
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| Marocco, Africa | |||
| Oregon Street (Seattle, Wash.) | |||
| Tangier, Morocco | |||
| Tamworth, Staffordshire | |||
| West Hanford Street (Seattle, Wash.) |
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| Denny Regrade (Seattle, Wash.) |
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