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Image of Barge being built at Anderson Shipyard, Houghton, circa 1921
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Barge being built at Anderson Shipyard, Houghton, circa 1921

In 1907, Captain John Anderson joined with the owners of the Bartsch & Tompkins shipyard at Houghton, Washington to found Anderson Shipbuilding Corporation. With the outbreak of World War I in Europe in 1914 and the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in 1917, Anderson modernized the yard and started building larger ships. In 1918, the shipyard built four…
ID Number:1983.10.2530.3
Date:Circa 1921
Image of Rainier Valley State Bank, Seattle, circa 1928
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Rainier Valley State Bank, Seattle, circa 1928

The Rainier Valley State Bank was founded by Simeon T. Toby in 1910. The bank was originally located in the Toby Building in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood at the southeast corner of Rainier Avenue and Edmunds Street. In 1924 Simeon Toby died and his son took over at the bank, moving the bank across Edmunds Street as is shown in…
ID Number:1983.10.3529.1
Date:Circa 1928
Image of Hoge Building, Seattle, circa 1905
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Hoge Building, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: Hoge Building. Conservative Life Insurance Co. - "The Most Successful." Furnished Rooms. Robert S. [U...] Real Estate Loans. Dean & Curtiss Tailors. [E.H. Wharton?] Dentist. J.R. Justice Stationer - Filing Cabinets, Card Systems. This Paving Done With Wilkeson Sandstone Block - Bell & Price General Construction - Our Bonds Furnished by H.A. Raser. The Ivy Press. L.L.…
ID Number:1983.10.6942
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Steamer
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Steamer "Fortuna," circa 1906

The "Fortuna" was built for the Anderson Steamboat Company and the Seattle Street Railway in 1906. For many years, the vessel carried sightseers and travelers between various points on Lake Washington. The "Fortuna" was later rebuilt as a car ferry, and continued in service until the late 1920s.In this photo, the "Fortuna" steams across Lake Washington with a boatload of…
ID Number:1983.10.7560
Date:Circa 1906
Image of Cherry Street looking east from First Avenue, Seattle, circa 1907
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Cherry Street looking east from First Avenue, Seattle, circa 1907

Signs in image: Smoke. Schelle's Grotto. Broten & Fischer [Ta...]. Montana Stables - Messengers. [...] [Floral] Company. Rathskeller. Fancy Ladies Tailoring. Seattle Theatre. Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office - National District Telegraph Company - Fire and Burglar Alarm Service. [Anderson?] Supply Co. Lowman Building. Handwritten on sleeve: View Up Cherry St from 1st Ave.Photographer's Reference Number: 6953
ID Number:1983.10.7796
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Kirkland ferry dock at Madison Park, circa 1920
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Kirkland ferry dock at Madison Park, circa 1920

In the early 1900s, people could ride King County ferries or Anderson steamboats between Madison Park and Kirkland. By 1920, the real estate partnership of Burke & Farrar had opened a small office at the Madison Park landing. Burke & Farrar developed land for homes in and around Kirkland.This photo, taken sometime around 1920, shows cars being loaded onto the…
ID Number:1983.10.10197
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Nine inmates at graduation ceremony at McNeil Island Penitentiary, June 1967
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Nine inmates at graduation ceremony at McNeil Island Penitentiary, June 1967

McNeil Island is a 6.6 square mile island located in south Puget Sound, lying 2.8 miles across the water from the nearest town. The site was utilized for 142 continuous years as an island-based penal institution, beginning in 1869 with a jail built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1909 the facility became a federal prison, the McNeil…
ID Number:1986.5.5490.1
Date:1967
Image of Fred Anderson, Paul Horiuchi, Alden Mason, and Ambrose Patterson, Seattle, October 14, 1955
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Fred Anderson, Paul Horiuchi, Alden Mason, and Ambrose Patterson, Seattle, October 14, 1955

In this image shows the winners of the four top prizes in Art on Pine Street, an annual Seattle sidewalk exhibition. From left: Fred Anderson won the Frederick & Nelson award for "Bon Bon;" Paul Horiuchi won the Seattle Post-Intelligencer award for "Antedeluvian;" Alden Mason received the Bon Marche award for "Grain Forest;" and Ambrose Patterson won the Norman Davis…
ID Number:1986.5.17489.1
Date:1955
Image of Tip Toppers beauty queens posing with boys, Seattle, April 8, 1961
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Tip Toppers beauty queens posing with boys, Seattle, April 8, 1961

Begun as the Seattle Timberliners around 1947, the Seattle Tip Toppers' Club, a non-profit social organization for tall persons, has been part of Tall Clubs International (TCI) since 1954. Minimum height requirements for membership in the club are 5’10” for women and 6’2” for men.In this image the newly crowned "Queen of Height," Maureen Sims, center, stands with her two…
ID Number:1986.5.42073.1
Date:1961
Image of Crowd at the Anderson shipyard, July 3, 1918
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Crowd at the Anderson shipyard, July 3, 1918

In 1907, Captain John Anderson joined with the owners of the Bartsch & Tompkins shipyard at Houghton, Washington to found Anderson Shipbuilding Corporation. With the outbreak of World War I in Europe in 1914 and the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in 1917, Anderson modernized the yard and started building larger ships. In 1918, the shipyard built four…
ID Number:1989.10.4
Date:1918
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