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Boy picking berries in Salmon Bay Park, Seattle, circa 1910
In the 1890s, residents of the young community of Ballard began clearing brush and trees from a tract of land surrounded by streets named "Sloop," "Canoe," and "Brig" to create the first dedicated park in the area. After annexation into Seattle in 1907, it was called Salmon Bay Park, after the name of the real estate addition. The Park Board…
ID Number:1983.10.9008.2
Date:Circa 1910
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Seaboard Building, Seattle, circa 1910
Signs in image: American Hotel. Oysters. Sullivan's [...]. Northern Bank & Trust Building. Dr. P.L. West, Dr. E.R. Kelley. The Prudential. Fred J. Carver, Lawyer, Notary Public. Cafe American. Handwritten on sleeve: Northern Bank Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 17421
ID Number:1983.10.9010
Date:Circa 1910
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Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1910
Signs in image: Cafe [...heuser]. [Swift's] Drugs - Cut Rate. Peoples Savings Bank - Commercial Savings & Trust Business Transacted. The Pike Cafe. Lunch. Owl. Union Bakery Restaurant. Toys. Handwritten on sleeve: Pike St.Webster & Stevens number: 17442
ID Number:1983.10.9013
Date:Circa 1910
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Damage from Belltown fire, Seattle, June 11, 1910
On June 10, 1910, a fire spread along the waterfront side of Belltown and consumed 13 square blocks of industrial and commercial buildings. Among the heaviest losses were the buildings of Galbraith, Bacon & Co, (where the fire reportedly originated), Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, and the Glenorchy Hotel on Wall Street. A headline in The Seattle Daily Times of…
ID Number:1983.10.9014.1
Date:1910
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Prefontaine Building, Seattle, circa 1910
Signs in image: Hotel [Wald...]. Grand Union Hotel. Kracht Liquor Co. Purcell Safe Co. Doss [Miller]. Rainier Public Market. Handwritten on sleeve: Prefontaine Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 17492
ID Number:1983.10.9018.1
Date:Circa 1910
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Man and buggy in wheat field, circa 1910
In 1907, twelve eastern Washington counties produced nearly 41 million bushels of wheat on land that was once open range. Some wheat farms produced up to 100 bushels of wheat per acre. Wheat was ground into flour or made into breakfast foods and other cereal products for both local and foreign tables. That year, wheat and wheat flour were Washington…
ID Number:1983.10.9042
Date:Circa 1910
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Threshing wheat at harvest time, near Waterville, circa 1907
Much wheat is grown in eastern Washington. During the harvest, the threshing process separates the grain from the rest of the plant. In the early 1900s, many farmers used steam-powered, belt-driven threshing machines. Instead of buying their own machines, farmers often hired migrant laborers and their equipment for the harvest season.This photo, taken around 1907 by eastern Washington photographer Alfred…
ID Number:1983.10.9047
Date:Circa 1907
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Hotel Georgian, Seattle, circa 1909
The Hotel Georgian, located at 1420 4th Avenue, was one of the more ambitious of the early uptown hotels. It was demolished in 1971. Signs in image: Hotel Georgian. Boston College of Vitosophy. Doctor [...ndsor], [Phrenologist?]. Clothing Hats. Home Cooking Meals 20 Cents. Restaurant - Steaks & Chops - Oysters & Shellfish. Handwritten on sleeve: Georgian Hotel.Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.9054
Date:Circa 1909
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Hwehlchtid's house at Shilshole with canoe anchored offshore, circa 1905
In 1855, representatives of the Indigenous peoples of the area now known as Seattle, including the Duwamish and Suquamish, signed the Treaty of Point Elliott. As part of this treaty, many Indigenous people agreed to move in their tribal groups to reservations outside of the Seattle area, but some remained. In 1865 the Board of Trustees of Seattle passed Ordinance…
ID Number:1983.10.9067
Date:Circa 1905
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Street under construction, Seattle, circa 1909
Signs in image: Edison Phonographs. [...] Furniture. Children's Sleighs at Factory Prices. [...] Ward Real Estate. McIntyre Block. McLaughlin & [McLe...]. Handwritten on sleeve: Street Construction & Regrade (4th Ave?)Webster & Stevens number: 18091
ID Number:1983.10.9069
Date:Circa 1909