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Image of View west on Boyer Avenue, Seattle, December 15, 1911
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View west on Boyer Avenue, Seattle, December 15, 1911

The Montlake neighborhood of Seattle has a rich history that dates back to its earliest settlement, where both Indigenous Peoples and European settlers acknowledged the significance of the region as a vital portage route for watercraft. This area, being the narrowest stretch of land between Lake Union and Lake Washington, naturally led early inhabitants to envision a future canal connecting…
ID Number:1952.146.1
Date:1911
Image of View west on Boyer Avenue, Seattle, March 15, 1913
Photograph

View west on Boyer Avenue, Seattle, March 15, 1913

The Montlake neighborhood of Seattle has a rich history that dates back to its earliest settlement, where both Indigenous Peoples and European settlers acknowledged the significance of the region as a vital portage route for watercraft. This area, being the narrowest stretch of land between Lake Union and Lake Washington, naturally led early inhabitants to envision a future canal connecting…
ID Number:1952.146.2
Date:1913
Image of View east on Boyer Avenue, Seattle, March 15, 1913
Photograph

View east on Boyer Avenue, Seattle, March 15, 1913

The Montlake neighborhood of Seattle has a rich history that dates back to its earliest settlement, where both Indigenous Peoples and European settlers acknowledged the significance of the region as a vital portage route for watercraft. This area, being the narrowest stretch of land between Lake Union and Lake Washington, naturally led early inhabitants to envision a future canal connecting…
ID Number:1952.146.3
Date:1913
Image of Map of the City of Seattle, King County, Washington Territory, 1887
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Map of the City of Seattle, King County, Washington Territory, 1887

R. H. (Reginald Heber) Thomson (1856-1949) was Seattle City Engineer from 1892 until 1911 and instrumental in reshaping the landscape of Seattle. Thomson was born in Hanover, Indiana, and worked as a surveyor there before heading west with his father to Oakland, California. In 1881, Thomson arrived in Seattle and soon after partnered with F. H. (Frederick Harrison) Whitworth (1846-1933),…
ID Number:1952.986.57.3
Date:1887
Image of Boeing Model B1-E Flying Boat on Lake Union, April 15, 1929
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Boeing Model B1-E Flying Boat on Lake Union, April 15, 1929

The name "Pintail" is painted on the nose of this Boeing seaplane Model B1-E, and the letters CF-ABB on the body. The gas works on the north shore of Lake Union are visible in the distance. Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2410-B
ID Number:1953.345.5
Date:1929
Image of Dedication to Thomas Taylor Minor in
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Dedication to Thomas Taylor Minor in "Memoirs of Minor Hospital Alumnae" scrapbook, circa 1950

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. Minor Private Hospital closed in 1928, and the last nursing school class graduated in 1930. The nurses later…
ID Number:1954.683.4
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) seated at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1892
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Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) seated at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1892

Kick-is-on-lo Cud, or Kikisoblu (circa 1816-1896), was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle (Si'ahl), the leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes. During her lifetime, she saw the coming of white settlers, the exile of her people from their traditional lands, and the growth of the new city named for her father. She didn't move to the Port Madison Reservation…
ID Number:1954.812.1
Date:Circa 1892
Image of Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 30, 1920
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Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 30, 1920

This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on October 30, 1920. The view is from the top of the bowl, looking east, with Lake Washington visible beyond the stadium. The distinct U-shaped design of the stadium was specifically oriented to minimize glare from the early afternoon sun in the…
ID Number:1955.970.500.11.1
Date:1920
Image of Steel bridge over White River near Kent, Washington, circa 1911
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Steel bridge over White River near Kent, Washington, circa 1911

The Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company built many sizes of bridges in the Puget Sound region. This photo, taken around 1911, shows one of the company's smaller bridges, a steel bridge across the White River, near Kent, Washington. At the other end of the scale was the first floating bridge across Lake Washington, built by the company in 1939-40.…
ID Number:1955.970.500.70.16
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Some Scenes Attending End of Round the World Flight, October 18, 1924
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Some Scenes Attending End of Round the World Flight, October 18, 1924

In 1924, four Douglas World Cruisers, each manned by an Army Air Corps pilot and mechanic, took off from Seattle's Sand Point Field to fly around the world. Some 175 days later, on September 29, 1924, three of the planes arrived back in Seattle. An estimated 40,000 people greeted the flyers as they landed at what is now Magnuson Park.…
ID Number:1956.1145.2.1
Date:1924
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