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Coastal steamship "Corona," circa 1900
Between 1897 and 1909, the steamship "Corona" usually sailed in the coastal trade between California and Puget Sound. While in Alaska in 1898, the "Corona" ran aground on rocks off Lewis Island. The cargo was ruined but no lives were lost. During repairs to the vessel, workers discovered a huge blackfish tightly wedged in the hole in the ship's hull.…
ID Number:1955.970.594
Date:Circa 1900
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Brig "Tanner," 1902
The "Tanner" was one of the earliest vessels to make regular trips between San Francisco and Puget Sound. In 1866, the vessel arrived in Seattle carrying some of the Mercer Girls on the last leg of their voyage from the east coast. By 1900, the days of sailing ships had passed. The "Tanner" ended its days in 1902, beached and…
ID Number:1955.970.627
Date:1902
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Coast Salish canoe in Port Townsend Bay, circa 1900
The Coast Salish style canoe was designed for use in the calm waters of Puget Sound and its many small bays and inlets. Both the prow and the stern curve upwards from a rounded bottom. Salish canoes were often painted black with brightly colored figures near the prow and stern. The Coast Salish style of canoe was more lightly constructed…
ID Number:1955.970.470.512
Date:Circa 1900
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West Coast style canoe with two sails, circa 1900
By the turn of the 20th century, Indigenous seafarers adapted cloth sails, usually of the sprit-rig type seen in this image. Traditional sails of woven mats and wood slats had been used prior to the arrival of Europeans, but they were replaced by cloth once the Native peoples began trading with the settlers. This photograph was probably taken in Port…
ID Number:1955.970.470.513
Date:Circa 1900
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, September 30, 1940
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company was established in Seattle in 1889, as a branch of the San Francisco Bridge Company. By the 1940s, the firm had developed into a large dredging and construction company on its own, with projects up and down the west coast. The company built air bases and ships for World War II.This photo, taken in…
ID Number:1955.970.500.1.1
Date:1940
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, July 8, 1943
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company was established in Seattle in 1889, as a branch of the San Francisco Bridge Company. By the 1940s, the firm had developed into a large dredging and construction company on its own, with projects up and down the west coast. The company built air bases and ships for World War II.This photo, taken in…
ID Number:1955.970.500.1.2
Date:1943
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Discharge centrifugal pump built by Moran Brothers Co. for U.S. Naval Drydock, 1895
In 1882, Robert Moran and his brothers started a marine repair business at Seattle's Yesler's Wharf. By 1895, the company was large enough to do work for the U.S. Navy. In 1891, the Navy had opened a station, with drydock, in Bremerton, across Puget Sound from Seattle.Here, three men stand near a 42-inch centrifugal pump that the Moran firm built…
ID Number:1961.2439.1
Date:1895
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Wee Coyle greeting General Leonard Wood on Wenatchee, Seattle, April 9, 1921
Legendary local athlete William Jennings "Wee" Coyle (1888-1977) was raised in Seattle and attended Seattle High School (later Broadway High School) and the University of Washington. Wee served in both WWI and WWII, and was the first commander of the American Legion Post No. 1. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Washington state under Louis F. Hart, serving from 1921…
ID Number:1962.2560.16
Date:1921
Ephemera
"A Shipmast Being Loaded at Port Blakely Mills, Near Seattle, Wash." advertising card, circa 1909
Singer Sewing Machines, founded in 1851 in Boston, was the largest sewing machine manufacturer in the world by 1860. The company was known for its innovations in installment payment plans and early advertising, as well as creating international markets. Singer had a history of creating trading cards for world's expositions, including an international set of cards for the Columbian Exposition…
ID Number:1964.3317.1.2
Date:Circa 1909
Postcard
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition promotional postcard, Seattle, circa 1909
Promotional photograph for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, with illustrations connecting Seattle to Alaska (including with an Alaska Native totem pole), which encourages people to arrive by steamship and railroad. Caption on image: Hello Bill! Meet me on the Pay Streak at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition - June 1st - Oct 16th - Seattle U.S.A. 1909.Postcard Number: 1853
ID Number:1966.4058.8
Date:Circa 1909