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Construction of the County-City Building, first phase, circa 1916
In 1916, the new King County Courthouse and Municipal Building, also called the County-City Building, opened on Third Avenue at Jefferson Street in downtown Seattle. The building was designed by Seattle architect Augustus Warren Gould.This 1916 photo shows the new County-City building in downtown Seattle shortly before completion. Jefferson Street and the park across the street are still littered with…
ID Number:1983.10.10254
Date:Circa 1916
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View northwest from Smith Tower, Seattle, 1916
Opened in 1914, the new L.C. Smith Building, later called the Smith Tower, at Second Avenue and Yesler Way, offered unobstructed views such as this scene looking northwest along Second Avenue. Signs in image: Kenneth Hotel. [...] and Murray. Sherman Printing. The Postal Telegraph Building. The Right Hotel. New Cecil Hotel. Grand Pacific Hotel. Hotel New Vendome. Frederick & Nelson.…
ID Number:1983.10.10264.2
Date:1916
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Men's crew at the University of Washington, 1916
The first big rowing event of the 1916 season was an April race against Stanford. UW and Stanford fans crowded the shores of Lake Washington to cheer for their teams. The UW crew won by seven boat lengths, and afterwards started preparing for a May race against the University of California at Berkeley.This photo shows the 1916 men's varsity crew,…
ID Number:1983.10.10267
Date:1916
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Post office, 1916
Seattle's Third Avenue post office was begun in 1903 and completed in 1908. The building's official name was the U.S. Court House, Custom House, and Post Office. Third Avenue was being regraded at this time, and the front door of the new building ended up four feet above the new sidewalk. The steps that were added to the building became…
ID Number:1983.10.10268.2
Date:1916
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Seaboard Building, Seattle, 1916
Signs in image: Hotel Central. Oysters. Arne Sunde, Watchmaker. Bank. Dr. [S.S.?] Collins - Eye, Ear [...]. [...] Billiards. Boulevard Chop House. F.M. Kyle, D.M.D. - Dentist.Handwritten on sleeve: Norse Bldg (Seaboard Bldg), 1916.Webster & Stevens number: 49047
ID Number:1983.10.10272
Date:1916
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First and Main, Seattle, 1916
Signs in image: Hotel. [...an] Furnishings - Alaska Outfits - Oiled Cloth. Globe Hotel. Modern Barber College. A. Spenger. Washington Transfer - We Move It - Moving, Storage, Packing, Shipping.Handwritten on sleeve: First & Main St. 1916Webster & Stevens number: 49694
ID Number:1983.10.10285
Date:1916
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Times Square Building during construction, Seattle, 1916
The Times Square Building is located in downtown Seattle on a triangular-shaped block bordered by Fifth Avenue, Olive Way, and Stewart Street. Designed by architects Bebb and Gould in the Italianate style, the five-story building was completed in 1916 and became a Seattle Historic Landmark in 1984.This image of the Times Building, seen here while under construction, was taken facing…
ID Number:1983.10.10286.2
Date:1916
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Carousel at Luna Park, Seattle, circa 1913
In 1906, construction began on Luna Park at Alki Point in West Seattle. Named for Coney Island's Luna Park, it extended out over the water. From 1907 to 1913, adults and children flocked to the amusement park to enjoy its carousel, roller coaster, dancing, swimming, drinking, and other pleasures. The park's developer Charles Looff hand-carved the carousel figures. Luna Park…
ID Number:1983.10.10292.3
Date:Circa 1913
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Interior of U.S. Assay Office, circa 1916
The United States monetary system used to be on the gold standard. People used gold coins, as well as paper currency which was backed by gold. When gold started arriving in Seattle from the Klondike in 1898, the government opened an assay office to buy gold and to certify its purity.In this photo, taken around 1916, a workman at the…
ID Number:1983.10.10297
Date:Circa 1916
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Exterior of Oregon-Washington Station, Seattle, 1916
The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company was formed from several smaller companies in 1896. The Union Pacific Railroad bought a majority stake in the company in 1898 and built its Beaux-Arts style main depot, the Oregon-Washington Station, in Seattle in 1910-1911. The station’s name was later changed to Union Station. Passenger rail service continued at the station until 1971. After…
ID Number:1983.10.10305
Date:1916