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Bridge over Lake Washington Boulevard, Seattle, circa 1914
Located in the Washington Park Arboretum, this historic footbridge was once an aqueduct. Handwritten on sleeve: Interlaken Blvd.Webster & Stevens number: 27044
ID Number:1983.10.9672.1
Date:Circa 1914
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Rainier Club, Seattle, circa 1914
Designed by architect Kirtland K. Cutter, the Rainier Club stands on Fourth Avenue between Columbia and Marion Streets. Handwritten on sleeve: Rainier Club Ext.Webster & Stevens number: 35691
ID Number:1983.10.9687
Date:Circa 1914
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Mount Baker Park, Seattle, circa 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: Mt. Baker Park.Photographer's Reference Number: 36471
ID Number:1983.10.9705
Date:Circa 1914
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Construction of Great Northern Railway's Ballard Bridge, circa 1913
The Great Northern Railway built a new railway bridge at Ballard in about 1913, during the construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. This bridge is still in use in the 2020s, and is known as the Salmon Bay Bridge. The span stays open for canal traffic unless a train is coming.This photo shows the Great Northern Railway bridge during…
ID Number:1983.10.9734.1
Date:Circa 1913
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Smith Tower under construction, 1913
The Smith Tower was Seattle's first skyscraper. When it opened in 1914, it was described as the "monster structure that acts as a guiding beacon to vessels in and out of Elliott Bay." For many years, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi.In this photo, Smith Tower dwarfs an earlier landmark, the Hotel Seattle. The triangular hotel building,…
ID Number:1983.10.9738
Date:1913
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Yesler Way from Fourth Avenue, circa 1913
In 1913, Seattleites looking west from the top of the stairway from Fourth Avenue to Yesler Way would have seen several new buildings. Most eye-catching was the almost-complete Smith Tower, then the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.In this photo, taken around 1913, the new Hotel Seward stands at the base of Smith Tower, and the Frye Hotel stands…
ID Number:1983.10.9741
Date:Circa 1913
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Harbor Island from downtown Seattle, circa 1913
With the expansion of Japanese trade and the start of construction on the Panama Canal, Seattle expected its port business to boom. Beginning around 1905, developers filled in an area of tide flats at the mouth of the Duwamish River for huge new piers and warehouses. This was called Harbor Island.This photo, taken from downtown Seattle, shows Harbor Island in…
ID Number:1983.10.9745
Date:Circa 1913
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Building the locks at Ballard, circa 1915
Ground was broken for the Lake Washington Ship Canal locks in 1911, and the first concrete was poured for the lock chambers in 1913. This photo, taken between 1913 and 1916, shows the construction of the thick concrete lock walls. Concrete is being moved along the track in huge buckets. Workmen are backfilling the space between the concrete walls and…
ID Number:1983.10.9778
Date:Circa 1915
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South Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1915
Signs in image: Port of Seattle South Pier 2 - American-Hawaiian S.S. Co. Port of Seattle South Pier 1 - American-Hawaiian S.S. Co.Handwritten on sleeve: Port of Seattle South Piers 1 & 2.Webster & Stevens number: 38465
ID Number:1983.10.9797.3
Date:Circa 1915
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City street car barn, circa 1915
Seattle's electric streetcar system had a number of buildings where the cars could be housed or serviced. These were called streetcar barns. This photo, taken around 1915, shows the Seattle Municipal Railway car barn at Third Avenue North, just south of the the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Webster & Stevens number: 38553
ID Number:1983.10.9804
Date:Circa 1915