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U.S. Post office employees in front of Ballard Station, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.70
Date:1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Richmond Highlands Branch, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.71
Date:1956
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Postmaster George Morry and post office supervisors, Seattle, October 30, 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.72
Date:1956
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Construction of the U. S. Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office building, Seattle, February 9, 1907
This image was taken during construction of the U. S. Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office building, also known as the Federal Building, located on the southeast corner of Third Avenue and Union Street. This Beaux-Arts inspired building was the first permanent home of the Seattle Post Office and was used until a replacement was built in 1958 at the…
ID Number:1972.5319.160
Date:1907
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Corner of 3rd Ave. and Union St., Seattle, circa 1903
This view shows the northwest corner of Third Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle. This building is no longer standing. Businesses in image: City Dye Works; M. Krows & Son, Plumbing and Gas Fitting; The Plaza, Furnished RoomsSigns in image: Admission to Grounds, 10c; Mainsprings 50This photograph is part of an album titled "Views of Businesses and Buildings, Area:…
ID Number:1972.5346.4
Date:Circa 1903
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Palmer building at 1st Ave. and Pike St., Seattle, circa 1903
This view shows the Hotel York (previously Ripley Hotel) located at the northwest corner of First Avenue and Pike Street in the Palmer Building. Designed by architects Arlen Towle and Frank Wilcox in 1890, the Palmer Building was razed in 1904 after foundation damage sustained during the 1903 construction of a tunnel beneath the city by Great Northern Railway. Business…
ID Number:1972.5346.5
Date:Circa 1903
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Antlers Hotel, 320 Union St., Seattle, 1904
The Antlers Hotel, seen here on the northwest corner of Fourth Avenue and Union Street in Seattle, was opened and managed by Frank L. Crampton from 1903-1910. The building is no longer standing. Note the surveyor working on the city streets in the bottom left of the frame. Businesses in image: Osier & [unreadable] Fashion; Pacific Window Shades Mfg. Co.;…
ID Number:1972.5346.16
Date:1904
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Hotel Ramona, 1st Ave. and Seneca St., Seattle, circa 1903
The Hotel Ramona, shown here on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Seneca Street, catered to a middle and working-class clientèle. This was one of many hotels that were built on First Avenue from 1884 until 1910, after the 1883 arrival of the Northern Pacific link to the transcontinental railroad made travel to Seattle much easier. This building is…
ID Number:1972.5346.23
Date:Circa 1903
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Brooklyn Building, corner of 2nd Ave. and University St., Seattle, circa 1903
This view of the southeast corner of Second Avenue and University Street in downtown Seattle shows the Brooklyn Building (also called the Brooklyn Block). The building still stands and was designated a city landmark in 1986, though it was altered to accommodate the construction of the Washington Mutual Tower in 1988. The Brooklyn Building's upper floors functioned as a hotel…
ID Number:1972.5346.24
Date:Circa 1903
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Holyoke Building, 1018-1022 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1903
This view of the southeast corner of First Avenue and Spring Street in downtown Seattle features the Holyoke Building (also known as the Holyoke Block). Richard Holyoke (1836-1905) commissioned the architectural firm of Bird and Dornbach to design the building, which was completed in 1890, one the first to be finished after the Great Seattle Fire. The Holyoke Building housed…
ID Number:1972.5346.25
Date:Circa 1903