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Fire Station No. 22, Seattle, circa 1910
When Fire Station No. 22 was built on Seattle's Capitol Hill in 1909, it housed firemen and a horse-drawn hose wagon. The station's hilltop location was an advantage because the horses could easily race downhill to fires. A motor pumper replaced the horse-drawn hose wagon in 1924, and the old fire station was replaced by a new one on East…
ID Number:1983.10.8738.2
Date:Circa 1910
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King Street Station, Seattle, circa 1913
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 by James Hill, owner of the Great Northern Railroad. Before taller buildings were built, the station's clock tower was tall enough that most people in the downtown area could read the time from its 14-foot clock faces.This photo shows the passenger entrance to the King Street Station in about 1913.…
ID Number:1983.10.8749
Date:Circa 1913
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Electric cars on Summit Avenue, Seattle, 1913
In the early days of automobiles, electric cars were very popular. This photo, taken looking south on Summit from Seneca Street, shows five electric sedans. The home in the center with columns belonged to Clarence Hanford, co-owner of Lowman & Hanford Company. The residence on the left belonged to Julius Redelsheimer, and the home on the right was owned by…
ID Number:1983.10.8752.1
Date:1913
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University of Washington chemistry class, Seattle, circa 1913
Handwritten on sleeve: UW Chemistry Class.Photographer's Reference Number: 15860
ID Number:1983.10.8759
Date:Circa 1913
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View looking south from Volunteer Park water tower, Seattle, circa 1913
In 1906, the Seattle Water Department built a water tower at the highest point of Capitol Hill. It quickly became a popular place for people to go for a good view of the city. This photo looks south towards 14th Avenue East and East Prospect and shows the George H. Parker residence in the foreground. Handwritten on sleeve: View from…
ID Number:1983.10.8771.1
Date:Circa 1913
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View to the east from the Volunteer Park water tower, circa 1913
In 1906, the Seattle Water Department built a water tower at the highest point of Capitol Hill. It quickly became a popular place for people to go for a good view of the city.This photo, taken around 1913, shows the view over Capitol Hill to the east, towards Lake Washington. Holy Names Academy towers over the neighborhood's houses. Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.8771.2
Date:Circa 1913
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Horse-drawn equipment breaking up raw ground, circa 1913
Because of the "rain shadow" formed by the Cascade Mountains, eastern Washington is very dry. To create suitable farmland, farmers and engineers irrigated with water from the Yakima and other rivers.In this photo, a farmer drives his horse-drawn harrow to break up the ground for planting. Webster & Stevens number: 15984
ID Number:1983.10.8805.2
Date:1913
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Tending irrigation ditches in an orchard near Yakima, circa 1913
Farmers need a good and dependable supply of water to raise crops on the dry lands of eastern Washington. Native Americans and settlers began the practice of irrigating their crops with water from the six rivers that feed into the Columbia River. It would be impossible for Washington to grow its important fruit crops without such irrigation.In this photo, taken…
ID Number:1983.10.8811
Date:Circa 1913
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L'Amourita Apartments, circa 1925
During the 1920s, a number of Seattle architects designed and built homes and apartment buildings in the Mission Revival style. These buildings had the stucco walls, red tile roofs, and lines of Spanish-style buildings seen in southern California.This photo shows the Mission Revival L'Amourita Apartments on a rainy day in the 1920s. The building still stands on Franklin Avenue East,…
ID Number:1983.10.8863.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Montlake Cut under construction, Seattle, circa 1914
The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows the Montlake Cut between Portage Bay, shown in the background, and Union Bay in about 1914, about three years after construction started. A steam shovel is excavating the hillside; the tracks were for a train…
ID Number:1983.10.8865
Date:Circa 1914