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Commodore and Duchess Apartments, Seattle, circa 1928
The decade of the 1920s witnessed an explosion of building construction in the University District. Among the new structures that arose at this time were several multi-storied apartments. The Commodore and Duchess Apartments, two adjacent buildings at 4003 and 4009 15th Avenue NE, were built in 1925 and 1927 respectively. Handwritten on sleeve: Commodore & Duchess Apts.Photographer's Reference Number: 129504
ID Number:1983.10.4033
Date:Circa 1928
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View south from Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, circa 1905
This view is taken from the intersection of First Avenue North and Aloha Street. On the far right in the distance is the home built by David and Louisa Boren Denny, which they were forced to leave after their finances deteriorated following the 1893 depression. Handwritten on sleeve: Old City View from QA Hill.Webster & Stevens number: 134598
ID Number:1983.10.4133.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Downtown Seattle from King Street Station tower, April 7, 1930
This view of Seattle looks north from King Street Station with Smith Tower centered in the photo. Handwritten on sleeve: City view, lower business dist from Depot Tower 4/7/30.Webster & Stevens number: 134996
ID Number:1983.10.4160
Date:1930
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Laurelhurst School, Seattle, June 23, 1930
A small two-room school had served the community of Laurelhurst until this building opened in 1928. Designed by Seattle Schools architect Floyd A. Naramore, it continues to serve the student body as of 2025, with some additional rooms constructed through the years. Handwritten on sleeve: Laurelhurst School 6/23/30.Photographer's Reference Number: 135380
ID Number:1983.10.4190
Date:1930
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E.C. Hughes School, Seattle, June 24, 1930
When the E.C. Hughes School opened in 1926, it had nine rooms and 206 pupils. Four years later, when this photo was taken, the school looked basically the same, but by 1949 an addition had to be built to hold the growing student body. Hughes was closed in 1989 but has been used as a temporary site for other West…
ID Number:1983.10.4191
Date:1930
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View east from West Seattle, circa 1930
Several industrial facilities are shown in this photograph, which looks to the east towards the Duwamish River over what is now called SODO. The Sears Roebuck building is visible in the distance on the left. Also on the left is the approach to the Spokane Street bridge. Handwritten on sleeve: Panorama from W. Seattle.Photographer's Reference Number: 135358
ID Number:1983.10.4200.3
Date:Circa 1930
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Youngstown School, Seattle, circa 1930
When it opened in 1917, Youngstown School represented state-of-the-art school design, with a combined auditorium-lunchroom and home economics department. Throughout the 1920s, the school population continued to grow, and an addition was constructed in 1929. The school was renamed the Frank B. Cooper School in 1939. The Cooper School moved to a new site in the 1999, which was renamed…
ID Number:1983.10.4201
Date:Circa 1930
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Kristoferson's Dairy Plant, Seattle, circa 1930
Swedish immigrants Alfred and Alberta Kristoferson moved to Washington in the late 1800s to start a dairy. Son August Kristoferson soon took the reins of the dairy business after his father's death in 1914. The Kristoferson dairy plant was at 1300 Rainier Avenue. In addition to the large billboard on the plant's roof, the firm's entry in the 1930 Polk's…
ID Number:1983.10.4202.2
Date:Circa 1930
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Fairview School, Seattle, circa 1930
The Fairview School building shown here was constructed in 1908 for students in the east Green Lake neighborhood. Originally, the school held first through seventh grades, and in 1928 an addition was built. Fairview School closed in June 1978, and the site is now a church. Handwritten on sleeve: Fairview School.Photographer's Reference Number: 135335
ID Number:1983.10.4203
Date:Circa 1930
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Columbus Hospital, Seattle, circa 1930
The Roman Catholic Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart ran Columbus Hospital on Seattle's First Hill, at Tenth Avenue and Madison Street. The hospital was opened as the Columbus Sanatorium in 1916 by Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini. Columbus Hospital became St. Francis X. Cabrini Hospital in the late 1950s and closed in 1990. Until the late 1960s, the sisters ran…
ID Number:1983.10.4211.2
Date:Circa 1930