1652 results for: Webster
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Soldier, probably in Seattle, 1917
Handwritten on sleeve: Soldier, 1917.Webster & Stevens number: 59836
ID Number:1983.10.10622
Date:1917
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Central Building, Seattle, circa 1917
Signs in image: B&B Tailors. Wooley & [C...]. Western Union Life. Safe Deposit Vaults.Handwritten on sleeve: Central Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 59883
ID Number:1983.10.10623.1
Date:Circa 1917
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Girls on a horse at Mount Rainier National Park, circa 1917
After the road from Longmire Springs to Paradise was finished in 1915, this part of Mount Rainier National Park became very popular with tourists. Adults and children had lots of outdoor activities to choose from. They could go hiking or horseback riding on the many miles of trails or just sit and enjoy the mountain air.In this photo, taken around…
ID Number:1983.10.10628
Date:Circa 1917
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Panoramic view of Harbor Island, circa 1914
While Seattle's Harbor Island was being built, the Fisher flour mill and other industries built plants on parts of the newly-filled land.This photo is part of a larger panorama taken towards Harbor Island from West Seattle, sometime between 1912 and 1917. The Fisher flour mill and its sign can be seen on the West Waterway, in the center of the…
ID Number:1983.10.10631.1
Date:Circa 1914
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Panoramic view of Harbor Island, circa 1914
While Seattle's Harbor Island was being built, the Colman Creosoting works and other industries built plants on tidal flats near West Seattle. Creosote is an oil tar used as a wood preservative. Seattle's many trestles and piers used lots of creosoted wood.This photo is part of a larger panorama taken from West Seattle sometime between 1912 and 1917. It shows…
ID Number:1983.10.10631.2
Date:Circa 1914
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Electric automobile advertising photo, 1918
Some photographs taken by Webster & Stevens helped advertise cars and other consumer products. In this photo, taken in 1918, a young woman poses by an electric automobile. An elegant home provides just the right setting for the car ad. The house had been built eight years earlier by clothing store owner Jules Redelsheimer. It still stands near Denny Blaine…
ID Number:1983.10.10652.1
Date:1918
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Seattle Lighting Company plant, Seattle, circa 1918
Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Lighting Co. Plant Panorama.Webster & Stevens number: 60383
ID Number:1983.10.10656.1
Date:Circa 1918
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Seattle Lighting Co. plant, Seattle, circa 1918
Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Lighting Co. Plant Panorama.Webster & Stevens number: 60383
ID Number:1983.10.10656.2
Date:Circa 1918
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Elevator and storage bunker at Seattle Lighting Co. plant , Seattle, circa 1918
The Seattle Lighting Company, which was the gas company for Seattle, opened a nine-acre plant on the north shore of Lake Union in 1905-06. Huge quantities of coal arrived in railroad cars and fueled the ovens that produced gas and coke, supplying Seattle with lights and home heating. This photograph looks towards Queen Anne and shows a portion of the…
ID Number:1983.10.10656.3
Date:Circa 1918
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University of Washington students, Seattle, circa 1918
Handwritten on sleeve: U.W. GroupWebster & Stevens number: 60587
ID Number:1983.10.10662.2
Date:Circa 1918