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Image of Piers on waterfront, Seattle, circa 1912
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Piers on waterfront, Seattle, circa 1912

Signs in image: Pier No. 4 - Northern Pacific. Arlington Dock Company. Nome, St. Michael, Tanana - S.S.Ohio, 3500 tons; S.S. Indiana, 3500 tons; S.S. Copenhagen, 3000 tons - Empire Transportation Co., 607 First Ave. Steamship Tickets [...] Valdez [...] San Francisco. Steamship Tickets for Alaska, California, Mexico, Central and South America, Hamburg, Antwerp, Havre, London, Southampton, Cork, Dublin, Continental…
ID Number:1983.10.6755.2
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Waterfront from Moran's shipyard, circa 1900
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Waterfront from Moran's shipyard, circa 1900

Seattle's waterfront was busy in the early 1900s. Rafts of logs floated near the sawmills, ready to be cut into lumber. Some ships waited to be loaded with lumber or coal. Others carried passengers and cargo between Puget Sound, San Francisco, and other ports. In 1900, the editor of the Seattle Times predicted that Seattle would become the center for…
ID Number:1983.10.6762.2
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Great Northern Dock, Seattle, circa 1911
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Great Northern Dock, Seattle, circa 1911

Railroad magnate James J. Hill formed the Great Northern Steamship Co. in 1900 and began building two ocean-going steamers, the "Minnesota" and the "Dakota", to carry trade goods between Seattle and Japan. The Great Northern Docks at Smith's Cove was the bustling center of this Pacific trade. The trains traveled over the bay on trestles, then continued on their way…
ID Number:1983.10.6764
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Ainsworth & Dunn Pike Street Wharf, Seattle, 1912
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Ainsworth & Dunn Pike Street Wharf, Seattle, 1912

Handwritten on sleeve: Pike St. dock 1912.Photographer's Reference Number: 1258
ID Number:1983.10.6785
Date:1912
Image of Bunkers and wharves at the Pacific Coast Coal Company, 1911
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Bunkers and wharves at the Pacific Coast Coal Company, 1911

Railroad cars carried coal from the mines east of Lake Washington to the Seattle waterfront. The coal was offloaded and stored in bunkers. Then it was loaded onto ships bound for ports in Alaska or California.In this photo, taken in 1911, a railroad car filled with coal sits at the end of the dock at the Pacific Coast Coal Company…
ID Number:1983.10.6872.1
Date:1911
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, circa 1915

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo was taken from a dock on Salmon Bay, at the west end of the canal route, looking east. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Canal.Photographer's Reference Number: 2510
ID Number:1983.10.6933
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Ships on waterfront, Seattle, circa 1905
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Ships on waterfront, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: W.W. Robinson - Pike Street Wharf. Northwestern Steamship Co.Handwritten on sleeve: Waterfront.Webster & Stevens number: 2719
ID Number:1983.10.6974
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Ballard Boat House on Salmon Bay, 1905
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Ballard Boat House on Salmon Bay, 1905

The Ballard Boat House once stood at the foot of 24th Street, near Ballard's business district. People could rent boats at the boathouse to go out on Salmon Bay.This photo was taken in 1905, looking south across Salmon Bay. It shows the Ballard Boat House dock and boats for rent. Rafts of logs float offshore. The farms and houses of…
ID Number:1983.10.6979
Date:1905
Image of Thornley's Boat House in Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1905
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Thornley's Boat House in Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1905

Leschi Park, on the shore of Lake Washington, was a popular place for Seattle's city-dwellers to go for recreation. Many people caught a cable car at Pioneer Square and rode to the park along Yesler Way. This photo shows the park's boathouse. Handwritten on sleeve: Thornley's Boat House Leschi Park, 1905?Webster & Stevens number: 2789
ID Number:1983.10.6980.1
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Waterfront from Alaska Building, Seattle, circa 1905
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Waterfront from Alaska Building, Seattle, circa 1905

This photo is half of a two-part panorama. Signs in image: Schwabacher Bros. & Co. White Knight 5 Cent Cigars. [...res] Storage Warehouse. Gen. Arthur Cigar. [Lilly?] [Bodardine?] & Co. - North Coast Flouring Mills - Seeds. Pier B - The Pacific Coast Co. - Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Pier A - The Pacific Coast Co. - Pacific Coast Steamship…
ID Number:1983.10.7093.2
Date:Circa 1905
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