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Image of Stone Avenue Bridge, 1911
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Stone Avenue Bridge, 1911

Before the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built, a temporary bridge on Stone Avenue carried traffic across to Fremont. Most of the bridge consisted of a wooden roadway on a trestle. The short metal span was just large enough to let logs and small boats pass through.This photo shows the Stone Avenue Bridge in about 1911. Stone Avenue is now…
ID Number:1983.10.6877.1
Date:1911
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal, circa 1915

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows part of the canal in about 1915, about four years after construction started. It was probably taken between Fremont and Ballard in Seattle. Photographer's Reference Number: 2506
ID Number:1983.10.6929
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1915

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay.This photo shows part of the canal in about 1915, about four years after construction started. It was taken towards the east, from a point between Fremont and Ballard. Plumes of steam billow from the heavy earthmoving equipment in…
ID Number:1983.10.6931
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Digging the channel for the Lake Washington Ship Canal, circa 1915
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Digging the channel for the Lake Washington Ship Canal, circa 1915

One part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal project involved connecting Salmon Bay with Lake Union. Workers dug the channel with steam shovels and used trains to carry the dirt away.This photo was taken around 1915. It shows a steam shovel and earthmoving train during the digging of the canal. The buildings in the far left are probably mills near…
ID Number:1983.10.6932
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, circa 1915

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo was taken from a dock on Salmon Bay, at the west end of the canal route, looking east. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Canal.Photographer's Reference Number: 2510
ID Number:1983.10.6933
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1915

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows part of the canal about four years after construction started and looks east from 5th Avenue NW towards the northern edge of Queen Anne. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Canal.Webster & Stevens number: 2511
ID Number:1983.10.6934
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal spillway near Fremont, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal spillway near Fremont, circa 1915

During the building of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, temporary dams were built at various places to control the water level. This photo, taken around 1915, shows the spillway of a temporary dam at the western end of Lake Union, near Fremont. Logs for a nearby lumber mill float behind the dam. The Stone Way Bridge and Capitol…
ID Number:1983.10.6935
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, circa 1915

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo was probably taken at Salmon Bay, looking to the east. Many such small wooden houses bordered the shore of the waterway. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Canal.Photographer's Reference Number: 2513
ID Number:1983.10.6936
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Ballard Boat House on Salmon Bay, 1905
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Ballard Boat House on Salmon Bay, 1905

The Ballard Boat House once stood at the foot of 24th Street, near Ballard's business district. People could rent boats at the boathouse to go out on Salmon Bay.This photo was taken in 1905, looking south across Salmon Bay. It shows the Ballard Boat House dock and boats for rent. Rafts of logs float offshore. The farms and houses of…
ID Number:1983.10.6979
Date:1905
Image of Thornley's Boat House in Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1905
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Thornley's Boat House in Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1905

Leschi Park, on the shore of Lake Washington, was a popular place for Seattle's city-dwellers to go for recreation. Many people caught a cable car at Pioneer Square and rode to the park along Yesler Way. This photo shows the park's boathouse. Handwritten on sleeve: Thornley's Boat House Leschi Park, 1905?Webster & Stevens number: 2789
ID Number:1983.10.6980.1
Date:Circa 1905
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