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Image of President William Howard Taft in car outside New Washington Hotel, Seattle, 1909
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President William Howard Taft in car outside New Washington Hotel, Seattle, 1909

United States President William H. Taft visited Seattle in 1909 and spoke at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. While in Seattle, he also played golf and made many other public appearances. Handwritten on sleeve: Taft in auto at Wash. [Hotel]Photographer's Reference Number: 11096
ID Number:1983.10.8429
Date:1909
Image of Moore Theater, Seattle, circa 1909
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Moore Theater, Seattle, circa 1909

The building housing the Moore Theatre and Moore Hotel opened on Second Avenue and Virginia Street in December 1907. The theater seated over 2,000 people, and it soon became one of Seattle's leading cultural centers. Signs in image: David Warfield, The Music Master - Moore Theatre. The Right Way. Blanche Walsh in Her Greatest Role - The Test - To-night.…
ID Number:1983.10.8464
Date:Circa 1909
Image of New Washington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1910
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New Washington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1910

The New Washington Hotel on the northeast corner of 2nd Avenue and Stewart Street replaced the Hotel Washington that was razed in the first phase of the Denny Hill regrade. To its left is the Moore Hotel of 1907 and across the street to the right is the Hotel Washington Annex, later the Gowman Hotel and Stewart Hotel (demolished). Signs…
ID Number:1983.10.8972
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Hotel Georgian, Seattle, circa 1909
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Hotel Georgian, Seattle, circa 1909

The Hotel Georgian, located at 1420 4th Avenue, was one of the more ambitious of the early uptown hotels. It was demolished in 1971. Signs in image: Hotel Georgian. Boston College of Vitosophy. Doctor [...ndsor], [Phrenologist?]. Clothing Hats. Home Cooking Meals 20 Cents. Restaurant - Steaks & Chops - Oysters & Shellfish. Handwritten on sleeve: Georgian Hotel.Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.9054
Date:Circa 1909
Image of Lincoln Hotel, Seattle, circa 1912
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Lincoln Hotel, Seattle, circa 1912

The Lincoln Hotel at 4th Avenue and Madison Street opened in 1900 and initially offered both transient hotel rooms and permanent apartments. Handwritten on sleeve: Lincoln Hotel.Photographer's Reference Number: 19751
ID Number:1983.10.9248
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Lincoln Hotel interior, Seattle, circa 1905
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Lincoln Hotel interior, Seattle, circa 1905

Handwritten on sleeve: Lincoln Hotel Int.Webster & Stevens number: 20236
ID Number:1983.10.9325
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Hotel Sorrento, circa 1912
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Hotel Sorrento, circa 1912

By 1912, a number of hotels had been built just outside Seattle's downtown area for people traveling on business or pleasure. The Hotel Sorrento, which advertised itself as "A hotel in the heart of things," opened on First Hill in 1908. It had Seattle's first rooftop restaurant, a roof garden, and scenic views of the city, the bay, and the…
ID Number:1983.10.9468.1
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Frye Hotel, Seattle, circa 1913
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Frye Hotel, Seattle, circa 1913

Seattle's economy boomed in the years following 1900. In 1911, local businessman George Frye completed the Frye Hotel to cater to businessmen and other visitors who sometimes stayed for extended periods of time. It was located on Yesler Way at Third Avenue South in the heart of the downtown area. Signs in image: Stewart & Holmes Drug [C...]. [...] Engraving…
ID Number:1983.10.9592
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Arlington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1913
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Arlington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1913

Signs in image: Billiards. Arlington Hotel. Optimo Cigars. Atlas Liquor Co. Atlas Buffet. Seattle Adjustment and Sales Co. - Sold Direct to You - Wholesale & Retail - Sale on Manufacturers Samples - Clothing, Shoes, Hats & Furnishings - Direct From the Manufacturers to You - Save the Middleman's Profit. The Philip Carey Co. - Manufacturers & Distributors of Carey's…
ID Number:1983.10.9613.1
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Northern Hotel bus, Seattle, 1914
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Northern Hotel bus, Seattle, 1914

Handwritten on sleeve: Northern Hotel Bus, 1914Webster & Stevens number: 42275
ID Number:1983.10.9901
Date:1914
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