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Cable car line on James Street, 1905
Some of Seattle's steep streets had cable car lines. Cable cars move by gripping a long wire cable that runs under the street. This photo was taken on James Street in 1905, looking downhill towards Pioneer Square. The cross street at the bottom of the slope is Second Avenue. At that time, James Street still had wooden sidewalks. Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.6854
Date:1905
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Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1905
James Clise built the Globe Building in 1901 to house office, shops, and rooms for men who came to Seattle during the Alaskan gold rush. In 2003, the Alexis Hotel occupied the building, located at First Avenue and Madison Street. Signs in image: Bismarck. Bank - Washington Trust Company. Globe Navigation Co. Palace of Sweets. Stone - Tailor. Globe Block.…
ID Number:1983.10.7063
Date:Circa 1905
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Collins Block, Seattle, circa 1905
Signs in image: Normandy [...]. [...] Architect. Pacific Optical Co. Tailors. [The...lace] House. Harvard Dental Parlors - Full Set of Teeth $4. The Thomas Investment Co. - Financial Ag'ts and Investment Bankers - Mortgage Loans, Investments, Insurance. Wilson's Modern Business College. Collins. J.A. Baillargeon & Co. Vienna Cafe - Fancy Bakery. The Copeland Medical Institute. Western Mutual Fire Insurance Ass'n.…
ID Number:1983.10.7088
Date:Circa 1905
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Hotel Seattle, circa 1900
The Hotel Seattle was located near Pioneer Square, which was then the heart of Seattle's business district. The five-story brick and stone building had 200 rooms. It was close to the railroad depots, the docks, and the point where most of the city's streetcar lines started. The hotel was torn down in 1962 to make room for a parking garage.This…
ID Number:1983.10.7324
Date:Circa 1900
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Summit School, Seattle, circa 1905
This architecturally distinctive school building was designed by James Stephen. Summit School opened with a full house of elementary and high school students in 1905, but the older classes moved the following year to their own building, known as Franklin School. As the surrounding neighborhood became more commercial, the school population declined, but Summit was used for a variety of…
ID Number:1983.10.7457
Date:Circa 1905
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John Hay School, circa 1905
In September 1905, John Hay School opened on Boston Street in Seattle's Queen Anne Hill neighborhood. There were 325 students in grades one through seven. The John Hay School building later housed an alternative school, and in 2010 was renamed Queen Anne Elementary. It is one of Seattle's few remaining wooden buildings designed by school district architect James Stephen.This photo…
ID Number:1983.10.7463
Date:Circa 1905
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Second Avenue from James Street, Seattle, circa 1905
Signs in image: Butler. [...unst] Cigars. Hotel Savoy. Empire Building. Thompson's Cafe. Watches & [Jewelry]. Melhorn [...]. [Alexander?] [Bald...] - Marine & Fire Insurance. Bartell Drug Co. Oriental Bldg. A.H. Rankin M.D. Mais Paper Wrapper - [Ob...] [Mouthpiec...]. Foster & Kleiser Signs. Chinese Cafe - Chop Suey, Noodles. Money to Loan - [...] Stoddard Loan Office. Diamonds Watches Jewelry Bought…
ID Number:1983.10.7495.1
Date:Circa 1905
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John B. Allen School, Seattle, circa 1905
Seattle's John B. Allen School opened in 1904 at Northwest 67th Street and Phinney Avenue. The two-story building was designed by Seattle school architect James Stephen and named for one of Washington state's first senators. John B. Allen School had eight classrooms and housed six teachers and 381 students. In 1917, the old wooden building closed and classes moved to…
ID Number:1983.10.7547
Date:Circa 1905
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Dunlap School, Seattle, circa 1905
Named for a family who homesteaded in the Rainier Valley, Dunlap School opened in 1904 on Trenton St. between 48th and 50th South. An earlier one-room schoolhouse had been built on a different site. This new school was designed by the architect James Stephen and served students in the Rainier Valley until 1924 when it closed. Handwritten on sleeve: Dunlap…
ID Number:1983.10.7553
Date:Circa 1905
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Lowman Building and Lowman & Hanford, circa 1909
In 1882, James Lowman and Clarence Hanford joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. After losing their original building in the Great Fire of 1889, the partners reopened the business at 616 First Avenue. There, they expanded into publishing, bookbinding, and book selling, and even sold photographic equipment and other supplies to people leaving for the…
ID Number:1983.10.7556
Date:Circa 1909