116 results for: Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
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King Street Station, Smith Tower, and Oregon-Washington Station from south, Seattle, circa 1915
These three buildings still remain Seattle landmarks. To the left, the Great Northern and Northern Pacific's King Street Station, with its clock tower, was constructed in 1906. On the right, the Union Pacific completed the Oregon and Washington Station, later known as Union Station, in 1911. In the center is the L. C. Smith Building, later Smith Tower. At the…
ID Number:2002.48.684
Date:Circa 1915
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Empty chamber in Ballard Locks, Seattle, circa 1917
For years, there was no easy or cheap way to move logs, coal, and other resources directly from the east side of Lake Washington to Elliott Bay. There were many plans and several attempts to build a canal via Lake Union. However, none was successful until the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built in 1911 to 1917. The Hiram Chittenden…
ID Number:2002.48.947
Date:Circa 1917
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President Harding speaking to boys at Elks picnic, Woodland Park, Seattle, July 27, 1923
On July 27, 1923, President Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) arrived in Seattle from Alaska as part of a 40-day tour of the Western United States. His short six-hour stay included a review of the Navy fleet in Elliott Bay, a parade through downtown, greeting schoolchildren at Volunteer Park, speaking to a huge crowd of boys at Woodland Park, making an…
ID Number:2008.7.4
Date:1923
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Street repair at 12th Avenue and Spring Street, Seattle, July 12, 1916
This view of the First Hill neighborhood shows a crack that developed in the concrete base beneath brick paved road at 12th Avenue and Spring Street. Repairs were overseen by the Seattle City Engineer's Department. Handwritten on negative: Photo taken 7/12/16. 12th Ave. at Sprint St. Break in Concrete BaseStamped on verso: Frank H. Nowell, 1212 Fourth Ave., Seattle, U.…
ID Number:2009.55.46.75
Date:1916
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Seattle Police Department Second Patrol, November 11, 1919
Police departments in metropolitan areas often utilize officers to patrol assigned beats throughout the community. At the time the photograph pictured here was taken, the Seattle Police Department had two shifts of patrols, the First Patrol and the Second Patrol. None of the officers of the Second Patrol are identified in this image, however the man wearing the fedora and…
ID Number:2015.62.3
Date:1919
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The Shriners Philadelphia LuLu Temple Patrol at the National Convention in Seattle, 1915
Seattle hosted the 41st Annual Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Nobles of the Mystic Shrine - or Shriners - convention from July 12-17, 1915. Shriners came from every part of the country on 56 special trains, including three trains that held just the LuLu Temple delegates from Philadelphia. Every hotel was full and "the overflow was lodged in fraternity…
ID Number:2019.3.4
Date:1915
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Panorama view of Todd Dry Docks, Inc., Seattle, November 4, 1918
The Seattle Division of Todd Shipyard Corporation originated in 1916, when the William H. Todd Corporation purchased the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company (formerly Moran Brothers Shipyard). Originally located on the Seattle waterfront, the shipyard built cargo vessels for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I. Todd moved the operation to a new plant on Harbor Island in…
ID Number:2023.36.43
Date:1918
![Image of S.S. Fort Harrison and S.S. President [?], Admiral Line, Pacific Steamship Co., at Todd Dry Docks, Seattle, November 1918](https://mohai.rediscoverysoftware.com/thumbnails/00010/2023.36.44-jpg638400752433591339.jpg)
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S.S. Fort Harrison and S.S. President [?], Admiral Line, Pacific Steamship Co., at Todd Dry Docks, Seattle, November 1918
The Seattle Division of Todd Shipyard Corporation originated in 1916, when the William H. Todd Corporation purchased the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company (formerly Moran Brothers Shipyard). Originally located on the Seattle waterfront, the shipyard built cargo vessels for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I. Todd moved the operation to a new plant on Harbor Island in…
ID Number:2023.36.44
Date:1918
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Main Shop Building, Todd Dry Docks, Inc., Seattle, November 1918
The Seattle Division of Todd Shipyard Corporation originated in 1916, when the William H. Todd Corporation purchased the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company (formerly Moran Brothers Shipyard). Originally located on the Seattle waterfront, the shipyard built cargo vessels for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I. Todd moved the operation to a new plant on Harbor Island in…
ID Number:2023.36.45
Date:1918
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View of ships at Todd Dry Docks, Inc., Seattle, November 1918
The Seattle Division of Todd Shipyard Corporation originated in 1916, when the William H. Todd Corporation purchased the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company (formerly Moran Brothers Shipyard). Originally located on the Seattle waterfront, the shipyard built cargo vessels for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I. Todd moved the operation to a new plant on Harbor Island in…
ID Number:2023.36.46
Date:1918