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Photograph
Seattle waterfront from Elliott Bay, circa 1920
Visitors to Seattle in the early years of the 20th century could purchase panoramic images of the city to send to friends or keep as souvenirs. This postcard, with its hand-colored image, shows the bustling harbor and city. In the foreground, left to right, are a “mosquito fleet” steamer on its way across Puget Sound, a small launch, a freighter,…
ID Number:1973.5630.1
Date:Circa 1920
Photograph
Troop ship leaving for Manila, Seattle, July 1909
At the center of this photograph, a steamer is setting sail to Manila with army troops going to relieve those stationed in the Philippines. Embossed on mount: HarwoodHandwritten on verso: Sailing of a steamer from Seattle to Manila, July 1909. Army transport with troops going to relieve those on duty there.
ID Number:1974.5868.219
Date:1909
Photograph
Sculptor Alonzo Victor Lewis, Seattle, circa 1923
Alonzo Victor Lewis (1886-1946) came to Seattle in 1920 after graduating from the Art Institute of Chicago. He was primarily known for his sculpture, but was also an excellent painter. He taught sculpture at the University of Washington, and was named Washington Sculptor Laureate by the State Legislature. In 1923, Lewis created a furor in the art world when his…
ID Number:1974.5923.154.4
Date:Circa 1923
Music, notated
See Seattle: Official Song and Waltz of the A.Y.P. Exposition
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was held on the University of Washington campus from June 1 to October 16, 1909. The fair celebrated the years of prosperity brought to the city since the first gold arrived from Alaska in 1897. “See Seattle” was promoted as "the official song and waltz of the A-Y-P Exposition," but many pieces were written to promote Seattle’s…
ID Number:1975.6130.1
Date:1909
Photograph
Great Seattle Fire at 1st and Union, June 6, 1889
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889, was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the city. The fire started at 2:30 p.m. in a paint and woodwork shop at Front and Madison and over the course of the next 18 hours swept a southward across 100 acres of Seattle's business…
ID Number:1977.6487.7
Date:1889
Ephemera
Rates and Rules of the Seattle General Hospital, circa 1910
Established in 1895, Seattle General Hospital was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle from 1900-1971, and merged in 1978 with two other local hospitals to become the Swedish Medical Center. The brochure pictured here details the rates and rules of Seattle General Hospital. It appears to have been printed after the 1900 move to Fifth Avenue and Marion…
ID Number:1978.6598.14
Date:Circa 1910
Music, notated
Dixy Lee Rag, 1980
Tacoma-born Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) held many prestigious posts in Washington State: first woman on the Atomic Energy Commission, director of the Pacific Science Center, and longtime University of Washington professor. A political novice, Ms. Ray served as Washington's first female governor from 1977-1981, gaining popularity as an outsider and a non-politician. Her blunt style won her as many enemies…
ID Number:1979.6775.12a
Date:1980
Postcard
Santa Claus figure at Northgate Shopping Center, Seattle, circa 1958
Northgate Mall, originally called Northgate Center, opened in April 1950, anchored by the Bon Marche department store and housing 17 smaller stores. By 1952, Northgate had over seventy tenants, and all its retail spaces were leased. Northgate's reputation for elaborate holiday displays began its first year, when a world's record 212-foot Christmas tree was displayed at the mall. This postcard,…
ID Number:1979.6782.1
Date:Circa 1958
Postcard
Bus driving through south gate at Fort Lawton, Seattle, circa 1960
In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:1979.6782.x24
Date:Circa 1960
Photograph
Financial district, 2nd Ave. and Columbia St., Seattle, 1925
This view of the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Columbia Street in downtown Seattle includes several buildings that remain standing. In the center of the frame The Seattle National Bank Building (now the United Way Building), built in 1921, stands at 720 Second Avenue. Moving south on Second Avenue, the 15-story Dexter Horton building is at 710 Second Avenue,…
ID Number:1980.6877.32
Date:1925