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King Street Coal Works docks, Seattle, circa 1885
The King Street Coal wharf was erected in 1877 to enable coal mined in Newcastle, WA, and brought by railcar to Seattle's waterfront, to be loaded onto ships, many of which were destined for the Pacific Coast's main metropolis, San Francisco.This photo shows the King Street Coal Works at Second Avenue and Columbia Street, with Northern Pacific rail cars on…
ID Number:2008.54.27
Date:Circa 1885
Photograph
Men with large logs on rail car, Edgecomb Lumber Company, Preston, Washington, circa 1890
Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.Written on photo: Edgecomb Lumber Co., Preston Wash.
ID Number:2011.26.7.35
Date:Circa 1890
Photograph
Snoqualmie Mill Company train engine, circa 1890
Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.36
Date:Circa 1890
Photograph
Edgecomb and Moore log train at Ballard trestle, circa 1890
Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.39
Date:Circa 1890
Menu
Northern Pacific Railway, Yellowstone Park Line menu, June 1910
This lunch menu features cold dishes for hot days, June 15 to September 15. The front cover says "Just a Bite for Lunch" and shows an apple with a bite taken out of it. Apples were frequently used on advertisements for the railroad going to Washington State.
ID Number:2014.3.1.70
Date:1910
Menu
Northern Pacific Railway, Yellowstone Park Line menu, circa 1910
This dining car menu features a "Great Big Baked Potato" on its cover. In 1909, Northern Pacific served its first oversized baked potato on their North Coast line, utilizing a special rack with spikes to cook inexpensive extra large Yakima Valley potatoes on board the train. The dish became part of Northern Pacific's marketing and even led the North Coast…
ID Number:2014.3.1.71
Date:Circa 1910
Menu
Northern Pacific Railway, Yellowstone Park Line salad menu, circa 1920
The Northern Pacific Railway Dining Car Department issued this salad menu in June 1915. The cover shows a bunch of celery, as salads are the sole offerings.
ID Number:2014.3.1.72
Date:Circa 1920
Cartographic material
Map Showing Northern Pacific Railroad with Branches and Connecting Lines in Washington Ter., 1887
The Northern Pacific Railway was chartered by the U. S. Congress in 1864 with the goals of connecting the Great Lakes with Puget Sound, and linking Oregon and Washington with the rest of the country. This map of the Northern Pacific Railroad and connecting lines covers an area from the south of Portland and the Columbia River well into British…
ID Number:2015.60.1
Date:1887
Photograph
Swedish-American family on porch of house, circa 1925
Between 1890 and 1910, large numbers of Swedes immigrated to the greater Seattle area. Swedes worked in the woods around Preston and High Point, in the Ballard mills, on the railroads building tunnels and laying tracks, in construction (contributing both labor and architectural skills), in the mines at Coal Creek, on the docks on Seattle's waterfront, and as farmers around…
ID Number:2016.59.66
Date:Circa 1925
Program
"The American Freedom Train," Official Commemorative Program, 1975/76
The American Freedom Train was an exhibit that traveled across the United States from 1975 through 1976 as part of the country's bicentennial celebrations. It was a follow up to the first Freedom Train, which toured the US in the late 1940s. The American Freedom Train consisted of 10 train cars filled with artifacts from across US history including documents…
ID Number:2016.76.1.14
Date:1975-1976