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Image of Group of young women in redface at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911
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Group of young women in redface at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911

The first Founders' Day Ball took place on November 13, 1911, on the 60th anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki beach. From its inception the event was a historical costume ball, hosted by Emily and Morgan Carkeek at their First Hill mansion. Guests were asked to donate artifacts or documents related to Seattle history, which led to the…
ID Number:2008.3.1.45.12
Date:1911
Image of Guendolen Carkeek and Hortense Smith posed in redface for Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911
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Guendolen Carkeek and Hortense Smith posed in redface for Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911

The first Founders' Day Ball took place on November 13, 1911, on the 60th anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki beach. From its inception the event was a historical costume ball, hosted by Emily and Morgan Carkeek at their First Hill mansion. Guests were asked to donate artifacts or documents related to Seattle history, which led to the…
ID Number:2008.3.1.46.17
Date:1911
Image of Three young women posed in redface for Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911
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Three young women posed in redface for Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911

The first Founders' Day Ball took place on November 13, 1911, on the 60th anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki beach. From its inception the event was a historical costume ball, hosted by Emily and Morgan Carkeek at their First Hill mansion. Guests were asked to donate artifacts or documents related to Seattle history, which led to the…
ID Number:2008.3.1.46.68
Date:1911
Image of Mrs. Pierre Terry and Mrs. W. N. Biglow posed in costume for Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 1914
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Mrs. Pierre Terry and Mrs. W. N. Biglow posed in costume for Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 1914

The first Founders' Day Ball took place on November 13, 1911, on the 60th anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki beach. From its inception the event was a historical costume ball, hosted by Emily and Morgan Carkeek at their First Hill mansion. Guests were asked to donate artifacts or documents related to Seattle history, which led to the…
ID Number:2008.3.1.46.71b
Date:1914
Image of Guendolen Carkeek and friends posed in costume for Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 1914
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Guendolen Carkeek and friends posed in costume for Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 1914

The first Founders' Day Ball took place on November 13, 1911, on the 60th anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki beach. From its inception the event was a historical costume ball, hosted by Emily and Morgan Carkeek at their First Hill mansion. Guests were asked to donate artifacts or documents related to Seattle history, which led to the…
ID Number:2008.3.1.46.73
Date:1914
Image of King Street Coal Works docks, Seattle, circa 1885
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King Street Coal Works docks, Seattle, circa 1885

The King Street Coal wharf was erected in 1877 to enable coal mined in Newcastle, WA, and brought by railcar to Seattle's waterfront, to be loaded onto ships, many of which were destined for the Pacific Coast's main metropolis, San Francisco.This photo shows the King Street Coal Works at Second Avenue and Columbia Street, with Northern Pacific rail cars on…
ID Number:2008.54.27
Date:Circa 1885
Image of Seattle waterfront at Columbia and Madison, circa 1885
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Seattle waterfront at Columbia and Madison, circa 1885

This view of the Seattle waterfront shows two sailboats docked at Bud Long's Boathouse, located just north of Washington Street, and a center for recreational boating activity in the 1880s. Frye's Opera House dominates the view of downtown beyond, which also includes the First Presbyterian Church, Territorial University, and the Central School at the far right of the frame. Businesses…
ID Number:2008.54.31
Date:Circa 1885
Image of Portrait of David Rodgers, circa 1918
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Portrait of David Rodgers, circa 1918

David Rodgers was a master shipfitter who is credited with revolutionizing the shipbuilding industry. Born 1865 in Carrickfergus, Ireland, he worked for noted shipyards in the Great Lakes area, San Francisco, and Vancouver, B.C. In Seattle Rodgers worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station and then Moran Brothers Company (later Seattle Construction & Drydock Company), overseeing the building of the…
ID Number:2009.56.56
Date:Circa 1918
Image of David Rodgers at work, Skinner and Eddy Corporation shipyard, Seattle, circa 1918
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David Rodgers at work, Skinner and Eddy Corporation shipyard, Seattle, circa 1918

David Rodgers was a master shipfitter who is credited with revolutionizing the shipbuilding industry. Born 1865 in Carrickfergus, Ireland, he worked for noted shipyards in the Great Lakes area, San Francisco, and Vancouver, B. C. In Seattle Rodgers worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station and then Moran Brothers Company (later Seattle Construction & Drydock Company), overseeing the building of…
ID Number:2009.56.58
Date:Circa 1918
Image of David Rodgers at Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard, Seattle, circa 1918
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David Rodgers at Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard, Seattle, circa 1918

David Rodgers was a master shipfitter who is credited with revolutionizing the shipbuilding industry. Born 1865 in Carrickfergus, Ireland, he worked for noted shipyards in the Great Lakes area, San Francisco, and Vancouver, B. C. In Seattle Rodgers worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station and then Moran Brothers Company (later Seattle Construction & Drydock Company), overseeing the building of…
ID Number:2009.56.156
Date:Circa 1918
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