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Ships in a Puget Sound port, circa 1907
Shipbuilding and repair was prime industries in Seattle and other Puget Sound ports. This photo shows the "Favorite," a former San Francisco ferry which has been brought in for modernization. The conversion probably involved replacing the ferry's steam-powered engine with a gasoline-powered one. Several sailing ships are docked in the background. The photograph was taken sometime between 1902 and 1912…
ID Number:1983.10.PA5.4
Date:Circa 1907
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Ferry "West Seattle" heading into Seattle, circa 1907
The sidewheeler "West Seattle" was built in Tacoma for the short run between Seattle and West Seattle. Starting in July 1907, the vessel began service as the second ferry on the run, carrying passengers, buggies, and delivery wagons. In 1920, the "West Seattle" was replaced with a smaller steamer because more people were driving or taking the streetcar between the…
ID Number:1983.10.PA5.15
Date:Circa 1907
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Skinner & Eddy shipyard, circa 1917
In 1916, the Skinner & Eddy Corporation opened a shipyard at the foot of Massachusetts Street on the site of the old Moran Brothers yard. Skinner & Eddy built 75 vessels during World War I, becoming Seattle's largest shipyard. The end of the war, in 1918, brought a depression in shipbuilding, and the yard was sold in 1923.This photo of…
ID Number:1983.10.PA5.20
Date:Circa 1917
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Fruit pickers, 1911
Yakima County is still a center for the tree fruit industry. Irrigation efforts started in the 1870s, and by 1907, area orchards were producing apples, cherries, pears, peaches, plums, prunes, and apricots. About two million young fruit trees were planted in 1906 and early 1907 alone.This photo shows a group of fruit pickers with their pails at a Washington orchard.…
ID Number:1983.10.PA11.51
Date:1911
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Salmon trap, circa 1911
For many years, Native Americans and others trapped migrating salmon by building wire mesh and net barriers across waterways. The fish were funneled into a trap and couldn't escape. Canneries ran traps too. Their boats regularly emptied the salmon traps and delivered the fish to the cannery. This method caught so many fish that salmon runs began to disappear. Salmon…
ID Number:1983.10.PA11.79
Date:Circa 1911
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Man nailing a bundle of shingles, circa 1915
Washington state's important cedar shingle industry began in the 1870s and grew quickly. In the first six months of 1905 alone, over 18,000 railroad cars full of shingles left the state for building projects all over the United States.In this photo, taken at a Washington mill in about 1915, a worker finishes packing a bundle of shingles. The skilled workers…
ID Number:1983.10.PA18.73
Date:Circa 1915
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Men packing shingles, circa 1915
By 1893, Washington state had 150 mills which cut cedar shingles and sent them by rail to the rest of the United States. Cedar shingles make a good roof and wall covering because they are strong and light, and they shed rain and snow easily.In this photo, several millworkers pack the shingles into bundles. This photo was taken around 1915…
ID Number:1983.10.PA18.74
Date:1915
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Shingle sawyers, circa 1915
Workers in the shingle mills took blocks of cedar, called bolts, and cut them to the right size with a series of saws. They then cut the wood into thin shingles. These skilled workers were called shingle weavers because of the way they moved the wood in the sharp saws. This was very dangerous work, and many millworkers had their…
ID Number:1983.10.PA18.75
Date:1915
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Workers in shingle mill, circa 1915
By 1893, Washington state had 150 mills which cut cedar shingles and sent them by rail to the rest of the United States. Cedar shingles make a good roof and wall covering because they are strong and light, and they shed rain and snow easily.In this photo, taken at a Washington mill in about 1915, workers are shown preparing shingle…
ID Number:1983.10.PA18.77
Date:Circa 1915
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Large western red cedar tree, circa 1925
The western red cedar or redcedar, the largest tree in the Pacific Northwest, is an environmentally and culturally important tree in the region. Indigenous tribes have long used the tree for homes, canoes, fishing, art, clothing, and medicines. An important part of the ecosystem, the western red cedar is naturally insect- and fungi-resistant and the shade from the tree helps…
ID Number:1983.10.PA21.14
Date:Circa 1925