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King Street Station waiting room and ticket counter, Seattle, circa 1906
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower after a famous bell tower in Venice, Italy. This mimicry of European architecture added a touch of tradition and heritage to Seattle's growing downtown area.This photo shows…
ID Number:1983.10.7505
Date:Circa 1906
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King Street Station ladies waiting room, Seattle, circa 1906
Handwritten on sleeve: King St. Station Main Waiting Room.Webster & Stevens number: 4510
ID Number:1983.10.7506
Date:Circa 1906
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King Street Station waiting room, Seattle, circa 1906
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower after a famous bell tower in Venice, Italy. This mimicry of European architecture added a touch of tradition and heritage to Seattle's growing downtown area.This photo shows…
ID Number:1983.10.7538
Date:Circa 1906
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Trestles over the tidal flats, circa 1903
The Duwamish River flowed out through tidal mudflats between Seattle and West Seattle. By the middle 1900s, several streets and railways ran over the tideflats on trestles. Much of this area was later filled in to become Harbor Island.This photo, taken sometime between 1902 and 1904, shows the view from Seattle towards West Seattle. The nearest trestle, which runs straight…
ID Number:1983.10.7767
Date:Circa 1903
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Steam shovel and locomotive at Denny regrade site, Seattle, circa 1909
Handwritten on sleeve: Train & Steam Shovel at 2nd & Virginia.Photographer's Reference Number: 9035
ID Number:1983.10.8130
Date:Circa 1909
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King Street Station, Seattle, circa 1913
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 by James Hill, owner of the Great Northern Railroad. Before taller buildings were built, the station's clock tower was tall enough that most people in the downtown area could read the time from its 14-foot clock faces.This photo shows the passenger entrance to the King Street Station in about 1913.…
ID Number:1983.10.8749
Date:Circa 1913
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Great Northern route, Wellington, circa 1910
Handwritten on sleeve: GN Wellington.Webster & Stevens number: 16976
ID Number:1983.10.8959
Date:Circa 1910
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Great Northern Railway wreck at Wellington, circa 1909
As a safety measure, the Great Northern Railway built a so-called runaway track off the main line near the summit of Stevens Pass, at Wellington, Washington. The switch was always set so that trains on the steep downhill run would be diverted to this spur unless the engineer signaled that the train was under control. Sometime around 1909, a Great…
ID Number:1983.10.8960
Date:Circa 1909
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Great Northern train, Wellington, circa 1909
Handwritten on sleeve: G.N. Electric Wellington.Photographer's Reference Number: 16971
ID Number:1983.10.8963
Date:Circa 1909
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Great Northern station, Scenic, circa 1910
Located about 15 miles from the west entrance to the first Cascade Tunnel, the town of Scenic was named by the Great Northern Railway Company. It is situated at the highest elevation of any community west of the Cascades in Washington State. Handwritten on sleeve: G.N. Station Scenic. Webster & Stevens number: 18956Caption information source: Tacoma Public Library Washington Place…
ID Number:1983.10.9111.1
Date:Circa 1910