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Madrona neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1910
This view looks towards Lake Washington and shows Denny Way running from right to left with the intersection of 37th Avenue at the center left of the picture. Handwritten on sleeve: Panorama Madrona District.Photographer's Reference Number: 16723
ID Number:1983.10.8937.4
Date:Circa 1910
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View east from Volunteer Park water tower, Seattle, circa 1910
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. Handwritten on sleeve: Panorama East from Vol. Park Tower.Webster & Stevens number: 16749
ID Number:1983.10.8940.3
Date:Circa 1910
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Students outside Whitworth School, Seattle, circa 1910
Whitworth School, located at 5215 46th Avenue South, opened in 1908 with grades 1-8. This photo may document a graduating class with one of their teachers. Handwritten on sleeve: Whitworth School Group.Photographer's Reference Number: 16785
ID Number:1983.10.8944
Date:Circa 1910
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View from Capitol Hill looking southwest, Seattle, circa 1910
Handwritten on sleeve: Pan from Cap. Hill.Webster & Stevens number: 16802
ID Number:1983.10.8950.4
Date:Circa 1910
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Masonic Building, Seattle, circa 1910
Signs in image: Masonic Building. Post Office. University Station, Seattle, Wash. Confectionery and Ice Cream - We Make [...] Candies.Handwritten on sleeve: Masonic Bldg U. Dist.Webster & Stevens number: 16872
ID Number:1983.10.8955
Date:Circa 1910
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Great Northern route, Wellington, circa 1910
Handwritten on sleeve: GN Wellington.Webster & Stevens number: 16976
ID Number:1983.10.8959
Date:Circa 1910
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Great Northern Railway wreck at Wellington, circa 1909
As a safety measure, the Great Northern Railway built a so-called runaway track off the main line near the summit of Stevens Pass, at Wellington, Washington. The switch was always set so that trains on the steep downhill run would be diverted to this spur unless the engineer signaled that the train was under control. Sometime around 1909, a Great…
ID Number:1983.10.8960
Date:Circa 1909
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Great Northern train, Wellington, circa 1909
Handwritten on sleeve: G.N. Electric Wellington.Photographer's Reference Number: 16971
ID Number:1983.10.8963
Date:Circa 1909
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Fire Station No. 22, 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:1983.10.8964
Date:1910
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Studebaker EMF auto at Snoqualmie Pass, circa 1910
During the early years of cars, the Studebaker Company held long distance endurance contests with other car makers to see whose cars performed the best. In rural areas, roads were generally unpaved, with deep ruts and rocks. Studebaker's EMF cars generally raced well, even in these conditions.This photo shows a Studebaker EMF car at Snoqualmie Pass in about 1910. The…
ID Number:1983.10.8965.2
Date:Circa 1910