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Image of Aerial view of Seattle from south, 1935
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Aerial view of Seattle from south, 1935

This aerial view of downtown Seattle was taken facing north from the present-day location of the SoDo neighborhood. Prominent in the foreground is King Street Station and the rail yard that opened in 1906 to serve both the Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway, and has served Amtrack since 1971. The waterfront and Elliott Bay are visible on the…
ID Number:1983.10.17697.5
Date:1935
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Ferry "Kalakala" on Seattle waterfront, July 5, 1935

The ferry "Kalakala" began service in 1935. Its streamlined design made it internationally famous and popular with visitors and residents alike. The ferry made six daily runs between Seattle and Bremerton, and made summer evening excursions around Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the ferry vibrated badly; it was difficult to handle and expensive to repair. Service ended in 1967, and the ferry…
ID Number:1983.10.17698.2
Date:1935
Image of Aerial view of Connecticut Street dock, Seattle, 1935
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Aerial view of Connecticut Street dock, Seattle, 1935

This aerial view of what is now Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, located just south of downtown, features docks that were owned by the Port of Seattle and utilized by shipping companies. Just north of the docks, at the left center edge of the frame, is what was then Seattle's largest Hooverville, a temporary and improvised shantytown populated by men left unemployed…
ID Number:1983.10.17702.16
Date:1935
Image of Aerial of Camp Cherry Valley, near Carnation, February 15, 1935
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Aerial of Camp Cherry Valley, near Carnation, February 15, 1935

Camp Cherry Valley was a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp located in the Snoqualmie Valley on land leased from Weyerhaeuser. In 1935, the Washington State Department of Welfare took over the camp and used it as a location to house and feed homeless men in the area. The men were also given jobs constructing public works. During WWII the camp…
ID Number:1983.10.17731.2
Date:1935
Image of Aerial view of Georgetown from the southeast, 1936
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Aerial view of Georgetown from the southeast, 1936

Georgetown is located south of downtown Seattle in the Duwamish River Valley. By the time of this 1936 image, much of the river's original course had been filled in for houses, farms, and factories. Empty land created by the filling of the river’s old oxbows can be seen at the left edge of the image, bisected by South Michigan Street…
ID Number:1983.10.17774.1
Date:1936
Image of Aerial view from the southeast, looking across Georgetown to West Seattle, 1936
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Aerial view from the southeast, looking across Georgetown to West Seattle, 1936

Georgetown is located south of downtown Seattle in the Duwamish River Valley. This image shows an area of Beacon Hill, above Georgetown's commercial area and the railroad. Seventeenth Avenue South is partially paved as it heads north, past a large natural gas storage tank and the North Coast Chemical & Soap Works plant. New sidewalks have been built along Seventeenth…
ID Number:1983.10.17774.3
Date:1936
Image of Aerial of waterfront and downtown from west, Seattle, September 15, 1936
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Aerial of waterfront and downtown from west, Seattle, September 15, 1936

This aerial view of Seattle's downtown has been retouched to add the ferry Kalakala and other vessels. Caption on border: Laidlaw.Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle & Harbor with boats.Webster & Stevens number: T-731
ID Number:1983.10.17806
Date:1936
Image of Aerial view of Edgewater Apartments in Madison Park, Seattle, September 11, 1938
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Aerial view of Edgewater Apartments in Madison Park, Seattle, September 11, 1938

The Edgewater Apartments, located along the north shore of the Madison Park neighborhood, opened in January 1939. Designed by the architectural firm of John Graham, Sr., the apartments are spread throughout two-story buildings with abundant green space between them. This aerial view shows the partially completed Edgewater complex in the fall of 1938. From original inventory: written on sleeve 9-11-38…
ID Number:1983.10.17859
Date:1938
Image of Aerial of National Guard Armory, Seattle, June 29, 1939
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Aerial of National Guard Armory, Seattle, June 29, 1939

This aerial view looks south and west on what would later become the World's Fairgrounds, with the the Civic Auditorium and field in the foreground and the Armory (now the Center House) in the center. Handwritten on sleeve: 6-29-39 National Guard Armory.Photographer's number: T-921
ID Number:1983.10.17888
Date:1939
Image of Aerial of Franklin High School and Mount Baker neighborhood looking south, Seattle, May 31, 1932
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Aerial of Franklin High School and Mount Baker neighborhood looking south, Seattle, May 31, 1932

Franklin High School opened in the fall of 1912 in Seattle's Mount Baker area. The new school had 42 classrooms, two gymnasiums, a library, a home economics model apartment, and a 1,300 seat auditorium. When it opened, the school had 769 students, but the student body grew quickly. The school was built in the popular Renaissance Revival style, and was…
ID Number:1983.10.17937
Date:1932
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