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Standard Oil plant, 1916
By 1920, Seattle had over 44,000 licensed drivers. The Standard Oil Company of California had opened the nation's first gas station in Seattle in 1907, and opened a distribution plant on Harbor Island in 1916.This 1916 photo shows the Standard Oil distribution plant and its industrial neighbors on Harbor Island. Beacon Hill and the Sears Roebuck building are on the…
ID Number:1983.10.10307
Date:1916
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Ballard locks under construction, Seattle, 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…
ID Number:1983.10.10314
Date:1916
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American Bank Building, Seattle, 1916
The American Bank Building, an early skyscraper on the southeast corner of 2nd Avenue and Madison Street, was actually two buildings in one, with two entrances and two lobbies. It was demolished in the 1980s. Signs in image: YMCA - All That's Good for a Man. American Deposit Vaults. [...] Drug Store. Shane & Wolff - Clothes. Empire Building." Light…
ID Number:1983.10.10316
Date:1916
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Mrs. Renton, 1916
Captain William Renton (1818-1891) established a sawmill on Puget Sound in 1852, and started the Port Blakely Mill Company on Bainbridge in 1986. He also invested in Seattle real estate and nearby coal industries, and the coal town of Renton, Washington was named after him.Captain Renton's wife Sarah died in 1890 and the couple continued to live in Port Blakely…
ID Number:1983.10.10321.2
Date:1916
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Releasing water from Lake Union into the Montlake Cut, August 26, 1916
The Montlake Cut is part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal that connects Puget Sound, Lake Union, and Lake Washington. While digging the Montlake Cut, engineers built a temporary dam to hold back the waters of Lake Union's Portage Bay.In this photo, a crowd of onlookers watches as the temporary dam at Portage Bay is broken. Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.10325
Date:1916
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Releasing water from Lake Union into the Montlake Cut, Seattle, August 26, 1916
The Montlake Cut is part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal that connects Puget Sound, Lake Union, and Lake Washington. While digging the Montlake Cut, engineers built a temporary dam to hold back the waters of Lake Union's Portage Bay. The waters were released in August 1916, and the Lake Washington Ship Canal opened for business on July 4, 1917,…
ID Number:1983.10.10326
Date:1916
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Times Square Building under construction, August 21, 1916
Alden Blethen, owner of the Seattle Times, broke ground for the Times Square Building in 1914. Construction began in 1915, right after Blethen's death, and the building was dedicated in his memory. The newspaper's printing presses were moved in September 1916, and the building opened for business.This photo shows the west end of the Times Square Building in August 1916,…
ID Number:1983.10.10327
Date:1916
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Masonic Temple, Seattle, circa 1916
This Masonic Temple building stands at the corner of Harvard Avenue and East Pine Street in Capitol Hill. It later became the Egyptian Theater. Handwritten on sleeve: Masonic Temple.Webster & Stevens number: 51710
ID Number:1983.10.10333
Date:Circa 1916
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Horseless carriage, circa 1916
Early automobiles looked so much like carriages or buggies that many people called them "horseless carriages." The vehicles were small, lightweight, and had large, narrow wheels which were well-suited to the dirt roads of the time. Most of the earliest cars were powered by steam or batteries.This photo shows R. Hopkins' battery-powered car, thought to be Seattle's first automobile. By…
ID Number:1983.10.10334
Date:Circa 1916
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The Bon Marche, circa 1916
In 1890, German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine invested their life savings of $1,200 to start The Bon Marche at First Avenue and Cedar Street. He modeled his new department store after one he had known in Paris. The Bon Marche moved to the corner of Second Avenue and Pike Street in 1896. By 1901, it had expanded…
ID Number:1983.10.10338
Date:1916