39 results for: Seattle Electric Company
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City Light power plant on Lake Union, circa 1926
Seattle City Light built a coal-burning steam plant in 1906 to generate electricity for the growing city. With its large windows and smokestacks, this distinctive building on Lake Union is still a landmark. The power plant operated until 1984. It is now the home of a research company which has preserved the building's earlier character.This photo, taken in the mid-1920s,…
ID Number:1983.10.608
Date:Circa 1926
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Electric hauling motor at New Black Diamond Mine, circa 1927
By the late 1920s, electric hauling motors had replaced mules for getting coal out of mines in the Cascade Mountains. Engines were attached to the electric line by means of a boom similar to those seen today on top of Seattle's electric-powered buses.This photo shows an electric-powered mining train coming out of the New Black Diamond Mine at Black Diamond.…
ID Number:1983.10.647.1
Date:Circa 1927
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Western Avenue from Marion Street, Seattle, circa 1910
Signs in image: The Bon Marche - Mail Orders Filled Promptly (on wagon umbrella). [...] Peirano & Sons Fruits and Produce. Sealshift Oysters. [...zie]-Hunt Paper Co. - Wholesale Paper. Spears-Herman Co. Inc. Northwestern Shoe Co. C.R. Winslow & Co. [...] Russell Co. - Butter Eggs & Cheese. Union Meat Company. [Toledo Scales?]. Engraving. Motors Repairs Winding. Forsyth Electric Co. -…
ID Number:1983.10.7471
Date:Circa 1910
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Seattle City Light's first plant at Cedar Falls, 1912
In 1905, the first hydroelectric power from Seattle City Light's Cedar Falls power plant was sent by wire to the city-owned company's distribution station on Yesler Way. From there, it lit Seattle's street lights. Before 1911, the plant generated more electricity than was needed. Seattle City Light earned money for the city by selling the excess power to local privately-owned…
ID Number:1983.10.7818
Date:1912
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Western Electric Co. building, Seattle, circa 1909
Signs in image: Western Electric Company. Cluett, Peabody & Co. - Arrow Collars - Cluett Shirts. Paper - Mutual Paper Company. Pacific Coast [...] Box Factory.Handwritten on sleeve: Western Electric Bldg.Photographer's Reference Number: 11335
ID Number:1983.10.8458
Date:Circa 1909
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Electric cars on Summit Avenue, Seattle, 1913
In the early days of automobiles, electric cars were very popular. This photo, taken looking south on Summit from Seneca Street, shows five electric sedans. The home in the center with columns belonged to Clarence Hanford, co-owner of Lowman & Hanford Company. The residence on the left belonged to Julius Redelsheimer, and the home on the right was owned by…
ID Number:1983.10.8752.1
Date:1913
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Trail Blazer electric range : electric company promotional display, June 8, 1935
Seattle's Puget Sound Power and Light Company promoted the use of electricity in the home. In the 1930s, they also sold their own brands of stoves, water heaters, and other electrical appliances. This photo shows a 1935 PSP&L display, featuring a three-burner Trail Blazer electric range. A homeowner could buy the stove from the electric company for $1.95 down and…
ID Number:1983.10.10799.1
Date:1935
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Water heater on display, Seattle, June 8, 1935
Seattle's Puget Sound Power and Light Company promoted the use of electricity in the home. In the 1930s, they also sold their own brands of stoves, water heaters, and other electrical appliances. Signs in image: Free Flushing Drain. Calrod Electric Heaters. Baked Glyptol Enamel. Rock Wool. Monel Metal Tank. Concealed Heat Trap. Deflector Plate. Thermostatic Heat Controls. Broom High Legs.…
ID Number:1983.10.10799.4
Date:1935
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Beacon Hill Merchants Baseball Team program, 1927
The Seattle Community Baseball League was founded in 1926, as a semi-professional league of eight teams. The inaugural teams were the West Seattle Athletic Club, Georgetown Merchants, Fremont Community Club, Alki Merchants, Mercer Athletic Club, Rainier Valley Merchants, and South Park Merchants. Ballard was offered a team, but could not put one together, so Interbay was given the eighth slot.…
ID Number:1984.135.1
Date:1927
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Ida May Daly, director of the Handicapped Center, Seattle, November 1962
Ida May Daly, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, developed muscular dystrophy at age three. While this progressive disease weakened her muscles and confined her to a wheelchair in her thirties, it challenged her to become a tireless advocate for people with disabilities. In the 1950s, she worked with the Seattle Parks Department to found the Seattle Handicapped Center, 2525 Hill…
ID Number:1986.5.9093.3
Date:1962