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Mayor Gill's overflow rally in the Seattle Theatre, February 2, 1911
In 1911, when Mayor Gill was accused of not enforcing Seattle's anti-vice laws, his supporters set up a meeting so that he could answer his accusers. So many people wanted to hear the mayor, that the overflow crowd of 3,000 people rallied at the Seattle Theatre. The Seattle Times, which supported Gill, reported that this was the city's greatest-ever political…
ID Number:1983.10.9223.2
Date:1911
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Volunteer Park music pavilion, Seattle, circa 1912
Seattle's Volunteer Park was named in honor of the men who served in the 1898 Spanish American War. The Olmsted Brothers' 1909 plan for the park included lawns, gardens, pavilions, and play areas which were designed to harmonize with the surrounding Capitol Hill neighborhood. Handwritten on sleeve: Pan Volunteer Park Music Pavillion [sic]. Photographer's Reference Number: 19617
ID Number:1983.10.9228.1
Date:Circa 1912
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Grand Trunk dock with steamer "Flyer," circa 1912
In 1910, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway opened a dock at the foot of Seattle's Madison Street. This dock was the city's largest wooden structure. Before the ferry system began, a swarm of small steamboats carried passengers and freight between various parts of Puget Sound. These came to be called the "mosquito fleet". Many of the mosquito fleet steamers landed…
ID Number:1983.10.9230
Date:Circa 1912
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Adams School students doing exercises, Seattle, circa 1911
When this photo was taken, the multi-storied brick Adams School was a brand new building. An all-boy calisthenics class appears to have been held in the basement. Handwritten on sleeve: Adams School Boys.Webster & Stevens number: 19645
ID Number:1983.10.9234.3
Date:Circa 1911
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Seattle Buddhist Temple, circa 1914
In 1901, a small group of Seattle's newer Japanese residents started a Buddhist mission society to meet various community needs. Because first generation Japanese immigrants couldn't own property, the society met in a rented house at Sixth Avenue and Main Street. In 1908, the group built its first temple on South Main Street.This photo shows the Seattle Buddhist Temple on…
ID Number:1983.10.9235
Date:Circa 1914
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Lincoln Hotel, Seattle, circa 1912
The Lincoln Hotel at 4th Avenue and Madison Street opened in 1900 and initially offered both transient hotel rooms and permanent apartments. Handwritten on sleeve: Lincoln Hotel.Photographer's Reference Number: 19751
ID Number:1983.10.9248
Date:Circa 1912
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Mount Baker boathouse, Seattle, circa 1912
Handwritten on sleeve: Mt. Baker Blvd.Webster & Stevens number: 19761
ID Number:1983.10.9253.2
Date:Circa 1912
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Mount Baker clubhouse and street, Seattle, circa 1912
This photograph was taken looking east on South McClellan Street where it intersects with the two halves of Mount Baker Boulevard South on the right. The clubhouse, which still exists today, is clearly shown in the foreground. Handwritten on sleeve: Mt. Baker Dist.Webster & Stevens number: 19762
ID Number:1983.10.9254
Date:Circa 1912
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Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity house, University of Washington, 1915
Several fraternities built substantial, ambitious houses in the newly established tract north of the University called Greek Row. The Delta Kappa Epsilon house was constructed in 1914 at 5224 19th Avenue NE. Handwritten on sleeve: U. of W. D.K.E. Frat House ext.Webster & Stevens number: 19833
ID Number:1983.10.9271.1
Date:1915
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Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity members outside their house, University of Washington, Seattle, 1915
Several fraternities built substantial, ambitious houses in the newly established tract north of the University called Greek Row. The Delta Kappa Epsilon house was constructed in 1914 at 5224 19th Avenue NE. Handwritten on sleeve: U. of W. D.K.E. Groups.Webster & Stevens number: 19829
ID Number:1983.10.9273.1
Date:1915