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Woman listening to a radio in her living room, circa 1926
In the early 1920s, radios were tricky machines that only an expert could operate. By 1926, they were much easier to use and came in a variety of models, some of which looked like furniture. In this photo, taken around 1926, a young Seattle woman listens to a radio in her living room. On Sundays, she could hear services from…
ID Number:1983.10.2987
Date:Circa 1926
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A wreck on the Puget Sound Electric Railway, September 23, 1925
In September 1925, two interurban trains collided head-on in a dense fog. The wreck took place just south of Kent. The motorman in the southbound train saw the other train's lights, locked on the brakes and jumped. Luckily, the eighteen people injured in the accident received only cuts and bruises. In this photo, spectators watch as a crane prepares to…
ID Number:1983.10.3019.2
Date:1925
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Schooner Sophia Christensen, Seattle, circa 1925
The four-masted schooner Sophie Christenson, shown here docked in Seattle, was a cod ship that operated in the Bering Sea and Alaskan coast. This ship had been converted from transporting lumber. Handwritten on sleeve: Schooner Sophia Christensen.Photographer's Reference Number: 113362Caption information source: "Puget Sound's Cod Schooners" by Walt Crowley, HistoryLink.org Essay 3695.
ID Number:1983.10.3060.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Ferry "Kitsap of Seattle" at Lake Washington Shipyards, 1926
The ferry "Kitsap of Seattle" was designed for the Kitsap Transportation Company, one of the first in Puget Sound to build auto ferries. The ferry operated on the Fauntleroy-Vashon Heights-Harper run beginning in 1926. The vessel was later sold to the Washington State Ferry system. Its career ended 1967 when it sank on the way to Alaska to become a…
ID Number:1983.10.3200
Date:1926
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West Seattle proud of fine homes, May 1926
After World War I ended, home building boomed all over the United States. This included West Seattle, which was now connected to Seattle by ferry, streetcar, and road. More and more people owned cars, and builders began to include garages in their new houses. This photo shows a new home at 1925 Sunset Avenue in West Seattle, with its garage…
ID Number:1983.10.3216.5
Date:1926
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The Grand Trunk Pacific dock at the foot of Marion Street , circa 1925
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway expanded their business to include steamship service in 1910. Steamers ran south to California and north to Alaska goldfields.In this photo, cars and trucks are parked on the railroad tracks of Railroad Avenue, now Alaskan Way. Parking was a problem even in the 1920s. Webster & Stevens number: 119452
ID Number:1983.10.3225.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Jack Hennessey with his roosters, Seattle, January 3, 1928
Close to 1,500 birds were exhibited at the Puget Sound Poultry Association's show in 1928. Among them were two roosters belonging to Jack Hennessey. In this photo taken at the show, he poses with his birds. Handwritten on sleeve: Poultry Show Birds.Photographer's Reference Number: 128448
ID Number:1983.10.3905
Date:1928
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Kunugi loganberry field on Vashon Island, circa 1928
The Kunugi Loganberry field, shown in the foreground of this photo, was located at SW 228th and Vashon Highway SW. This view looks east over inner Quartermaster Harbor toward Maury Island. The large structure visible in the center distance is the early Burton High School. In the 1950s, the Burton Elementary School was built on the site of the Kunugi…
ID Number:1983.10.3985
Date:Circa 1928
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Vashon Island waterfront, circa 1928
The first permanent white settlers arrived on Vashon Island in 1877. By the end of the 1880s, the island had its first sawmill, stores, and schools. In the early part of the 20th century, Vashon Island marketed itself as "The Home of the Big Red Strawberry." Handwritten on sleeve: Vashon Island Scene.Photographer's Reference Number: 129059
ID Number:1983.10.3986
Date:Circa 1928
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Shell Oil plant, Richmond Beach, circa 1929
In the early 1912, Shell Oil opened a distribution plant at Point Wells in Richmond Beach, north of Seattle along the Puget Sound. Handwritten on sleeve: Shell Oil Co. Richmond Beach Marine Plant.Webster & Stevens number: 133606Caption information source: "Richmond Beach's First Official Residents and the town’s growth," Shoreline Historical Museum Facebook post, February 8, 2018.
ID Number:1983.10.4064.2
Date:Circa 1929