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Car stuck on a muddy road, circa 1924
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.This 1920s photo shows an automobile stuck in axle-deep frozen mud on a deeply rutted country road. Webster…
ID Number:1983.10.10814.24
Date:Circa 1924
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Buses at West Seattle ferry dock, circa 1920
Before 1900, people who lived in West Seattle traveled to Seattle by steamer or ferry. The first ferry on the West Seattle run across Elliott Bay was the "City of Seattle," which made the run in about eight minutes. A larger ferry, called the "West Seattle," joined it in 1907 and stayed on the route until 1920. Connecting roads and…
ID Number:1983.10.10816
Date:Circa 1920
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Hook-and-ladder fire truck, circa 1918
When Fire Chief Frank Stetson was appointed in 1911, he made it his mission to replace all of Seattle's horse-drawn fire equipment with motorized trucks. In 1916, the company stationed at Fire Station No. 10 got a new motorized hook-and-ladder truck.This photo, probably taken sometime between 1916 and 1920, shows the front wheel drive hook-and-ladder truck parked outside Seattle's Fire…
ID Number:1983.10.10817
Date:Circa 1918
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Traffic on Pike Street looking east from First, Seattle, 1920
Signs in image: Painless Proctor Dentist. Merrihew Studio - Photographic Portraits. Climb High, Save on the Buy - Boston Sample Shoe Shop Co. Inc. - $2.50 - Men's and Women's $4 to $6 Shoes - A Fit for Every Foot. Dentist. Dinham Rehlau Shoe Co. Colegrove's Specialty [...] Shop. Boston Market [Co...]. Hotel. [Alba...] Painless Dentist. Tailors. Hotel Waldorf. Dentist.…
ID Number:1983.10.10818.1
Date:1920
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University of Washington varsity crew team in shell, Seattle, 1924
Handwritten on sleeve: U. of W. 1924 Varsity Crew.Webster & Stevens number: 105670
ID Number:1983.10.10831.2
Date:1924
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University of Washington varsity crew team in front of shellhouse, Seattle, 1924
Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Crew Varsity, 1924.Webster & Stevens number: 105654
ID Number:1983.10.10832.1
Date:1924
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Cable car on James Street, Seattle, July 14, 1930
Seattle's James Street cable car line opened in 1890. The fare was five cents, or $1.00 per month for students. After consolidation into the Union Trunk Line, it carried passengers and freight up the very steep slope of First Hill and on to Broadway and Madrona Park. Signs in image: Radio Telegraphy. Electric Shop. Jasper & McDonald Real Estate. Conner…
ID Number:1983.10.10834.1
Date:1930
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Amundsen and the crew of the "Norge," June 27, 1926
In June 1926, sixteen men crossed the North Pole from Norway to Alaska in the airship "Norge." The group was headed by polar explorers Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth, and the dirigible was designed and piloted by Umberto Nobile. On their way back to Europe, the men stopped in Seattle, where they were greeted by over 5,000 cheering people.In this…
ID Number:1983.10.10847
Date:1926
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Herb Munter and others posing with Boeing Model C seaplane, Seattle, circa 1916
The flying career of legendary pilot Herbert A. Munter (1895-1970) began early as he built his first plane from a bed sheet, wooden struts, wires from market baskets and a 40-horsepower engine. Teaching himself to fly it in 1912, he went on to barnstorming and test piloting for the Boeing Company. He opened Seattle's first passenger carrying service in 1920…
ID Number:1983.10.10852.2
Date:Circa 1916
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Baseball fans entering Dugdale ballpark, Seattle, 1921
Signs in image: Seattle Base Ball Club. Bleacher 50 Cent Tickets Here. Grand Stand Ticket 75 Cents.Handwritten on sleeve: Base Ball opening Crowd Entering.Webster & Stevens number: 81638
ID Number:1983.10.10874
Date:1921