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Passengers boarding trolley at West Seattle Junction, circa 1925
The primary commercial district in the West Seattle neighborhood, commonly called the Junction, was originally formed in 1907 at the crossroads of two street car lines along what are now California Avenue SW and SW Alaska Street. Heavy promotion encouraged a residential real estate boom in the area, and the 1920s saw significant commercial growth. This image of California Avenue…
ID Number:1983.10.1577.3
Date:Circa 1925
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Asian American strawberry picker, circa 1919
Many Asian immigrants in the Seattle and King County area were farmers. Before World War One, Japanese farmers were already supplying most of the region's population with vegetables, small fruits, and diary products. Starting in the 1920s, many immigrants from the Philippines worked as seasonal laborers at area farms.In this photo, taken in the Seattle area around 1919, an Asian-American…
ID Number:1983.10.1593.1
Date:Circa 1919
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Shozo Tsutakawa in front of the Japanese American Commission Company, Seattle, circa 1919
Shozo Tsutakawa (1877-1951) was a successful Japanese businessman who immigrated to the US around 1904 and started the Japanese American Commission Company, importing and exporting food and other goods to and from Japan. He was also president of the Japanese Commercial Club in Seattle. In 1919, Tsutakawa wrote an article in the Seattle Times about the huge growth in trade…
ID Number:1983.10.1617.1
Date:Circa 1919
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Shozo Tsutakawa in front of Japanese American Commission Company, circa 1919
Shozo Tsutakawa (1877-1951) was a successful Japanese businessman who immigrated to the US around 1904 and started the Japanese American Commission Company, importing and exporting food and other goods to and from Japan. He was also president of the Japanese Commercial Club in Seattle. In 1919, Tsutakawa wrote an article in the Seattle Times about the huge growth in trade…
ID Number:1983.10.1617.2
Date:Circa 1919
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The A.J. Sullivan family and their house, August 19, 1919
The Sullivan family arrived in Seattle in April 1918 with only $69.43 and found an abandoned farm in Kennydale. A year later, they were completely self-supporting, and their children were in school. In this photo, Mr. Sullivan, his wife, four of their children, and their pet dog are by the door of their wood frame house. Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.1636.1
Date:1919
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Model T Ford adapted to be a tractor, circa 1919
One of the many add-on devices made for Model T Fords is the rear tire assembly of this vehicle, which adapted the car for use as a farm tractor. Several versions of this type of conversion kit were made by different companies, one advertised under the slogan of Make-a-Tractor. Handwritten on sleeve: Kenneth [...] (negative torn)Webster & Stevens number: 75247
ID Number:1983.10.1636.5
Date:Circa 1919
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View from roof of Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1919
This view looking north on Pike Place from above the Main Arcade building shows bustling activity and traffic from both cars and horses on both Pike Place and Western Avenue (left side of frame). The old Armory building that was demolished in the 1960s can be seen in the distance. Signs in image: Seattle Cabinet Wks; Mfg & Show Cases;…
ID Number:1983.10.1659.2
Date:Circa 1919
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Pike Place Market with trucks and cars, 1920
In the early days of the Pike Place Market, all produce was brought to market by horse and wagon. Farmers had to get up well before dawn to make sure they got a good place to sell. By 1920, motorized trucks and cars had replaced most of the old delivery wagons. This meant a shorter and easier trip for both…
ID Number:1983.10.1659.3
Date:1920
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View of Western Ave., Seattle, circa 1919
This view of Seattle was taken facing north from about where the Public Market Parking Garage is now located. The large building in the center of the frame is the Seattle Seamen's Institute (also Seamen's Bethel, or Seaman's Hotel), opened by the Seamen's Friend Society in 1904 as a home for retired sailors and mariners. On the eastern side of…
ID Number:1983.10.1659.4
Date:Circa 1919
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Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1919
This view looking north on Pike Place along the Corner Market building shows bustling activity and traffic. The old Armory building that was demolished in the 1960s can be seen in the distance on the west side of the street. Handwritten on sleeve: Public MarketWebster & Stevens number: 75356
ID Number:1983.10.1659.6
Date:Circa 1919