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Denny Hall auditorium, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905
The first building on the present campus of the University of Washington was Denny Hall, originally known as the Administration Building. At that time, all university activities took place in this single building. Denny Hall had science labs, a library, a natural history museum, administrative and faculty offices, ten classrooms, a music room, a lecture hall, and an assembly hall…
ID Number:1983.10.7000
Date:Circa 1905
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Curtain at Grand Theater, Seattle, circa 1905
Most likely, the Grand Theater referred to by the photographers was the Grand Opera House, which was located at 217 Cherry Street. Sample of advertisements in image: Cody Detective Agency and Merchants Patrol Service. After the Show Let Us Go to Tien Sien Lo - Finest Chinese Restaurant and Chop Suey House on the Coast. You Are Only One of…
ID Number:1983.10.7474.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Star Theatre, Seattle, circa 1905
The Star Theatre was located on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Madison Street. Signs in image: Star Theatre - Modern Vaudeville - Admission 10 cents. Star Theatre- Continuous Vaudeville - General Admission. U & I. New German Bakery - Confectionery. Emerson's - Bohemian Beer. "[...] Shape" Shoe Store. King Bros. Palace Hotel. High Grade Alexander Humboldt Havana Cigars.…
ID Number:1983.10.7480.1
Date:Circa 1905
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Metropolitan Theatre, Seattle, 1911
The Metropolitan Theatre opened October 2, 1911 on University Street, between 4th and 5th Avenues. The building, designed by A.H. Albertson of Seattle, blended with the nearby White and Henry Buildings in the University Tract. The Metropolitan was demolished in 1956 and its site is now the entrance driveway to the Olympic Hotel. Signs in image: Metropolitan - Formal Opening…
ID Number:1983.10.7482.2
Date:1911
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Alhambra Theater, Seattle, 1909
The Alhambra Theatre opened July 12, 1909 at the southwest corner of Fifth and Pine Streets. With a large number of seats (1600) it hosted vaudeville shows as well as movies. The building later became Best's Apparel and later Nordstrom's. Signs in image: Woodhouse & Platt Furniture Co. - Complete House Furnishers - Furniture, Carpets, Stoves and Ranges - Cash,…
ID Number:1983.10.7492
Date:1909
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Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905
Signs in image: Theatre - Strand. The [Diamond?].Handwritten on sleeve: Tenderloin District.Webster & Stevens number: 4840
ID Number:1983.10.7546
Date:Circa 1905
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Interior of the Moore Theatre, circa 1910
The building housing the Moore Theatre and Moore Hotel opened on Second Avenue and Virginia Street in December 1907. The theater seated over 2,000 people, and it soon became one of Seattle's leading cultural centers.This photo of the Moore Theatre interior was taken sometime after 1907. The photographer stood in the balcony to take a picture of the ceiling decoration,…
ID Number:1983.10.7587
Date:Circa 1910
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Theater curtain with advertisement for Schwabacher Bros. & Co., circa 1905
Some Seattle businesses advertised on theater curtains. This photo, taken at the Argus Theatre sometime after 1903, shows an ad for Schwabacher Bros. & Co. Schwabacher Brothers was a wholesale grocery firm which sold canned goods, cigars, coffee, and other products throughout the northwest. The company even had permanent agents in Alaska to supply the Alaskan trade. Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.7607
Date:Circa 1905
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Organ loft at St. James Cathedral, circa 1907
The pipe organ at Seattle's St. James Cathedral was installed for the opening of the cathedral in 1907. With its 2,875 pipes in 47 ranks, the organ was the largest in the city at that time, and also one of the largest on the West Coast.This photo, probably taken in 1907, shows a view of the pipe organ and organ…
ID Number:1983.10.7905
Date:Circa 1907
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Actors from "The Alaskan," circa 1907
Seattle's Moore Theatre opened in December 1907, with an original musical comedy, "The Alaskan." According to the program, the story was set in Nome, and the characters included two prospectors, an heiress, her chaperone, a ladies' maid, a mailman, and an art scholar. The eighteen musical numbers included choruses by "Sextette Girls," "Eskimo Girls," "Show Girls," and "Alaskan Miners."In this…
ID Number:1983.10.7971
Date:Circa 1907