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Lincoln Park baseball, circa 1915
In 1900, Seattle's original Lincoln Playfield was built on Eleventh Avenue East between Pine Street and Denny Way. The popular baseball field was located south of the reservoir, near Broadway High School. By 1908, the park board reported that neighbors had started to complain about the players' bad language and "undesirable loafing."This photo shows a crowd of fans watching a…
ID Number:1983.10.8628.2
Date:Circa 1915
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Motorcycle police officers on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, circa 1915
In early 1910, the Seattle police department invested $1,329 in its first three motorcycles, with seven patrolman selected as the first members of the "motor cops" squad. At the time, speeding fines were paid to King County rather than the city of Seattle, and the city hoped to pass a traffic ordinance which would allow it to keep fines for…
ID Number:1983.10.8632.1
Date:Circa 1915
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Line of motorcycle police officers on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, circa 1915
In early 1910, the Seattle police department invested $1,329 in its first three motorcycles, with seven patrolman selected as the first members of the "motor cops" squad. At the time, speeding fines were paid to King County rather than the city of Seattle, and the city hoped to pass a traffic ordinance which would allow it to keep fines for…
ID Number:1983.10.8632.3
Date:Circa 1915
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Girls playing on slide, Seattle, circa 1910
Handwritten on sleeve: Girls on Slide.Webster & Stevens number: 15246
ID Number:1983.10.8636
Date:Circa 1910
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Canoeists at Madison Park, Seattle, circa 1910
Madison Park, at the end of the Madison Street cable car line, was one of Seattle's privately-developed "trolley parks." In addition to a ferry landing, it had a pavilion, a boathouse, picnic areas, piers, a promenade, and offshore bandstands with shoreline seating. Webster & Stevens number: 15290
ID Number:1983.10.8642
Date:Circa 1910
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Harry Whitney Treat's horses, Seattle, circa 1910
Businessman Harry Whitney Treat arrived in Seattle from New York in 1902. He bought hundreds of acres of land north of Ballard where he developed the Loyal Heights area and Golden Gardens Park. The Treats owned a mansion on Queen Anne Hill, a large country estate in Loyal Heights, and were active in Seattle society. Treat was an avid horseman…
ID Number:1983.10.8648.1
Date:Circa 1910
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Crowd watching fire in Belltown, Seattle, June 10, 1910
On June 10, 1910, a fire consumed 13 square blocks on the waterfront side of Belltown. The blaze started about 10:30pm when a spark from a passing locomotive ignited materials at Galbraith, Bacon & Co., burning a warehouse and stable. From there the fire spread eastward.This photo was published in The Seattle Daily Times under the headline "Evidence of Fire's…
ID Number:1983.10.8649.1
Date:1910
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Street sweeper, circa 1912
Before 1908, when the city of Seattle took over the maintenance of city streets, streets were cleaned (or not cleaned) by local residents and business owners. Manure was a particular problem because most vehicles of the time were pulled by horses and other animals. The city hired people to clean the manure and garbage from the streets. In this photo,…
ID Number:1983.10.8653.1
Date:Circa 1912
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Street sweeper at work, Seattle, circa 1910
Before 1908, when the city of Seattle took over the maintenance of city streets, streets were cleaned (or not cleaned) by local residents and business owners. Manure was a particular problem because most vehicles of the time were pulled by horses and other animals. The city hired people to clean the manure and garbage from the streets. Photographer's Reference Number:…
ID Number:1983.10.8654
Date:Circa 1910
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Street sprinkler, circa 1912
In 1913, Seattle had over 927 miles of streets, of which 179 were paved, 139 were planked with wood, and 609 were dirt. Starting in 1908, the city hired people to keep the streets clean and in good shape.In this photo, taken sometime between 1910 and 1914, a street washer drives his water wagon along a brick-paved street in a…
ID Number:1983.10.8655
Date:Circa 1912