204 results for: Railroads
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Green Lake Electric Railway tracks along Green Lake, circa 1897
Beginning in 1888, electric streetcar lines were being built in many parts of Seattle. The Green Lake Electric Railway was begun in 1889 to serve the area north of Fremont. The tracks followed an old logging railway route and ran along the eastern shore of Green Lake, ending at about North 70th Street.This late 1890s photo by Anders Wilse shows…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.439
Date:Circa 1897
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Great Northern Railroad bridge, Ballard, circa 1914
The Great Northern Railroad bridge that crosses Salmon Bay was completed in 1914. This photo, taken from the Magnolia side, shows the bridge shortly after it opened. The brothers Clarence and Otto Langstaff were prolific amateur photographers in Seattle. Clarence worked as a carpenter and also spent time at Mt. Rainier as a guide. Otto worked for W.P. Fuller Company…
ID Number:Lib1993.8.3
Date:Circa 1914
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Bridge above railroad tracks in Woodland Park, Seattle, September 1, 1904
Woodland Park, acquired by the City of Seattle in 1899, had many miles of trees and unpaved roads and paths. In this photo taken September 1, 1904, a bridge crosses over railroad tracks in Woodland Park. The brothers Clarence R. and Otto Langstaff were prolific amateur photographers in Seattle. Clarence (1880-1941) worked as a carpenter and also spent time at…
ID Number:Lib1993.8.30
Date:1904
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Seattle Railroad School course schedule, circa 1950
The Seattle Railroad School was a branch of the Spokane Telegraph School that taught the Morse telegraphy that was used by railroads in the U. S. and Canada. The school advertised in The Seattle Times at least from 1949-1955, offering training in stenography, teletype operating, telephone operating, Gregg shorthand, and typewriting.This brochure for the school lists the classes offered in…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1048a
Date:Circa 1950
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Truck and railroad car with cargo, Seattle, 1934
Since the latter part of the 19th century, Seattle has been a transshipment point for goods traveling between the United States and other Pacific Ocean ports. At the docks, longshoremen transferred the cargo between ships and the railroad. In the 1930s, they did most of this work by hand; by the 1990s, many dockworkers had been replaced by machinery. Handwritten…
ID Number:PI24029
Date:1934
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Men unloading cargo from ship, circa 1935
Since the latter part of the 19th century, Seattle has been a transshipment point for goods traveling between the United States and other Pacific Ocean ports. At the docks, longshoremen transferred the cargo between ships and the railroad. In the 1930s, they did most of this work by hand; by the 1990s, many dockworkers had been replaced by machinery.In this…
ID Number:PI24030
Date:Circa 1935
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Men loading boxcar at pier, circa 1935
Since the later part of the 19th century, Seattle has been a transshipment point for goods traveling between the United States and other Pacific Ocean ports. At the docks, longshoremen transferred the cargo between ships and the railroad. In the 1930s, the men did most of this work by hand; by the 1990s, many dockworkers had been replaced by machinery.In…
ID Number:PI24031
Date:Circa 1935
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Party on ski train to Snoqualmie Pass, January 28, 1939
In the late 1930s, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company (called the Milwaukee Road) ran special trains to the Snoqualmie Ski Bowl near Hyak, Washington. The ski trains were very popular, and skiers sometimes turned the trip into a party.This January 1939 photo shows a group of young skiers singing and playing music as they travel on the…
ID Number:PI26880
Date:1939
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First passenger train to summit of White Pass, February 20, 1899
On February 20, 1899, the first passenger train on the White Pass & Yukon Route crossed over the summit of White Pass. The railroad owners had targeted Christmas 1898 as the day they wanted to reach the summit, but brutal weather caused construction delays and drove some workers to quit.In this photo by Eric Hegg, the White Pass & Yukon…
ID Number:SHS38
Date:1899
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White Pass & Yukon, laying at Bennett, track, 1899
On July 6, 1899, construction workers finally completed the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad line through White Pass to Lake Bennett, British Columbia. It took fourteen months to build the 40-mile railway line from Skagway, Alaska.This photo by Eric Hegg shows the laying of the last track on the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad between Skagway, Alaska, and…
ID Number:SHS40
Date:1899