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Hooverville, Seattle, March 1933
During the hard times of the 1930s economic depression, many unemployed and homeless people settled just west of where Seattle's sports stadiums now stand. They built ramshackle houses out of scrap material and elected their own mayor. The area was nicknamed Hooverville or Hoover City by people who blamed President Herbert Hoover for causing the Depression. This 1933 photo, taken…
ID Number:1983.10.10788
Date:1933
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View northeast from Securities Building, Seattle, 1929
Handwritten on sleeve: City View NE from Security Bldg., 1929.Webster & Stevens number: 133103
ID Number:1983.10.10790
Date:1929
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Boeing "Model C" float plane docked on Lake Union, Seattle, 1919
Aviation pioneer William Edward "Bill" Boeing (1881-1956) was born in Detroit to German immigrants. He came to Seattle in 1908, where, during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909, he saw a manned flying machine for the first time and became fascinated with aircraft. With a partner, Mr. Boeing created two B&W prototype float planes in 1916, both of which were rejected…
ID Number:1983.10.10793
Date:1919
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Seattle Theatre, Seattle, circa 1913
The Seattle Theatre was located at 700 Third Avenue, at the northeast corner of Third and Cherry. The first film shown in Seattle was projected in this theater. It was torn down in 1915 for the construction of the Arctic Building, which still occupies the site. A later Seattle Theatre became the Paramount. Signs in image: Seattle Theatre. Y.W.C.A. Cooking…
ID Number:1983.10.10795
Date:Circa 1913
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Trail Blazer electric range : electric company promotional display, June 8, 1935
Seattle's Puget Sound Power and Light Company promoted the use of electricity in the home. In the 1930s, they also sold their own brands of stoves, water heaters, and other electrical appliances. This photo shows a 1935 PSP&L display, featuring a three-burner Trail Blazer electric range. A homeowner could buy the stove from the electric company for $1.95 down and…
ID Number:1983.10.10799.1
Date:1935
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Water heater on display, Seattle, June 8, 1935
Seattle's Puget Sound Power and Light Company promoted the use of electricity in the home. In the 1930s, they also sold their own brands of stoves, water heaters, and other electrical appliances. Signs in image: Free Flushing Drain. Calrod Electric Heaters. Baked Glyptol Enamel. Rock Wool. Monel Metal Tank. Concealed Heat Trap. Deflector Plate. Thermostatic Heat Controls. Broom High Legs.…
ID Number:1983.10.10799.4
Date:1935
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Jack Dempsey with boxing promoter Nate Druxman, Seattle, circa 1930
Handwritten on sleeve: Dempsey [1931 Automobile].Webster & Stevens number: P9680
ID Number:1983.10.10812.2
Date:Circa 1930
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Artist's concept drawing of Fourth Avenue and Westlake Avenue monorails, Seattle, circa 1920
As early as 1910, inventors and businessmen believed that a monorail would solve Seattle's downtown traffic problems. The Universal Elevated Railway Company tried to convince the city to build monorails on Fourth and Westlake Avenues, but the city decided to develop a ground-level trolley system instead. About fifty years later, a monorail was built along part of Westlake Avenue to…
ID Number:1983.10.10813
Date:Circa 1920
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Car stuck on muddy road, circa 1927
The Washington State Good Roads Association was founded in 1899 to push for tax money to improve the state's roads. In the 1920s, the group paid the Webster & Stevens company to take photos of very poor roads in the King County area. Handwritten on sleeve: Photos of cars stuck on muddy roads for Good Roads Assn.Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.10814.1
Date:Circa 1927
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Car stuck on muddy road, circa 1927
Muddy and rutted roads made automobile travel challenging in the early 20th century, but the rugged and easy-to-operate Ford Model T did better than most. This photograph was made on behalf of the Washington Good Roads Association, which lobbied effectively for improved highways. Handwritten on sleeve: Photos of cars stuck on muddy roads for Good Roads Assn.Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.10814.6
Date:Circa 1927