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U.S. Post office employees in front of University Station, Seattle, June 11, 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.57
Date:1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Queen Anne Station, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.59
Date:1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Wallingford Station, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.62
Date:1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Terminal Parcel Post Carriers, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.66
Date:1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Main Office Carriers, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.69
Date:1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Ballard Station, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.70
Date:1956
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Corliss P. Stone building, 1210 2nd Ave., Seattle, 1904
This street view shows the east side of Second Avenue between Seneca and University Streets in downtown Seattle. The large white building in the center of the frame is the Stone building, commissioned in 1902 by Seattle's third mayor, Corliss P. Stone (1838-1906), and designed by Edwin Walker Houghton (1856-1927), the architect of the Moore Theatre and Hotel. The C.…
ID Number:1972.5346.10
Date:1904
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Hotel Cecil, Beebe Building, and Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1903
The three buildings seen here are viewed from Spring Street looking south towards Madison Street. They occupy the entire west side this block of First Avenue in the Central Business District of downtown Seattle. These buildings are listed together as (south to north) the "Globe Building, Beebe Building and Hotel Cecil" on the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings…
ID Number:1972.5346.31
Date:Circa 1903
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Globe block, corner of Madison and Post Streets, Seattle, circa 1903
The Globe Block, seen here at the northeast corner of Madison Street and Post Street, was commissioned by Seattle Developer James W. Clise (1855-1939) in 1900-1901. The Alexis Hotel has occupied the Globe Building since 2003. This building and the two to the north are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Globe Building, Beebe Building and Hotel…
ID Number:1972.5346.33
Date:Circa 1903
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Globe Building, Beebe Building, and Hotel Cecil, Seattle, circa 1903
The three buildings seen here are viewed from Madison Street looking north towards Spring Street. They occupy the entire west side of this block of First Avenue in downtown Seattle. These buildings are listed together as (south to north) the "Globe Building, Beebe Building and Hotel Cecil" on the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings are also part of…
ID Number:1972.5346.36
Date:Circa 1903