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Warren Avenue School, Seattle, 1903
Construction of Warren Avenue School began in 1902, and the school opened in 1903 on the corner of Harrison Street and Warren Avenue in Seattle’s Lower Queen Anne district. Possibly named for Revolutionary War hero Major-General Joseph Warren, the three-story, wood-frame building helped relieve crowding at nearby Denny and Mercer Elementary Schools at a time the city was booming. In…
ID Number:SHS7726
Date:1903
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"Uncle Hiram" posing at Luna Park, Seattle, June, 1907
In this image clown "Uncle Hiram" poses at Luna Park with a pig and two dogs in a "Studebaker Junior" wagon. Luna Park was an amusement park which operated from 1907-1913 on a pier at Duwamish Head, along the northern tip of West Seattle. Among the rides and amusements at the park were the Figure Eight Roller Coaster, a Merry-go-round,…
ID Number:SHS7805
Date:1907
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Policemen's Ball attendees at Armory, Seattle, February 21, 1911
Seattle's Policemen's Ball was held annually from at least 1899 to benefit the Seattle Police Relief Association (also called the Policemen's Benevolent Association). The association used funds raised for the pensioning of police officers injured in the line of duty or for the funeral expenses of those who died while members of the force. The photograph shown here was taken…
ID Number:SHS7850
Date:1911
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Court of Honor and Geyser Basin at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
In the summer of 1909, a world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, took place on the grounds of the University of Washington in Seattle. Over three million people visited the buildings, grounds, and sites of the A.Y.P.E. between June 1 and October 1, 1909.This panoramic view shows the Geyser Fountain (now known as Drumheller Fountain) looking north towards the Government Building…
ID Number:SHS7920
Date:1909
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Performers from the "Streets of Cairo" in the Oriental Village pose on the Pay Streak at AYPE, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle to publicize the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape Architecture firm and located on the campus of the University of Washington. The AYPE's amusement park and midway area was located along what is now 15th Avenue, and was called the Pay…
ID Number:SHS7956
Date:1909
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Pioneer Building and Pergola at Pioneer Square, Seattle, 1970
This unusual 1970 view, taken in Seattle's Pioneer Square district, captures two landmark structures built after the 1889 Great Fire. The 1889 brick Pioneer Building, designed by Elmer Fisher and built by Henry Yesler, occupies the corner of First Avenue and James Street. The 1909 cast iron and glass Pergola sits across the street on Pioneer Square itself. The square…
ID Number:SHS8189
Date:1970
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Bartenders and customers at Rathskellers, Seattle, circa 1935
Rathskeller, or Ratskeller, is a German word for a bar or restaurant located in the basement of a city hall (Rathaus) or nearby. Many taverns, nightclubs, bars, and similar establishments throughout the world use the term, including several different businesses in Seattle. This image was taken in a bar called Rathskeller's that was located at 94 Pine Street, near the…
ID Number:SHS8383
Date:Circa 1935
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Mayor Bertha Landes breaking ground for the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, November 7, 1927
Seattle Mayor Bertha K. Landes broke ground for the city's new Civic Auditorium and Stadium in November 1927. The complex, at what is now Seattle Center, was completed the following year. Mayor Landes, who served from 1926 to 1928, was the first female mayor of a major American city. The Civic Auditorium later became the Seattle Center Opera House and…
ID Number:SHS8480
Date:1927
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Woodland Dairy employees and delivery cart, Seattle, circa 1912
In this image two employees of Woodland Dairy Company pose in front of their horse-drawn delivery cart. The men are identified as Frank Haberbush, left, and Harold Poole. Typed on verso: Woodland Diary Co. horse-drawn home delivery cart. driver on right - Harold Poole, on left - Frank Haberbush. ca. 1912. In Green Lake district.SHS category: Transportation - Horse Drawn
ID Number:SHS8540
Date:Circa 1912
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West Spokane Street wooden trestle bridge, Seattle, February 27, 1918
From 1902 to 1917, three temporary wooden bridges were built over the west water way of the Duwamish River, connecting Harbor Island to West Seattle (annexed by Seattle in 1907). By 1924 a permanent steel low-level bascule bridge, West Spokane Street Bridge No. 1 (North), had been built and was in use until 1978.This west-facing view shows one of the…
ID Number:SHS8645
Date:1918