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Panorama of Harbor Island, circa 1912
By 1912, developers had dredged the mouth of the Duwamish River, making an east and west channel. The fill was dumped between the channels to build Harbor Island, and industries had just begun to operate on the filled land.This photo shows a view from West Seattle in about 1912. Most of what appears to be water in the background is…
ID Number:1983.10.9428.1
Date:Circa 1912
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Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Seattle, circa 1913
Signs in image: Fisher Flouring Mills Co. Fisher's Blend Flour.Handwritten on sleeve: Fisher Flour Mills.Photographer's Reference Number: 21219
ID Number:1983.10.9430.1
Date:Circa 1913
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Renton city view, circa 1912
The city of Renton is located at the southern shore of Lake Washington, on the site of earlier Coast Salish encampments. Settlers built a sawmill in the area in the 1850s, and coal was discovered nearby in the 1870s. Renton was also an agricultural center. For many years, its primary crop was hops, used in brewing beer.This photo, taken in…
ID Number:1983.10.9436
Date:Circa 1912
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Pioneer Square decorated for Potlatch, 1911
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1983.10.9439.2
Date:1911
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Oregon-Washington Station, circa 1912
In Seattle and other larger cities there were often several stations where different railroad lines stopped for passengers and freight. Several lines stopped at the Oregon-Washington Station. The building, now called Union Station, still stands at Fourth Avenue and Jackson Street.In this photo, a streetcar passes freight wagons and automobiles as it turns near the Oregon-Washington Station. At the right,…
ID Number:1983.10.9451
Date:Circa 1912
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Native American family camping near the waterfront, circa 1912
Families from many different tribes camped along the Seattle waterfront, usually on their way to pick hops at inland farms. Before the area was filled with buildings and docks, they would tie up their canoes and pitch their tents along the shore.This photo shows a Native American family and their belongings at a building near the Seattle waterfront. Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.9458
Date:Circa 1912
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Hotel Sorrento, circa 1912
By 1912, a number of hotels had been built just outside Seattle's downtown area for people traveling on business or pleasure. The Hotel Sorrento, which advertised itself as "A hotel in the heart of things," opened on First Hill in 1908. It had Seattle's first rooftop restaurant, a roof garden, and scenic views of the city, the bay, and the…
ID Number:1983.10.9468.1
Date:Circa 1912
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Ezra Meeker and his oxcart, 1912
In 1852, Ezra Meeker and his family came west by wagon over the Oregon Trail, eventually settling in the Puyallup Valley. As the years passed and cross-country travel became easier, Meeker worried that people wouldn't understand the hardships of the early settlers. Beginning at the age of 75, he made several trips across the Oregon Trail and urged its preservation.…
ID Number:1983.10.9471.1
Date:1912
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Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1912
This photo looks north on First Avenue from Yesler Way and shows Pioneer Square when it was a vital part of Seattle's commercial life. The buildings seen across the square include, left to right: the Lowman Building, the Lowman and Hanford Building, the Howard Building, and the Pioneer Building. The Hoge Building towers over them on Second Avenue. Signs in…
ID Number:1983.10.9474
Date:Circa 1912
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Sells-Floto Circus elephant, circa 1912
For a number of years, the Sells-Floto Circus played to standing-room-only audiences in Seattle. The company set up its tents near where Seattle Center is today, and kicked off its visit with a parade through the downtown area. The herd of elephants was particularly popular--and hungry. On May 31, 1910, the Seattle Times reported that "the peanut vendors did a…
ID Number:1983.10.9487
Date:Circa 1912