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Hotel Kalmar on First Hill, Seattle, circa 1905
Swedish immigrants August and Anna Brand purchased this hotel on the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street in 1903. They named it after Anna's home town in Sweden. The Kalmar served mostly working men, offering rooms by the day, week, and month. After August and Anna passed away in the early 1950s, the hotel was administered by their children,…
ID Number:1981.7328.139
Date:Circa 1905
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Mayor Ole Hanson, Seattle, circa 1918
Ole Hanson (1874-1940) was a man who packed multiple lives into one. He's best known in Washington for his role, as Seattle's mayor, in ending the city's General Strike of 1919, but he's also well known for founding the city of San Clemente, California, six years later. Though opportunistic and erratic, Hanson was a shrewd politician and realtor who left…
ID Number:1983.10.6.2
Date:Circa 1918
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Woolworth's five and ten cent store, circa 1922
Woolworth "Five and Dime" variety stores were a common sight all over the United States. Seattle's first Woolworth store was on Second Avenue; another opened later on Pine Street.In this photo, Woolworth's windows are filled with boxes of soap powder, bolts of fabric, stacks of notebooks, rows of socks, and countless other things to lure customers inside. Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.60
Date:Circa 1922
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West Seattle Naval Training Camp, Seattle, circa 1918
In 1918 the U. S. government chartered the steamships Chippewa and Iroquois for service in World War I as school ships to be based at the Seattle Yacht Club buildings in West Seattle. The yacht club had recently been purchased by the U. S. government for $3,000. William Jacob Grambs (1862-1943), previously an engineer at the Puget Sound Traction, Light…
ID Number:1983.10.66
Date:Circa 1918
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Sailors in the Naval Training Station bowling alley, circa 1918
During World War I, the University of Washington had a U.S. Navy training station on the shores of Lake Union. Before the camp closed in 1919, over 5,000 men had been trained there for both naval and naval aviation units.In this photo, sailors at the Naval Training Center bowl during their off-duty hours. At the far end of the alleys,…
ID Number:1983.10.68
Date:Circa 1918
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Sailors peeling potatoes at naval training camp, Seattle, circa 1918
During World War I, the U.S. Navy had a training station on the University of Washington campus. The Navy buildings were on the shore of Lake Union, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. This image shows sailors at the training station peeling potatoes. Handwritten on sleeve: U.S.N.T. Camp Spud PeelingWebster & Stevens number: 66157
ID Number:1983.10.69
Date:Circa 1918
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Sailors training at naval training camp, Seattle, circa 1918
During World War I, the University of Washington had a U.S. Navy training station on the shores of Lake Union. Before the camp closed in 1919, over 5,000 men had been trained there for both naval and naval aviation units.In this image, taken on the deck of a moored ship, four sailors use an unidentified training apparatus. They may be…
ID Number:1983.10.74
Date:Circa 1918
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University of Washington rifle team member, Seattle, circa 1923
This portrait of a member of the Unversity of Washington Rifle Team is from the early 1920s. Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Rifle Team.Webster & Stevens number: 103276
ID Number:1983.10.103.1
Date:Circa 1923
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University of Washington Saxophone Trio in a skit, circa 1922
Students at the University of Washington had a variety of musical groups. In this photo, taken around 1922, the men of the Saxaphone Trio put on what appears to be an old-fashioned cops and robbers melodrama. Webster & Stevens number: 103277
ID Number:1983.10.104.2
Date:Circa 1922
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Two young women with newly bobbed hairstyles, circa 1922
Before the 1920s, people thought it was very daring for a woman to wear short hair. In the 1920s, however, getting your hair "bobbed" became the latest fad, particularly among young college and working women. In this photo, two women pose with their new hair styles. Webster & Stevens number: 103303
ID Number:1983.10.111.3
Date:Circa 1922