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Municipal streetcar, Seattle, circa 1915
Seattle's streetcars were originally pulled along tracks by horses. The first electrically-powered streetcars and cablecars began service in 1889. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. Later, most of the lines became part of the city's street railway system.This photo, taken around 1915, shows Seattle Municipal Railway Car #100 headed to Columbia. Like today's electric city buses, the…
ID Number:1983.10.9805
Date:Circa 1915
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Houseboat damage on Lake Union, 1914
On March 13, 1914, water from Lake Union gushed into the Lake Washington ship canal when a wooden dam in Fremont gave way. The level of the lake dropped approximately ten feet as a result of the accident. Almost 200 houseboat owners suffered losses when the receding waters left their floating homes stranded on the beach or toppled at odd…
ID Number:1983.10.9810.1
Date:1914
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Houseboat damage at Lake Union, Seattle, 1914
On March 13, 1914, water from Lake Union gushed into the Lake Washington ship canal when a wooden dam in Fremont gave way. The level of the lake dropped approximately ten feet as a result of the accident. Almost 200 houseboat owners suffered losses when the receding waters left their floating homes stranded on the beach or toppled at odd…
ID Number:1983.10.9810.2
Date:1914
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Construction of the County-City Building, first phase, circa 1914
On June 11, 1914, county commissioners, contractors, and citizens gathered in downtown Seattle and officially broke ground for King County and Seattle's new County-City Building. Over the next few months, workmen moved nearly 57,000 cubic yards of dirt and then started to pour the 192 reinforced concrete footing piers.This 1914 photo, taken during the earthmoving phase of the project, shows…
ID Number:1983.10.9812.2
Date:Circa 1914
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Frye Hotel and Smith Tower, Seattle, circa 1914
This view west along Yesler Avenue shows the 42-story Smith Tower looming above the Frye Hotel. Built in 1914 as Seattle's first skyscaper, the Smith Tower boasts the last manually operated elevators on the west coast. Handwritten on sleeve: Smith Tower Pan from 1st Hill.Webster & Stevens number: 39869
ID Number:1983.10.9825.1
Date:Circa 1914
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Epler Building, Seattle, circa 1914
Signs in image: Epler Block. Job Painting. Allen Dale. McDonald Epler Buildings. Cafeteria. Haynes - Candies, Ice Cream - Fancy Confectioner. Hatton-Oliver Co. - The Home of John B. [Stetson?] Hats. Seattle Trunk Factory. Cascade Laundry. Galambie & Co., Tailors. Dr. Van Winter, Dentist.Handwritten on sleeve: Epler Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 39931
ID Number:1983.10.9829
Date:Circa 1914
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View southwest from old courthouse, Seattle, circa 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: City View from Court House Hill.Webster & Stevens number: 40121
ID Number:1983.10.9835
Date:Circa 1914
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Waterfront from Beacon Hill, Seattle, circa 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: City Panorama from Beacon Hill.Webster & Stevens number: 40123
ID Number:1983.10.9837.2
Date:Circa 1914
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Ballard High School, Seattle, circa 1914
The first high school program in Ballard began in this building, which was known as Central School. For several years, the building housed grades 1 through 12. After Ballard was annexed into the city of Seattle, the school was renamed Ballard High School. A new Ballard High opened in 1916, and this building became an elementary school. It was located…
ID Number:1983.10.9853
Date:Circa 1914
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Football players at the University of Washington, circa 1914
Between 1908 and 1916, the University of Washington football team won the state championship title nine years in a row. Led by coach Gil Dobie, they played college teams from Washington and Oregon, as well as teams from area high schools and athletic clubs. They beat the Rainier Valley Athletic Club with a score of 81 to 0.This photo, taken…
ID Number:1983.10.9855
Date:1914