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Peterson Hall at Seattle Seminary, circa 1913
Seattle Seminary opened on the north side of Queen Anne Hill in 1891. In the first term, there were two faculty members and thirty-four students, mostly at the elementary level. The school soon added college classes and dropped the lower grades. In 1915, it became Seattle Pacific College, and in 1978, Seattle Pacific University.This photo shows Peterson Hall at Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.9340.1
Date:Circa 1913
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Walter and Othella Beals residence interior, Seattle, circa 1912
Walter Beals is listed as an attorney with offices in the Haller Building. His home, lavishly furnished with an eclectic collection of objects, was located at 1707 Sunset Avenue in West Seattle. Handwritten on sleeve: Walter Beal Res. Ints.Webster & Stevens number: 20312
ID Number:1983.10.9344.1
Date:Circa 1912
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Odd Fellows Temple, Seattle, circa 1912
The Fraternal Order of Odd Fellows Temple stood at 915 East Pine Street. The building dates from 1908 and was designed by architect Carl Alfred Breitung. At this time, it also housed a dancing academy and a funeral parlor. Signs in image: Odd Fellows Temple. Faurot Academy of Dancing. Margaret Olson School - Expression and Dramatic Art. Collins Bros Funeral…
ID Number:1983.10.9347
Date:Circa 1912
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Canoe Pass at Deception Pass, circa 1912
The firm of Webster & Stevens took a series of scenic pictures of the Puget Sound region. Some of them were made into post cards. In this photo, a small boat is dwarfed by the rocky cliffs of Deception Pass. Tne narrow pass, which runs between Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands, is well known for its strong and dangerous currents. Webster…
ID Number:1983.10.9367.1
Date:Circa 1912
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First Hill neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1912
Providence Hospital, shown in the upper right of this view, was located at 18th Avenue and East Cherry Street. Handwritten on sleeve: Eastside of First Hill Panorama.Webster & Stevens number: 20604
ID Number:1983.10.9381.3
Date:Circa 1912
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First Hill neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1912
Handwritten on sleeve: Eastside of First Hill Panorama.Webster & Stevens number: 20604
ID Number:1983.10.9381.4
Date:Circa 1912
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Beacon Hill Playground, Seattle, circa 1912
This image shows Beacon Hill Playground at 1902 13th Ave S, adjacent to Beacon Hill Elementary School and near the northern end of Beacon Hill. The park was originally built around the beginning of the 20th century and was expanded in 1909 under the direction of the Olmsted Brothers. The southern half of the playground had previously been a waterworks…
ID Number:1983.10.9390
Date:Circa 1912
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Fire engines in front of Fire Station No. 25, 1912
When Fire Station No. 25 opened on First Hill in 1910, it housed the fire department's blacksmith and the city's first motorized hose wagon. Fire trucks replaced the last of the horse-drawn equipment in 1920. The building still stands at Harvard Avenue and East Union Street and was renovated into condominiums in the 1990s.This 1912 photo shows three fire engines…
ID Number:1983.10.9394.2
Date:1912
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Jefferson School, circa 1911
West Seattle's Jefferson School opened in 1911 with four teachers, including the principal, and 160 students in five elementary grades. The building was designed by Edgar Blair based on the brick model plan of Seattle school architect James Stephen. Two wings were added to the original eight-room brick building in 1918 and 1927.This photo, probably taken in 1911, shows the…
ID Number:1983.10.9401
Date:Circa 1911
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Webster & Stevens photographic firm owners and staff , circa 1912
Photographers Ira J. Webster and Nelson N. Stevens arrived in Seattle from Michigan in 1899. After working for other Seattle photographers, they opened their own firm in 1902. Between 1906 and 1923, Webster & Stevens took many of the photos for The Seattle Times. The company also did work for other local businesses and individuals.In this photo, taken around 1912,…
ID Number:1983.10.9411
Date:Circa 1912