774 results for: Smith, A. J.
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Seattle Fire Department employees, wagons, and engine houses, 1898
The creation of the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) can be traced back to July 6th, 1876, when the all-volunteer Seattle Engine Company No.1 was organized. In 1883, the City Charter was amended to create and fund equipment, but not staff, for a centralized municipal fire department. The volunteer-based system persisted until pressure from the insurance industry and citizens after the…
ID Number:1953.287.1
Date:1898
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Church leaders posing together at St. Mark's Church, Seattle, 1894
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church was founded in 1889 to meet the needs of a growing Seattle population. The congregation's first dedicated church building was built in 1890 at 5th Avenue and Stewart Street, in downtown Seattle. By 1897 they had outgrown it and moved into a new building at Seneca and Broadway on First Hill. In 1923 land was purchased on…
ID Number:1957.1290.1
Date:1894
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Seattle High School Class of 1901
As the population of Seattle grew, so did the city's schools. The first school was called "Central School," a name that was applied to several different buildings as the original building was outgrown and a subsequent building burned down. In 1900, the older students of Seattle would have attended Seattle High School, located on the third floor of a building…
ID Number:1961.2387.1
Date:1901
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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
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Corliss P. Stone building, 1210 2nd Ave., Seattle, 1904
This street view shows the east side of Second Avenue between Seneca and University Streets in downtown Seattle. The large white building in the center of the frame is the Stone building, commissioned in 1902 by Seattle's third mayor, Corliss P. Stone (1838-1906), and designed by Edwin Walker Houghton (1856-1927), the architect of the Moore Theatre and Hotel. The C.…
ID Number:1972.5346.10
Date:1904
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U.S. Army boat Major Walter Board on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1943
This photo of U.S. Army boat Major Walter Board, converted by Olson & Winge Marine Works of Seattle for Army use during wartime, shows the ship under way on Elliott Bay. Downtown Seattle is visible in the background, with Smith Tower directly behind the stern of the boat.Olson & Winge Marine Works was formed in 1941 by Oscar E. Olson (b.…
ID Number:1972.5503.58
Date:Circa 1943
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The start of the Great Seattle Fire, June 6, 1889
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889, was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the city. The fire started at 2:30 p.m. in a paint and woodwork shop at Front Street (now First Avenue) and Madison Street and over the course of the next 18 hours swept a southward across…
ID Number:1979.6815.3
Date:1889
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Seattle General Hospital business card, circa 1900
Established in 1895, Seattle General Hospital was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle from 1900-1971, and merged in 1978 with two other local hospitals to become the Swedish Medical Center. This card advertises "A Modern Non-Sectarian Hospital" with "trained nurses, modern appliances, every convenience," along with names of board members and staff. Named individuals: Robert S. Greene, President;…
ID Number:1981.7206.5.1
Date:Circa 1900
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J.J. Smith School, Enumclaw, circa 1911
The original J. J. Smith School, named after the highly regarded Enumclaw doctor and state senator, was built in 1910. The all-grades school was a three-story brick building with nineteen classrooms and an auditorium. The school was torn down in 1957 and replaced with a second J. J. Smith School, a one-level elementary.This photo shows the first J.J. Smith School.…
ID Number:1983.10.3054.2
Date:Circa 1911
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Pergola in Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1909
The Pioneer Square Pergola, located at the intersection of First Avenue and Yesler Way, was constructed in 1909 to give shelter to passengers waiting for cable cars. The structure included an underground public restroom which was closed after cable car service ended in the 1940s. The pergola was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. Signs in image: Hub [...]…
ID Number:1983.10.8576
Date:Circa 1909