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Seattle streetcar, circa 1917
The Seattle and Rainier Valley Railroad ran from downtown Seattle to Renton. For many years, this streetcar line was the main means of transportation between the city and the southern towns. In 1913, the rail line pleased baseball fans by offering special cars to Dugdale Field.This photo, taken in about 1917, shows a Seattle and Rainier Valley streetcar heading south.…
ID Number:1983.10.10585
Date:Circa 1917
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Woman in electric auto, circa 1917
Published in the Seattle Sunday Times with a headline "Electric Finds New Admirers," this photograph shows a woman posing with a Detroit Electric automobile in front of the Rhodes mansion at the corner of Howe Street and Tenth Avenue East, on Capitol Hill. The promotion mentions the features of this model car that make it attractive to women drivers. Webster…
ID Number:1983.10.10587
Date:Circa 1917
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Streetcar signal at First Avenue and Pike Streets, Seattle, circa 1918
Cables support and power a streetcar signal in the middle of the intersection of First and Pike, in downtown Seattle. The signal itself is somewhat camouflaged against the façade of the Corner Market, at Pike Place. It appears to operate by the rotation of triangular panels that indicate which streetcar should stop and which should proceed. Streetcar tracks can be…
ID Number:1983.10.10589
Date:Circa 1918
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Woman with large American flag, probably in Seattle, circa 1917
In this photo, a woman sits on a sloping lawn in front of a house, appearing to hand sew along the bottom of a large American flag. She works on a small section held in her lap, with the rest of the flag spread out of the grass. The flag shown here has 48 stars, the design used from 1912…
ID Number:1983.10.10598.1
Date:Circa 1917
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U.S. Naval Training Station, 1917
During World War I, the U.S. Navy had a training station on the University of Washington campus. The Navy buildings were on the shore of Lake Union, near where the university's health sciences center is now located.This 1917 photo shows sailors moving supplies at the Naval Training Station on Lake Union, near the Varsity Boat Club. The crates are filled…
ID Number:1983.10.10602
Date:1917
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Madrona School, 1917
Madrona School, originally called Randell School, opened around 1890 in a converted barn. A new Madrona School building was dedicated in the fall of 1917. It had eight classrooms, a home economics room, a shop, an auditorium, a lunchroom, and a kitchen. About 450 students had attended the school the year before.This photo shows Madrona School at about the time…
ID Number:1983.10.10612.1
Date:1917
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Woman with large corsage, Seattle, circa 1917
Handwritten on sleeve: Mrs. Leary's Party.Webster & Stevens number: 59642
ID Number:1983.10.10613.1
Date:Circa 1917
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Mrs. Leary's party harpist, 1917
Some of Seattle's elegant parties featured live music. In this photo, taken around 1917 at a party given by Mrs. Leary, a young harpist stands on the lawn with her Clark Irish Harp. Webster & Stevens number: 59645
ID Number:1983.10.10615
Date:1917
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West Seattle Grammar and High School, circa 1917
For many years, West Seattle children went to school in Seattle. When a small school was finally built in West Seattle, the population outgrew it in a few years. In 1893, a large new school building opened at California Avenue and Lander Street. Both elementary and high school grades were taught in the building.This photo shows the West Seattle Grammar…
ID Number:1983.10.10617.2
Date:Circa 1917
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Shipyard riveter, September 1917
Wooden hulled ships had been built in the Puget Sound area for many years. Local shipyards began building steel-hulled ships when the United States entered World War I in 1917.//In this photo, a Seattle shipyard worker prepares to rivet a steel plate on the deck of a large ship. Webster & Stevens number: 59807
ID Number:1983.10.10621
Date:1917