280 results for: Lake Union
Ephemera
Don't Fail to See Ravenna (or Big Tree Park), 1909
Seattle's Ravenna Park was among the few areas that escaped the logger's ax in the late 1800s, thus preserving stunning examples of giant old-growth Douglas Firs. Centered around a stream that ran from Green Lake to Union Bay, the park opened in 1887 as Ravenna Springs Park, named for the Italian town which sits beside an ancient forest. Owners William…
ID Number:1987.69.1
Date:1909
Ephemera
Don't Fail to See Ravenna (or Big Tree Park), 1909
Seattle's Ravenna Park was among the few areas that escaped the logger's ax in the late 1800s, thus preserving stunning examples of giant old-growth Douglas Firs. Centered around a stream that ran from Green Lake to Union Bay, the park opened in 1887 as Ravenna Springs Park, named for the Italian town which sits beside an ancient forest. Owners William…
ID Number:1987.69.2
Date:1909
Postcard
Ballard Locks, Seattle, circa 1920
For years, there was no easy or cheap way to move logs, coal, and other resources directly from the east side of Lake Washington to Elliott Bay. There were many plans and several attempts to build a canal via Lake Union. However, none was successful until the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built in 1911 to 1917.The Hiram Chittenden Locks…
ID Number:1989.73.17
Date:Circa 1920
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Blanchard Boat Co. building on Lake Union, Seattle, 1946
The Blanchard Boat Company was one of the leading yacht builders of Seattle. Founded by N.J. (Norman J.) Blanchard (1885-1954) in 1905, the company built nearly 2,000 boats over its 64-year history, including commercial ships, classic motor cruisers, and sailing yachts, some of which are still in use today. Following N.J.'s death in 1954, his son Norman C. Blanchard (1911-2009)…
ID Number:1989.89.25
Date:1946
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Motor yacht "Conquista," former submarine chaser converted by Blanchard Boat Co., Seattle, circa 1921
The Blanchard Boat Company was one of the leading yacht builders of Seattle. Founded by N.J. (Norman J.) Blanchard (1885-1954) in 1905, the company built nearly 2,000 boats over its 64-year history, including commercial ships, classic motor cruisers and sailing yachts, some of which are still in use today. Following N.J.'s death in 1954, his son Norman C. Blanchard (1911-2009)…
ID Number:1989.89.272
Date:Circa 1921
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The Wanda, 1922
Designed by Ted Geary for lumberman C.D. Stimson, the 90-foot motor yacht Wanda was launched in 1922 from Blanchard Wallingford Avenue yard. Handwritten on verso: Wanda built 1922 for Mr. C.D. Stimpson. Built by N.J. Blanchard at the foot of Wallingford Ave. on Lake Union. Designed by T.E. Geary of Seattle. 92 ft long triple crew gasoline engine by Speedway.
ID Number:1989.89.321
Date:1922
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Looking south on Pay Streak at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were located on the campus of the University of Washington. Several of the buildings and the landscaping survive, continuing to shape the layout of the campus. This photo shows the Pay Streak, looking south toward Lake Union.Frank H.…
ID Number:1990.73.82
Date:1909
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Guendolen Plestcheeff, Paris, 1931
Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff (1892-1994) was born in Seattle in 1892 at the First Hill mansion home of her parents, British-born Seattle pioneers Morgan and Emily Carkeek. Guendolen was sent to Europe for schooling at age 13 and spent much of the adult life traveling between Seattle and Europe. Following in the footsteps of her mother, who founded the Seattle Historical…
ID Number:1995.71.99
Date:1931
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Seattle Photo-Engravers Union engravers picnic, Lake Wilderness, 1938
In the summer of 1938, members of the Seattle Photo-Engravers Union and their families gathered at Lake Wilderness for their annual picnic, and posed for this informal panoramic group photo. The men, women, and children show a variety of ages and clothing styles.Lake Wilderness, near Maple Valley, Washington, became a popular resort area in the 1920s. Handwritten on verso: Photo…
ID Number:1997.18.99
Date:1938
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Gene Achziger and his Bubbleator greenhouse, Des Moines, Washington, December 8, 1988
In this image Gene Achziger adjusts the doors on the 1962 Seattle World's Fair Bubbleator, converted to a greenhouse at his Redondo home in the 1980s. The Bubbleator was a 19-foot wide, 3,000 pound, bubble-shaped transparent hydraulic elevator, built specifically for the fair's "World of Tomorrow" exhibit in the Washington State Coliseum (later Key Arena, and as of 2021 Climate…
ID Number:2000.107.002.14.01
Date:1988