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Houseboat damage at Lake Union, Seattle, 1914
On March 13, 1914, water from Lake Union gushed into the Lake Washington ship canal when a wooden dam in Fremont gave way. The level of the lake dropped approximately ten feet as a result of the accident. Almost 200 houseboat owners suffered losses when the receding waters left their floating homes stranded on the beach or toppled at odd…
ID Number:1983.10.9810.2
Date:1914
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Kirkland ferry dock at Madison Park, circa 1920
In the early 1900s, people could ride King County ferries or Anderson steamboats between Madison Park and Kirkland. By 1920, the real estate partnership of Burke & Farrar had opened a small office at the Madison Park landing. Burke & Farrar developed land for homes in and around Kirkland.This photo, taken sometime around 1920, shows cars being loaded onto the…
ID Number:1983.10.10197
Date:Circa 1920
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Leschi ferry dock, 1918
A number of ferries carried people, goods, and vehicles across Lake Washington before the building of the floating bridges. This photo was taken in 1918 at the Leschi landing. It shows horse-drawn wagons ready to board the Leschi ferry to cross Lake Washington. Webster & Stevens number: 47180
ID Number:1983.10.10200
Date:1918
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Lander Street Wharf, Seattle, circa 1916
Sign in image: Port of Seattle - Lander St. Wharf - American-Hawaiian S.S. Co.Handwritten on sleeve: Lander St. Dock.Webster & Stevens number: 47634
ID Number:1983.10.10234
Date:Circa 1916
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SS Kaifuku Maru, Seattle, circa 1918
Handwritten on sleeve: SS Kaifuku Maru.Webster & Stevens number: 58806
ID Number:1983.10.10541
Date:Circa 1918
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Building a ship at the National Shipbuilding Company, circa 1918
Seattle had a boom in wood and steel shipbuilding during World War I, and employment was high. The city directory listed six shipbuilding companies in 1912, 24 in 1917, and 46 in 1918. This photo, taken around 1918, shows men working on a wooden ship's hull at the National Shipbuilding Company. Webster & Stevens number: 58830
ID Number:1983.10.10545
Date:Circa 1918
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Shipyard riveter, September 1917
Wooden hulled ships had been built in the Puget Sound area for many years. Local shipyards began building steel-hulled ships when the United States entered World War I in 1917.//In this photo, a Seattle shipyard worker prepares to rivet a steel plate on the deck of a large ship. Webster & Stevens number: 59807
ID Number:1983.10.10621
Date:1917
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Buses at West Seattle ferry dock, circa 1920
Before 1900, people who lived in West Seattle traveled to Seattle by steamer or ferry. The first ferry on the West Seattle run across Elliott Bay was the "City of Seattle," which made the run in about eight minutes. A larger ferry, called the "West Seattle," joined it in 1907 and stayed on the route until 1920. Connecting roads and…
ID Number:1983.10.10816
Date:Circa 1920
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Amundsen and the crew of the "Norge," June 27, 1926
In June 1926, sixteen men crossed the North Pole from Norway to Alaska in the airship "Norge." The group was headed by polar explorers Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth, and the dirigible was designed and piloted by Umberto Nobile. On their way back to Europe, the men stopped in Seattle, where they were greeted by over 5,000 cheering people.In this…
ID Number:1983.10.10847
Date:1926
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Woman paddling canoe on Green Lake, Seattle, 1923
In this image, an unidentified woman paddles a canoe on Green Lake, a freshwater lake in north central Seattle. The lake has long been a recreation area for residents of the city; an electric trolley reached the south end of the lake about 1891, and in 1903 the lake was included in the Olmsted Brothers' comprehensive parks plan. The lake…
ID Number:1983.10.11287.2
Date:1923