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Image of Portrait of Territorial University Alumni, Seattle, November 4, 1911
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Portrait of Territorial University Alumni, Seattle, November 4, 1911

The University of Washington opened on November 4, 1861, as the Territorial University of Washington on a 10 acre site in Seattle donated by Arthur and Mary Denny, Edward Lander, and Charlie and Mary Terry, about where the Fairmont Olympic Hotel stands today. In 1895 the growing university relocated to the current campus north of downtown. This studio portrait of…
ID Number:1952.245.c
Date:1911
Image of King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, July 17, 1915
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King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, July 17, 1915

This image of the King County Courthouse in Seattle was taken facing southeast during construction on July 17, 1915. Architect A. Warren Gould designed the five-story steel frame and reinforced concrete structure, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. The building sits at 516 Third Avenue, between Dilling Way and James Street, and was dedicated May 4, 1916…
ID Number:1955.970.500.7.2
Date:1915
Image of King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, May 15, 1915
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King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, May 15, 1915

This image of the King County Courthouse in Seattle was taken facing southeast during construction on May 15, 1915. Architect A. Warren Gould designed the five-story steel frame and reinforced concrete structure, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. The building sits at 516 Third Avenue, between Dilling Way and James Street, and was dedicated May 4, 1916…
ID Number:1955.970.500.7.3
Date:1915
Image of Wilsonian Apartment Hotel lobby, Seattle, December 1923
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Wilsonian Apartment Hotel lobby, Seattle, December 1923

This image of the lobby of the Wilsonian Apartment Hotel in Seattle was likely taken just after the opening on November 26, 1923, in December 1923. The Wilsonian, located in Seattle's University District on the northeast corner of University Way NE and NE 47th Street, was the crowning achievement of real-estate developers Corinne Simpson Wilson (1867-1929) and her husband and…
ID Number:1955.970.500.36.1
Date:1923
Image of Wilsonian Apartment Hotel during construction, Seattle, May 1, 1923
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Wilsonian Apartment Hotel during construction, Seattle, May 1, 1923

This image of the construction of the Wilsonian Apartment Hotel in Seattle was taken on May 1, 1923. The Wilsonian, located in Seattle's University District on the northeast corner of University Way NE and NE 47th Street, was the crowning achievement of real-estate developers Corinne Simpson Wilson (1867-1929) and her husband and business partner, George Washington Wilson (1878-1928). The Wilson's…
ID Number:1955.970.500.36.2
Date:1923
Image of Wilsonian Apartment Hotel during construction, Seattle, February 19, 1923
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Wilsonian Apartment Hotel during construction, Seattle, February 19, 1923

This image of the construction of the Wilsonian Apartment Hotel in Seattle was taken on February 19, 1923. The Wilsonian, located in Seattle's University District on the northeast corner of University Way NE and NE 47th Street, was the crowning achievement of real-estate developers Corinne Simpson Wilson (1867-1929) and her husband and business partner, George Washington Wilson (1878-1928). The Wilson's…
ID Number:1955.970.500.36.3
Date:1923
Image of Wilsonian Apartment Hotel during construction, Seattle, August 1, 1923
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Wilsonian Apartment Hotel during construction, Seattle, August 1, 1923

This image of the construction of the Wilsonian Apartment Hotel in Seattle was taken on August 1, 1923. Seen here near completion, the U-shape of the building allowed every apartment exterior windows. The Wilsonian, located in Seattle's University District on the northeast corner of University Way NE and NE 47th Street, was the crowning achievement of real-estate developers Corinne Simpson…
ID Number:1955.970.500.36.4
Date:1923
Image of Wilsonian Apartment Hotel restaurant Seattle, circa 1923
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Wilsonian Apartment Hotel restaurant Seattle, circa 1923

The Wilsonian Apartment Hotel opened in Seattle’s University District on November 26, 1923. Its developers promoted it as the most elegant apartment hotel outside of New York City. The Wilsonian had restaurant facilities, lounges, and an adjacent ballroom. In addition to extended-stay residents and short-term visitors, the mixed-use complex hosted annual art auctions and a variety of University of Washington…
ID Number:1955.970.500.36.17
Date:1923
Image of Moses R. Maddocks posing in studio, Seattle, circa 1875
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Moses R. Maddocks posing in studio, Seattle, circa 1875

Early Seattle settler Moses R. Maddocks (1833-1919) was born in Maine and worked in logging camps across the country before moving to Port Gamble in 1858. He was elected to the Territorial Legislature in 1863, after which he came to Seattle, was a partner in building the Occidental Hotel, then partnered with Gordon Kellogg in one of Seattle's first drug…
ID Number:1957.1279.6
Date:Circa 1875
Image of Birds Eye View of Seattle, 1889
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Birds Eye View of Seattle, 1889

Seattle in the 1880s was a rapidly growing city, aided in no small part by the 1883 connection with the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Lumber and coal were the primary industries, but the growth of fishing, wholesale trade, shipbuilding, and shipping also contributed to the town's economic expansion and population growth. The Seattle City Census of 1888 records population at…
ID Number:1957.1280.7
Date:1889
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