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Boats at Galbraith Dock, Seattle, circa 1908
Shortly after the 1889 fire, James Galbraith and Cecil Bacon established a wholesale business dealing in grain, hay, and construction materials at the foot of Washington Street. By 1900, they had moved to Pier 3 (now Pier 54) shown in this photograph. Signs in image: Pier No. 4 - Arlington Dock Company. The Miner Hotel. Owl 5 Cent Cigar. Cremo…
ID Number:1983.10.8034
Date:Circa 1908
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Central Building, Seattle, 1909
The Central Building at Third and Marion Streets had been recently completed when this photo was taken. It was designed by architect C. R. Aldrich. Signs in image: The Boston Tailoring Co. Central Building.Handwritten on sleeve: Central Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 8653
ID Number:1983.10.8045
Date:1909
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Lawton School, Seattle, 1908
This version of Lawton School existed only from 1908 until 1913. It was located on 25th Avenue West just north of Elmore St. in Magnolia. The property was condemned for construction of the Great Northern Railroad cut and Gilmore Avenue. A new site was purchased by the railroad and deeded to the school district, and this is where the current…
ID Number:1983.10.8054.1
Date:1908
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Totem pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905
This Tlingit totem was carved around 1870 to honor a high-ranking tribal woman named Aanséet. The pole was named Naas-shagee-yéil and it was placed in Aanséet's village on Tongass Island on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The…
ID Number:1983.10.8056.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Rotary press at Seattle Times, Seattle, circa 1911
Handwritten on sleeve: Rotary Press Seattle Times.Photographer's Reference Number: 8708.5
ID Number:1983.10.8059
Date:Circa 1911
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Seattle Times press room, Seattle, circa 1911
Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Times Press Room.Photographer's Reference Number: 8709
ID Number:1983.10.8060
Date:Circa 1911
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Regrading Denny Hill at Third Avenue, circa 1908
Third Avenue ran through downtown Seattle to the foot of Denny Hill. Visitors could take a cable car up the hill to the Washington Hotel. By 1908, workers had torn down the hotel and removed part of the hill. Most of the dirt was dumped into Elliott Bay.This photo was taken in 1908 or 1909 near the intersection of Third…
ID Number:1983.10.8070
Date:1908
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Seattle National Bank, Seattle, 1911
Signs in image: Talk with Fay - T.P. Fay Company Inc. - Real Estate, Rentals, Loans, Fire Insurance. Japanese Art [Goods?]. Seattle National Bank. [...on] House Furnished Rooms. Printing. Columbia Restaurant - Meals 15 Cents and Up.Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Nat'l Bank, 1911.Photographer's Reference Number: 8764
ID Number:1983.10.8073
Date:1911
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Novelty flour mill, circa 1907
The Novelty Mill Company opened in 1893 in West Seattle, between the ferry landing and a large grain elevator. Trains carrying grain from the wheat-growing areas in eastern Washington ran directly to the mill and the elevator from the Northern Pacific terminus in Seattle. Novelty and other Seattle mills ground the wheat into flour. The grain elevators and flour mills…
ID Number:1983.10.8094.2
Date:Circa 1907
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Bon Marche, Seattle, circa 1911
In 1890, German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine invested their life savings of $1,200 to start The Bon Marche at First Avenue and Cedar Street. He modeled his new department store after one he had known in Paris. The Bon Marche moved to the corner of Second Avenue and Pike Street in 1896. By 1901, it had expanded…
ID Number:1983.10.8099
Date:Circa 1911