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Image of Colonial Hotel, Seattle, circa 1911
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Colonial Hotel, Seattle, circa 1911

In 1901, the Colonial Hotel opened in 1901 at 1911 First Avenue. Signs in image: Seattle Woolen Mill. Pacific Hotel. Colonial Hotel. Seattle Paint & Varnish Co. The Rainier Hardware Co. - Sporting Goods, Builders Hardware. Keystone Liquor Co. - Wholesale Importers - Champagnes - [...] Brandies. Post [Weller?] - Olympia Beer. Schlitz.Handwritten on sleeve: Colonial Hotel.Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.6734
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1905
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Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1905

James Clise built the Globe Building in 1901 to house office, shops, and rooms for men who came to Seattle during the Alaskan gold rush. In 2003, the Alexis Hotel occupied the building, located at First Avenue and Madison Street. Signs in image: Bismarck. Bank - Washington Trust Company. Globe Navigation Co. Palace of Sweets. Stone - Tailor. Globe Block.…
ID Number:1983.10.7063
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Waterfront from Alaska Building, Seattle, circa 1905
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Waterfront from Alaska Building, Seattle, circa 1905

This photo is half of a two-part panorama. Signs in image: Schwabacher Bros. & Co. White Knight 5 Cent Cigars. [...res] Storage Warehouse. Gen. Arthur Cigar. [Lilly?] [Bodardine?] & Co. - North Coast Flouring Mills - Seeds. Pier B - The Pacific Coast Co. - Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Pier A - The Pacific Coast Co. - Pacific Coast Steamship…
ID Number:1983.10.7093.2
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Upper Second Avenue, 1908
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Upper Second Avenue, 1908

By 1908, Seattle's Second Avenue looked much as it does today. The city had removed part of Denny Hill, and businessmen had replaced the old hilltop Washington Hotel with a building at the lower street level. Visitors to the city admired the new ornamental streetlights which had begun to line the main business streets.In this 1908 photo, pedestrians cross Pine…
ID Number:1983.10.7648.2
Date:1908
Image of Boats at Galbraith Dock, Seattle, circa 1908
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Boats at Galbraith Dock, Seattle, circa 1908

Shortly after the 1889 fire, James Galbraith and Cecil Bacon established a wholesale business dealing in grain, hay, and construction materials at the foot of Washington Street. By 1900, they had moved to Pier 3 (now Pier 54) shown in this photograph. Signs in image: Pier No. 4 - Arlington Dock Company. The Miner Hotel. Owl 5 Cent Cigar. Cremo…
ID Number:1983.10.8034
Date:Circa 1908
Image of Regrading Denny Hill at Third Avenue, circa 1908
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Regrading Denny Hill at Third Avenue, circa 1908

Third Avenue ran through downtown Seattle to the foot of Denny Hill. Visitors could take a cable car up the hill to the Washington Hotel. By 1908, workers had torn down the hotel and removed part of the hill. Most of the dirt was dumped into Elliott Bay.This photo was taken in 1908 or 1909 near the intersection of Third…
ID Number:1983.10.8070
Date:1908
Image of The Washington Hotel during the Second Avenue Regrade, circa 1906
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The Washington Hotel during the Second Avenue Regrade, circa 1906

Workers began regrading Seattle's Denny Hill in 1898. At first, the owners of the Washington Hotel didn't want the city to remove their part of the hill. This left the hotel sitting on a raw peak of land while the blocks to the west were regraded. In 1906, the owners decided to tear the hotel down and regrade the property…
ID Number:1983.10.8123
Date:Circa 1906
Image of Washington Hotel during regrading of Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1906
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Washington Hotel during regrading of Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1906

Workers began regrading Seattle's Denny Hill in 1898. At first, the owners of the Washington Hotel didn't want the city to remove their part of the hill. This left the hotel sitting on a raw peak of land while the blocks to the west were regraded. In 1906, the owners decided to tear the hotel down and regrade the property…
ID Number:1983.10.8163
Date:Circa 1906
Image of President William Howard Taft in car outside New Washington Hotel, Seattle, 1909
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President William Howard Taft in car outside New Washington Hotel, Seattle, 1909

United States President William H. Taft visited Seattle in 1909 and spoke at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. While in Seattle, he also played golf and made many other public appearances. Handwritten on sleeve: Taft in auto at Wash. [Hotel]Photographer's Reference Number: 11096
ID Number:1983.10.8429
Date:1909
Image of Moore Theater, Seattle, circa 1909
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Moore Theater, Seattle, circa 1909

The building housing the Moore Theatre and Moore Hotel opened on Second Avenue and Virginia Street in December 1907. The theater seated over 2,000 people, and it soon became one of Seattle's leading cultural centers. Signs in image: David Warfield, The Music Master - Moore Theatre. The Right Way. Blanche Walsh in Her Greatest Role - The Test - To-night.…
ID Number:1983.10.8464
Date:Circa 1909
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