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Snow vehicle, circa 1926
Because Seattle was the closest major American port to Alaska, a number of Arctic explorers came through the city. Some tried out their equipment in the area. This photo, probably taken in 1926, shows a snow vehicle being tested near Snoqualmie Pass. This early snowmobile seems to have been part of the equipment considered by the British air explorer Hubert…
ID Number:1983.10.3112.1
Date:Circa 1926
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Ferry "Kitsap of Seattle" at Lake Washington Shipyards, 1926
The ferry "Kitsap of Seattle" was designed for the Kitsap Transportation Company, one of the first in Puget Sound to build auto ferries. The ferry operated on the Fauntleroy-Vashon Heights-Harper run beginning in 1926. The vessel was later sold to the Washington State Ferry system. Its career ended 1967 when it sank on the way to Alaska to become a…
ID Number:1983.10.3200
Date:1926
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The Grand Trunk Pacific dock at the foot of Marion Street , circa 1925
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway expanded their business to include steamship service in 1910. Steamers ran south to California and north to Alaska goldfields.In this photo, cars and trucks are parked on the railroad tracks of Railroad Avenue, now Alaskan Way. Parking was a problem even in the 1920s. Webster & Stevens number: 119452
ID Number:1983.10.3225.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Friedlander Court Apartments, Seattle, circa 1926
The initiation of streetcar service from downtown Seattle to West Seattle in 1907 created a boom for the neighborhood. Apartment buildings such as Friedlander Court at 2246 Alki Avenue were located in the heart of West Seattle. The streetcar tracks are visible in the foreground of this picture. Handwritten on sleeve: Apt at Alki - Friedlander Court & Sons.Photographer's Reference…
ID Number:1983.10.3415
Date:Circa 1926
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Busload of children from the Theodora Home, circa 1927
The Volunteers of America founded the Theodora Home, in the northern part of Seattle, as a refuge for homeless women and their children. In this photo, taken around 1927, a group of children from the home are riding on a bus in downtown Seattle. Description in handwritten inventory: Theodora Home, Mayor Landes & KiddiesPhotographer's Reference Number: 120998
ID Number:1983.10.3427.3
Date:Circa 1927
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Capitol Hill Service Station, circa 1928
By the late 1920s, Seattle had a number of neighborhood service stations. These offered Seattle car owners a place to buy gasoline and get their cars cleaned or repaired. The gas station in this photo was located on Capitol Hill at 321 15th Avenue North, at the corner of East Thomas Street. Description in handwritten inventory: General Gasoline Capitol Hill…
ID Number:1983.10.3486
Date:Circa1928
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City buses, Seattle, circa 1928
This photo shows Mack Truck Co. buses used by the city of Seattle in the late 1920s. Handwritten on sleeve: Mack Truck Co. City Buses.Photographer's Reference Number: 129734
ID Number:1983.10.3513.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Ford Motor Company assembly plant, circa 1928
In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company had a number of buildings across the country for local assembly of Model T cars. One assembly plant was located in Seattle, at the southern end of Lake Union, in today's South Lake Union neighborhood.This photo shows the Seattle Model T assembly plant. Like many industrial buildings of its time, its large windows…
ID Number:1983.10.3598
Date:Circa 1928
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Seattle auto show, circa 1929
In 1929, the Seattle Automobile Dealers Association joined with groups in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York to host a travelling auto show. The group brought more than a million dollars worth of cars to the Hec Edmondson Pavilion at the University of Washington. Some new models were shown in the northwest for the first time/In this photo, probably taken…
ID Number:1983.10.3620.4
Date:Circa 1929
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Two women and a Boeing mail plane, circa 1927
Transcontinental airmail service began in 1924. In 1927, Boeing Air Transport, Inc. won the contract to fly mail between Chicago and San Francisco. The lightweight Boeing mail plane was built of fabric-covered wood and metal tubing. Its single pilot sat in an open cockpit. The plane had two mail compartments, one of which could be used for up to two…
ID Number:1983.10.3763.1
Date:Circa 1927