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Totem pole at Pioneer Square, 1915
This Tlingit totem was carved around 1790 to honor a tribal woman named Chief-of-All-Women and it was placed in the village of Tongass on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The businessmen were indicted for the theft, but…
ID Number:1983.10.10030.1
Date:1915
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Broadway High School, 1915
When Broadway High School was built in 1902, Seattle some residents complained that it was too large and a waste of public money. By 1904 the school had 1,700 students, and the building was already crowded. Broadway's colors were black and orange, and its mascot was a tiger. The school closed in 1946 and re-opened the same year as Edison…
ID Number:1983.10.10034.1
Date:1915
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First Avenue looking south from Battery Street, circa 1915
The Belltown area of Seattle was named for William Bell, one of Seattle's first settlers. At first, this mainly residential area was almost completely separated from the downtown area by Denny Hill. By 1911, part of Denny Hill had been removed and a big fire had destroyed many of the homes and small businesses. These were replaced by hotels and…
ID Number:1983.10.10038
Date:1915
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University cadet band, 1915
The University of Washington's military science department trained men for the U.S. Army. Some of the cadets in the program played in a marching band. In this photo, probably taken in 1915, the members of the cadet band pose with their instruments on the steps of Meany Hall. Webster & Stevens number: 43960
ID Number:1983.10.10040.2
Date:1915
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Nisqually Glacier, Rainier National Park, May 1915
Starting around 1915, The Seattle Times ran a series of articles describing auto tours Seattle drivers could make to nearby scenic spots. One of these ran to Mount Rainier and included a stop at Nisqually Glacier. The newspaper reported, "a walk of five minutes takes the visitor to the very mouth of the glacier from which shoots the Nisqually River.…
ID Number:1983.10.10044
Date:1915
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Horse teams pull an automobile from a mudhole at Snoqualmie Pass, May 1915
Early car travel was difficult and sometimes dangerous. In 1914, improvements had been made to the road west of Snoqualmie Pass, but it was still rough going. In this photo, two teams of horses pull an automobile out of a deep mudhole on the Snoqualmie Pass road through the Cascade Mountains. Webster & Stevens number: 44193
ID Number:1983.10.10056
Date:1915
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Grain elevator under construction, Seattle, 1915
Handwritten on sleeve: Grain Elevator 1915.Webster & Stevens number: 44198
ID Number:1983.10.10059
Date:1915
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Hiram Chittenden Locks under construction, 1916
For years, there was no easy or cheap way to move logs, coal and other resources directly from the east side of Lake Washington to Elliott Bay. There were many plans and several attempts to build a canal via Lake Union. However, none was successful until the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built in 1911 to 1917.The Hiram Chittenden Locks…
ID Number:1983.10.10086
Date:1916
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Second Avenue looking north from Madison Street, Seattle, 1916
Signs in image: Hotel Savoy. Pantages. Alaska Theater. Rathskeller. Bee Hive. Lennon's. Billiards.Handwritten on sleeve: 2nd Ave N. from Madison 1916.Webster & Stevens number: 44483
ID Number:1983.10.10088
Date:1916
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Bayview Brewery, circa 1915
The Seattle Brewing & Malting Company was founded in 1878 and built its large new Bayview Brewery in 1890. Several years later, the company merged with a firm that eventually became today's Rainier Brewing Company.This photo, taken around 1915, shows the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company's Bayview Brewery buildings. Some of these buildings are still in use by the Rainier…
ID Number:1983.10.10091
Date:Circa 1915