253 results for: Washington Hotel
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Hope Solo at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003
Hope Solo (b. 1981) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Born in Richmond, Washington, Solo attended the University of Washington, where she played with the Husky team from 1999-2002, and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in her sophomore year. After college, she played professionally for teams in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) and Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)…
ID Number:2000.107.200301.CD01.41.002
Date:2003
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George F. Frye Master of Steam Vessels Certificate, 1873
Born in Germany, George F. Frye arrived in Seattle in 1853 at the age of 20. Frye assisted Henry Yesler with the construction of his steam sawmill. Frye also became close friends with Arthur and Mary Denny, and in 1860 he married their 17-year-old daughter Louisa. Together, George and Louisa Frye ran Seattle's first meat market, opened the Frye Opera…
ID Number:2005.38.2.1
Date:1873
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Greater Northwest International Rodeo poster, August 11-13, 1995
The International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) was founded in 1985 when five smaller regional gay rodeo associations joined together. As of 2019, the IGRA supports over 5000 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members in 25 local associations throughout the United States and Canada. The Northwest Gay Rodeo Association (NWGRA) was founded in 1990, originally representing Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and…
ID Number:2007.25.61
Date:1995
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Central School's fifth grade class posing at annex, Seattle, circa 1898
In this image, 29 children pose together on the steps in front of the Washington Territorial University Building, vacated in 1895 after university's (now University of Washington) move to its current location north of downtown. The Seattle School Board leased the old university building from 1898-1899 due to overcrowding at Central School (now referred to as Central II). The university…
ID Number:2008.44.2
Date:Circa 1898
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King Street Coal Works docks, Seattle, circa 1885
The King Street Coal wharf was erected in 1877 to enable coal mined in Newcastle, WA, and brought by railcar to Seattle's waterfront, to be loaded onto ships, many of which were destined for the Pacific Coast's main metropolis, San Francisco.This photo shows the King Street Coal Works at Second Avenue and Columbia Street, with Northern Pacific rail cars on…
ID Number:2008.54.27
Date:Circa 1885
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Arctic Club parade float, Seattle, 1912
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2010.22.1
Date:1912
Poster
Waterfront bus route poster, Seattle, 1977
In 1977, Seattle artist Doug Hammond designed several posters for Metro’s Community Involvement office, intended for display inside Seattle and King County buses. The poster pictured here promotes attractions found along the Seattle Waterfront, which could be easily accessed via any Metro bus with a "Seattle Waterfront" route sign. Some of the most popular destinations are depicted on the poster:…
ID Number:2012.34.26
Date:1977
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Catalog from Littler clothing stores, Seattle, 1951-1952
Anson A. (“Bob”) Littler moved to Seattle in 1920 and in 1931 opened a men’s clothing store at 417 Union Street in downtown Seattle. Despite opening during the Depression, the store was successful, and by the 1950s the company had added a women’s store, a shop at the Olympic Hotel, and accessory departments. In all, there were three Seattle stores…
ID Number:2013.58.2
Date:1951
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New Washington Hotel stationery folder, circa 1950
In 1908 real estate investors John Edward Chilberg (1867-1954) and James Crawford Marmaduke (1871-1945) opened the New Washington Hotel on the northeast corner of Stewart Street and Second Avenue in what is now Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. The 13-story hotel was designed in the Italian Renaissance Revival Style and, as the city's premier hotel for several decades, welcomed many prominent guests,…
ID Number:2013.58.3
Date:Circa 1950
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Notepaper from Hotel Seattle, circa 1905
Located in Pioneer Square at the intersection of Yesler Way, James Street, and First Avenue, the Hotel Seattle (also Seattle Hotel) was constructed in 1890, replacing the Occidental Hotel, which burned down in the fire of 1889. In 1891, the building served as home to the Seattle Public Library. Around the time of the construction of the nearby Smith Tower…
ID Number:2013.58.19
Date:Circa 1905