217 results for: Railroads
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Railroad tunnel construction camp at Scenic, Washington, April 30, 1927
In 1925, the Great Northern Railway Company began work on its new Cascade Tunnel beneath Stevens Pass, Washington. A. Guthrie & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, the general contractor, built a camp at Scenic to house some of the construction workers. The tunnel, still in use in the 1990s, runs from Scenic, on the west side of the summit, to…
ID Number:1990.85.7
Date:1927
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Men drilling in the new Cascade Tunnel, 1927
In 1925, the Great Northern Railway Company began work on its new Cascade Tunnel near Stevens Pass, Washington. On the western part of the route, crews first bored and blasted a pioneer work tunnel which then let them start work on various sections of the parallel main tunnel.This 1927 photo shows construction workers in the center heading of the Great…
ID Number:1990.85.10
Date:1927
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Coliseum Theater at night in deep snow, Seattle, 1916
This image of the Coliseum Theatre on Pike Street and 5th Avenue was taken shortly after the building's opening on January 8, 1916, during the second-deepest blizzard in Seattle's history. The Big Snow of 1916 came after an exceptionally cold January during which about 2 feet of snow had already accumulated. In early February a storm hit which added an…
ID Number:1991.64.1
Date:1916
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Locomotive and log train near Hobart, Washington, circa 1915
Beginning in 1915, the firm of Wood & Iverson ran a sawmill and logging operation at Hobart, northeast of Auburn, Washington. The company employed about 200 people, primarily of Swedish, Polish, Norwegian and Finnish descent. They felled trees and milled the wood into lumber, shingles, siding, molding and airplane stock. Like many other logging companies, Wood & Iverson had its…
ID Number:1991.82.42
Date:Circa 1915
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Steam train at Keechelus, circa 1910
The Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railroad, completed through Snoqualmie Pass, Washington in 1909, connected Seattle with Ellensburg. The railroad carried men and supplies to a growing number of mining operations and logging camps in the Cascade Mountains. It also brought tourists to view the scenery and enjoy other outdoor activities.This photographic postcard of a Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound…
ID Number:1992.44.17
Date:Circa 1910
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Passenger cars at North Bend depot, circa 1910
The railroad was a key element in the development of the area around North Bend, Washington. In 1889, the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad connected North Bend with Seattle and other west coast areas, and in 1910, the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railroad (The Milwaukee Road) connected the town with the midwestern United States as well.This photographic postcard,…
ID Number:1992.44.22
Date:Circa 1910
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Hull Creek railroad trestle, circa 1907
The railroads faced significant geographical obstacles in building routes across Washington's Cascade Mountains. Construction workers had to deal with steep and rocky terrain with deep ravines and fast-moving rivers. The trestles and tunnels they built to carry the railroad tracks through the mountains were considered engineering marvels.This photographic postcard, probably made around 1907, shows a Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound…
ID Number:1992.45.7
Date:1907
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View of Alpine, Washington from railroad station, circa 1910
The town of Alpine was located just east of Skykomish in northeastern King County, Washington. It was originally called Nippon for the Japanese laborers who worked at one of the town's sawmills. In 1911, Alpine had a population of 75 people, almost all of whom were involved in logging and lumber. Although the town no longer exists, it lives on…
ID Number:1993.4.41
Date:Circa 1910
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Great Northern Railway snowshed no. 2-B, circa 1898
In the steep areas of Stevens Pass, Washington, where avalanches were common, Great Northern Railway workers built snowsheds to keep snow off the railroad tracks. Early snowsheds were built of logs which were easily cut in the nearby woods. This photo, taken around 1898 by Norwegian photographer Anders Wilse, shows a log snowshed near Stevens Pass.
ID Number:1994.44.12
Date:Circa 1898
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Abandoned Fremont railroad station, Seattle, July 28, 1948
This derelict railroad station in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood is located just east of the George Washington Memorial Bridge (commonly called the Aurora Bridge), which is visible in the background of this image. The small depot building was remodeled and is still standing at the foot of Stone Way North as of 2017. The station was probably part of the Seattle,…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.01
Date:1948