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Pioneer Building, circa 1916
Many of the wooden buildings destroyed in the 1889 fire were replaced with large, modern brick buildings. The Pioneer Building was commissioned by Seattle businessman Henry Yesler and built between 1889 and 1891. Yesler built the building on the site of his original Seattle home. The brick and stone building housed a bank and offices, and it still stands at…
ID Number:1983.10.10242
Date:Circa 1916
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Cable car on James Street, Seattle, July 14, 1930
Seattle's James Street cable car line opened in 1890. The fare was five cents, or $1.00 per month for students. After consolidation into the Union Trunk Line, it carried passengers and freight up the very steep slope of First Hill and on to Broadway and Madrona Park. Signs in image: Radio Telegraphy. Electric Shop. Jasper & McDonald Real Estate. Conner…
ID Number:1983.10.10834.1
Date:1930
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Policeman pulling trunk with murder victim's body out of Lake Union, Seattle, August 8, 1921
One of the state's most notorious crimes, the "Mahoney Trunk Murder" occurred in Seattle in 1921. The victim was Kate Mooers, 72, an eccentric and wealthy woman who married for the third time to James E. Mahoney, 38, a convicted robber. When Kate went missing, Mahoney claimed she had disappeared in St. Paul, Minnesota, but the Seattle police detectives decided…
ID Number:1983.10.11004
Date:1921
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James E. Mahoney on way to court, Seattle, 1921
One of the state's most notorious crimes, the "Mahoney Trunk Murder" occurred in Seattle in 1921. The victim was Kate Mooers, 72, an eccentric and wealthy woman who married for the third time to James E. Mahoney, 38, a convicted robber. After Kate's body was discovered in a trunk in Lake Union, Mahoney was indicted for first degree murder. The…
ID Number:1983.10.11010.1
Date:1921
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James W. Abell with dogcatching truck, September 14, 1921
On September 14, 1921, The Seattle Times reported that a coyote was cornered on the roof of a foundry building on Westlake Avenue North. The city's African American dogcatcher cornered the animal and took it to the Woodland Park Zoo. In this photo, the dogcatcher who caught the coyote stands by his truck. Webster & Stevens number: 91156
ID Number:1983.10.11014.1
Date:1921
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Washington Produce and Fruit Growers Union sales account for Fred Cyr, July 13, 1896
The Washington Produce and Fruit Growers Union, Inc., was established in 1895 as a cooperative of farmers who banded together to sell their produce to public markets and retailers rather than using established commission merchants who only paid farmers after the produce was sold.This sales account dated July 13, 1896, lists amounts and prices for strawberries received by Fred Cyr…
ID Number:1984.66.17.1
Date:1896
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Washington Produce & Fruit Growers Union stock certificate, July 1895
The Washington Produce and Fruit Growers Union, Inc. was established in 1895 as a cooperative of farmers who banded together to sell their produce to public markets and retailers rather than using established commission merchants who only paid farmers after the produce was sold.This stock certificate, dated July 17, 1895, gives J. B. Warren four shares in the union at…
ID Number:1984.66.18
Date:1895
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Preston Mill Company employees outside the mess hall, circa 1925
By the 1920s, most of the forest near Puget Sound had been logged, and the mills had followed the loggers inland towards the Cascade Mountains. The Preston Mill Company, in the Raging River Gorge between Issaquah and Snoqualmie, Washington, was one of the larger mills in King County. Swedish immigrants settled in the area in 1890 and opened the mill…
ID Number:1984.85.6
Date:Circa 1925
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Preston Mill Company employees and donkey engine, circa 1925
By the 1920s, most of the forest near Puget Sound had been logged, and the mills had followed the loggers inland towards the Cascade Mountains. The Preston Mill Company, in the Raging River Gorge between Issaquah and Snoqualmie, Washington, was one of the larger mills in King County. Swedish immigrants settled in the area in 1890 and opened the mill…
ID Number:1984.85.9
Date:Circa 1925
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Downtown Seattle from Harborview park, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.466
Date:1983