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Home of Elbert Blaine, circa 1903
In 1901, Seattle businessman Elbert Blaine laid out and developed the Denny Blaine area. The neighborhood included winding streets and small parks fronting Lake Washington. Blaine built a large wood and stone home which still stands on Lake Washington Boulevard East. This photo shows Blaine's home and its surroundings in about 1903. Photographer's Reference Number: 676
ID Number:1983.10.6691
Date:Circa 1903
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Home of Elbert Blaine, Seattle, 1911
In 1901, Seattle businessman Elbert Blaine laid out and developed the Denny Blaine area. The neighborhood included winding streets and small parks fronting Lake Washington. Blaine built a large wood and stone home which still stands on Lake Washington Boulevard East. This photo shows Blaine's home and its surroundings in 1911. Handwritten on sleeve: Denny Blaine Park, 1911.Photographer's Reference Number:…
ID Number:1983.10.6766
Date:1911
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Loggers in a logging camp bunkhouse, circa 1903
The men who worked in logging camps lived together in crude bunkhouses. Conditions in the camps were harsh, uncomfortable, and dirty.This photo was taken at a logging camp somewhere in Oregon or Washington. Many of the men are seated at the edge of their straw-filled bunks. Clothes and other belongings hang from the rafters or sit on the floor. Due…
ID Number:1983.10.6899
Date:Circa 1903
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Logging camp with crew, circa 1910
Logging companies set up temporary camps near areas where trees were being cut. The camps had many buildings: bunkhouses for the logging crews to live in, cookhouses for meals, and buildings for other camp operations. Some companies built their camp buildings on skids or wheels. As each area was logged out, the buildings could be moved to the next location.This…
ID Number:1983.10.6904
Date:Circa 1910
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Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, circa 1915
The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo was probably taken at Salmon Bay, looking to the east. Many such small wooden houses bordered the shore of the waterway. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Canal.Photographer's Reference Number: 2513
ID Number:1983.10.6936
Date:Circa 1915
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Shacks on tideflats, Seattle, 1910
Signs in image: Pacific Coast Syrup Co. Bemis Bro. Bag. [...] & Twine. Mill Syrup Co. - Maple Sugar and Syrup. Mason Ehrman & Co.'s Exports.Handwritten on sleeve: Shacks on Tideflats 1910.Webster & Stevens number: 2593
ID Number:1983.10.6956
Date:1910
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Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905
Handwritten on sleeve: U. of W. Sorority.Webster & Stevens number: 2827
ID Number:1983.10.6989
Date:Circa 1905
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Women's dorm room at the University of Washington, circa 1905
In the early 1900s, the women students at the University of Washington lived in Pierrepont Hall. In 1904 and 1905, they invited students and faculty to tour their dormitory rooms. An article in the student newspaper exclaimed, "The daintily decorated rooms of the young ladies excited the admiration of all who beheld them."This 1905 photo shows a women's dormitory room…
ID Number:1983.10.7018
Date:Circa 1905
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Phi Delta Theta fraternity house, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905
Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Sorority.Webster & Stevens number: 2896
ID Number:1983.10.7049
Date:Circa 1905
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Woman's dormitory room at University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905
Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Girls Dorm.Webster & Stevens number: 2901
ID Number:1983.10.7054
Date:Circa 1905