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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
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Seattle City Light service truck, September 21, 1917
By the 1910s, electricity from Seattle City Light powered homes and businesses as well as the streetlights and trolleys. This 1917 photo shows Seattle City Light "Underground Service" truck No. 29, with an workman at the wheel. Photographer's number: 3886SHS category: Lighting
ID Number:SHS8748
Date:1917
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Denny Way sewer outfall into Puget Sound, Seattle, May 12, 1913
Prior to 1890, Seattle relied on a haphazard assortment of sewers and cesspools that, at best, drained into surrounding lakes and salt water. Faced with recurring threats of waterborne diseases including typhoid and cholera, City Engineer Benezette Williams designed the Seattle's first centralized combined sewage system plan in 1891. This plan sought to remove as much city sewage as possible…
ID Number:SHS8888
Date:1913
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Alder Street sewer outfall into Lake Washington, June 19, 1917
Prior to 1890, Seattle relied on a haphazard assortment of sewers and cesspools that, at best, drained into surrounding lakes and salt water. Faced with recurring threats of waterborne diseases including typhoid and cholera, City Engineer Benezette Williams designed the Seattle's first centralized combined sewage system plan in 1891. This plan sought to remove as much city sewage as possible…
ID Number:SHS8917
Date:1917
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Canoes and houseboats on Lake Washington, Seattle, 1912
The unique floating homes of Seattle got their start almost simultaneously with the development of the city itself. Seattle's first industries were logging and fishing, both seasonal enterprises, and it became common for loggers and sailors to build themselves floating shacks from scrap boards during their off seasons. As the trend spread, houseboats were built as permanent homes for families…
ID Number:SHS9025
Date:1912
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Lookout at Madrona Park, Seattle, 1909
The Madrona beach on Lake Washington was popular for swimming and picnics. In 1890,the park was expanded and an electric trolley line built from downtown Seattle. This image shows a rustic lookout perched on a tree stump in the woods overlooking the shore. SHS category: ParksCaption information source: HistoryLink.org essay 2235.
ID Number:SHS9163
Date:1909