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Women posing with Century 21 sign during construction for the Seattle World’s Fair, 1961
This photograph was taken during construction for the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). The 74-acre Exposition site was a mile north of Seattle’s downtown business area. The fairground construction and renovation projects involved years of city planning, but several projects, including the Space Needle, Monorail and Washington State Coliseum were completed in a relatively short 18-month time frame. More…
ID Number:2010.82.11
Date:1961
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Native American couple posing outside of wooden shack, Seattle, circa 1900
Anders Beer Wilse (1865-1949) emigrated from Norway in 1884, arriving in Seattle in 1890 to work for the United States Geological Survey. Photography was an important part of his job, and in 1897 he decided to become a full time outdoor photographer. Until his return to Norway in 1900, Wilse took many photographs in and around Seattle, documenting the bustle…
ID Number:2011.1.156
Date:Circa 1900
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Pigeon and Cat Show ticket, circa 1910
The Annual Seattle-King County Poultry Association Show began in January of 1909, exhibiting poultry, pigeons (in association with the Puget Sound Pigeon Club), and cats (with the Seattle Cat Club). A variety of prizes and cups were offered, with local dignitaries and animal specialists from other states acting as judges. This first effort was billed as the "largest and most…
ID Number:2011.3.10.14
Date:Circa 1910
Ephemera
Webster & Stevens business card, circa 1925
Prolific photographers Ira James Webster (1873-1942) and Nelson Nathan Stevens (1875-1938) arrived in Seattle from Michigan in 1899. After working for other Seattle photographers, they opened their own firm in 1902 and eventually had a staff of seventeen photographers. Between 1906 and 1923, Webster & Stevens took many of the photos for The Seattle Times. The company also did work…
ID Number:2011.3.10.9
Date:Circa 1925
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David Thomas Denny II home on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1890
Seattle pioneers David T. Denny and Louisa Boren married in 1853 and lived in a small house on their homestead claim where Seattle Center and surrounding area is today. Denny accumulated enough wealth from various business ventures to build this mansion on Queen Anne Hill around 1890. Unfortunately, the family suffered significant financial losses during the Panic of 1893 and…
ID Number:2011.26.2
Date:Circa 1890
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Fremont streetcar and pedestrians along waterfront, Seattle, circa 1900
In this photo, the "Fremont 16" streetcar runs on tracks along the west side of Lake Union, with a smartly dressed couple strolling on the adjacent wooden walkway. The letters "SE Ry" are worked into the ornate metalwork on the electrical poles, initials of the Seattle Electric Railway Company. Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John…
ID Number:2011.26.7.12
Date:Circa 1900
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View of Pioneer Square showing construction of Pioneer Building, circa 1890
In the aftermath of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, a huge rebuilding effort resulted in the construction of many new brick and stone buildings. The Pioneer Building, at right in this photo, was one of several new buildings in the historic district designed by architect Elmer Fisher. This photo shows construction on the nearly completed building, located at the…
ID Number:2011.26.7.14
Date:Circa 1890
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Men with large logs on rail car, Edgecomb Lumber Company, Preston, Washington, circa 1890
Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.Written on photo: Edgecomb Lumber Co., Preston Wash.
ID Number:2011.26.7.35
Date:Circa 1890
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Snoqualmie Mill Company train engine, circa 1890
Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.36
Date:Circa 1890
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Edgecomb and Moore log train at Ballard trestle, circa 1890
Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.39
Date:Circa 1890