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Image of S.S. Western Ally in drydock, Harbor Island, Seattle, January 10, 1919
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S.S. Western Ally in drydock, Harbor Island, Seattle, January 10, 1919

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:2023.36.51
Date:1919
Image of S.S. Western Ally and other ships in drydock, Harbor Island, Seattle, January 10, 1919
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S.S. Western Ally and other ships in drydock, Harbor Island, Seattle, January 10, 1919

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:2023.36.52
Date:1919
Image of Child near mining equipment, Nome, August 30, 1906
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Child near mining equipment, Nome, August 30, 1906

Whole families traveled to the Yukon and Alaskan gold fields. Some couples met there and raised families. Many children worked with their parents on mining claims. It was a rough environment for children. Temperatures in Nome during the winter of 1899-1900 ranged from -35 to +35 degrees Fahrenheit with strong chilly winds.This photo of a child in Nome was taken…
ID Number:SHS565
Date:1906
Image of St. James Mission, Tanana, Alaska, circa 1900
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St. James Mission, Tanana, Alaska, circa 1900

St. James Mission was an Episcopal mission established in Alaska, near the confluence of the Tanana and Yukon Rivers. The point of land between the rivers had been a historic trading place for Athabascan peoples. Built over the years between 1887 and 1900, the site grew to include a school, hospital, and sawmill, as well as the reading room and…
ID Number:SHS2020
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Carstens Bros & Dashley Meat Market employees outside store, Nome, October 1908
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Carstens Bros & Dashley Meat Market employees outside store, Nome, October 1908

In 1890 German emigrant Julius August Carstens (1873-1949) arrived in Seattle with his brothers, Thomas and William. Together they founded the Carstens Brothers Meat Markets, later expanding the business into meat packing. In this image employees of the Carstens Brothers and Dashley Meat Market pose outside the shop in Nome, Alaska. In 1899 the brothers had expanded their business north…
ID Number:SHS3098
Date:1908
Image of Seattle Police Department First Patrol, November 11, 1919
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Seattle Police Department First 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.This photo shows the First Patrol standing outside the Police Headquarters Building at Yesler Way and Fourth Avenue. None of the…
ID Number:SHS5248
Date:1919
Image of Quileutes landing provisions at La Push, circa 1900
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Quileutes landing provisions at La Push, circa 1900

The Quileute are an Indigenous people whose historic lands are on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula, in the valleys of the Quillayute and Hoh Rivers. The Quileute are not related to either the Makah to the north or the Coast Salish peoples of western Washington, and the Quileute language is unrelated to any other in the world. Quileute…
ID Number:SHS7914
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Hydraulic mining at Glacier Creek, near Nome, Alaska, circa 1904
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Hydraulic mining at Glacier Creek, near Nome, Alaska, circa 1904

By 1904, many of the gold mining claims around Nome, Alaska, were owned and operated by large mining companies. That year, the Miocene Ditch Company used hydraulic mining techniques at Price Bros. claim No. 2 below the original strike on Glacier Creek.This photo shows the Miocene Ditch Company's hydraulic mining operations at Glacier Creek, near Nome. A high powered stream…
ID Number:SHS9547
Date:Circa 1904
Image of Skagway street scene, 1898
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Skagway street scene, 1898

By 1898, Skagway, Alaska, had a busy business district which sold goods and services to people leaving for the Klondike gold fields.This photo shows downtown Skagway in 1898. Businesses which can be seen in the photo include drugstores, outfitters, an agency for hiring packers to carry one's supplies along the trail, a hardware store and tinsmith, and several saloons. Two…
ID Number:SHS9768
Date:1898
Image of Ned Darling posing with dog sled team before departure for Seattle, Nome, Alaska, February 2, 1906
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Ned Darling posing with dog sled team before departure for Seattle, Nome, Alaska, February 2, 1906

The world's record for the fastest time of a midwinter "mush" from Nome to Seattle via Valdez was set by Charles Edward "Ned" Darling (1871-1923) at 42 days, beating the previous record by four days. Born in Ireland, at the time of this image Ned was a hardware merchant in Nome, Alaska. He moved to Berkeley, California, before 1920 with…
ID Number:SHS9888
Date:1906
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