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Image of Fire Chief's car outside Fire Station #10, Seattle, circa 1910
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Fire Chief's car outside Fire Station #10, Seattle, circa 1910

Handwritten on sleeve: Fire Chiefs Car.Photographer's Reference Number: 15517
ID Number:1983.10.8684
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Quinault canoe and sightseers, Moclips, Washington, 1914
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Quinault canoe and sightseers, Moclips, Washington, 1914

The Quinault are a Coast Salish people whose historic territory was the southwestern Olympic Peninsula. The current Quinault Indian Nation (QIN) has a reservation covering part of their historic lands. In addition to Quinault people, the QIN includes people from several neighboring tribes: Queets, Quileutes, Hohs, Chehalis, Chinook, and Cowlitz. Fishing, especially for salmon, is an important part of Quinault…
ID Number:1983.10.8687
Date:1914
Image of Sanitary Public Market, circa 1910
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Sanitary Public Market, circa 1910

Seattle's Sanitary Public Market was built on First Avenue, near Pike Street, in 1909-1910. Some people said that the building got its name because horses were not allowed inside. The market building was destroyed by fire in 1941, and has since been rebuilt. This photo shows the Sanitary Public Market in about 1910. At that time, the street level of…
ID Number:1983.10.8707
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Providence Hospital, circa 1904
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Providence Hospital, circa 1904

Three Sisters of Providence arrived in Seattle from Vancouver, Washington in May 1877 to manage the King County Poor Farm on the Duwamish River. In May 1878, the sisters purchased and remodeled a house at Fifth Avenue and Madison, and established the first Providence Hospital. The group built a second, larger hospital in several phases, beginning in 1882. This photo,…
ID Number:1983.10.8713
Date:Circa 1904
Image of Old Colony Apartments hallway, Seattle, circa 1910
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Old Colony Apartments hallway, Seattle, circa 1910

The Old Colony Apartments at 615 Boren Avenue represent an early twentieth century multi-family residence with the interior details typical of this era. Handwritten on sleeve: Old Colony Apts.Photographer's Reference Number: 15611
ID Number:1983.10.8716
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Old Colony Apartments, Seattle, circa 1910
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Old Colony Apartments, Seattle, circa 1910

The Old Colony Apartments represent a typical multi-family residence from the first quarter of the twentieth century. Located at 615 Boren Avenue, the building still exists in very much the same condition as shown in this photograph. Photographer's Reference Number: 15610
ID Number:1983.10.8717
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Old Colony Apartments interior, Seattle, circa 1910
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Old Colony Apartments interior, Seattle, circa 1910

This photograph shows a furnished living room in the Old Colony Apartments on First Hill, located at 615 Boren Avenue. Photographer's Reference Number: 15604
ID Number:1983.10.8720
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Crowd outside Pantages Theatre, Seattle, circa 1910
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Crowd outside Pantages Theatre, Seattle, circa 1910

Alexander Pantages founded a chain of vaudeville and movie theaters that eventually stretched from Vancouver, British Columbia to Newark, New Jersey and Mobile, Alabama. One of his early vaudeville theaters was at the corner of Second Avenue and Seneca Street in Seattle. Caption on image: Waiting to See Pauline.Signs in image: Pantages Vaudeville. Ladies & Misses Sample Suits. New York…
ID Number:1983.10.8722
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Candy makers at Augustine & Kyer, 1913
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Candy makers at Augustine & Kyer, 1913

Augustine & Kyer was a wholesale and retail grocery firm with stores in downtown Seattle and in the Queen Anne and Capitol Hill neighborhoods. Among other things, the company sold hand-dipped chocolates.In this photo, two women talk as they dip candy centers into pools of chocolate. They are making the candies for Augustine & Kyer's grocery stores.
ID Number:1983.10.8726
Date:1913
Image of Water tower at Volunteer Park, 1913
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Water tower at Volunteer Park, 1913

In 1901, Seattle's Water Department built a reservoir at Volunteer Park to supply water to the growing city. The department added a water tower in 1906. Both are built on the highest part of Capitol Hill. The 75-foot tower had an observation level on the top. It was a popular activity for Seattle residents and visitors to climb the tower's…
ID Number:1983.10.8731.1
Date:1913
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