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Image of Ferry 'City of Seattle' on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898
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Ferry 'City of Seattle' on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898

Caption on image: Wilse.Photographer's Reference Number: 499
ID Number:Lib1988.33.31
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Fireboat Snoqualmie, Seattle, circa 1900
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Fireboat Snoqualmie, Seattle, circa 1900

Sign in image: Steamers Utopia and Starr Leave This Dock Daily at 2 P.M. for Whatcom, Anacortes and BlaineCaption on image: S.P.CoPhotographer's Reference Number: 1080
ID Number:Lib1988.33.41
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Kinnear home on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1898
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Kinnear home on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1898

George Kinnear arrived in Seattle in 1878 and became active in various civic activities. He promoted road construction through Snoqualmie Pass, organized an immigration board, and was treasurer of a local power and railway company. In 1885, he moved into a large, new mansion the south slope of Queen Anne Hill.This photo, taken by Anders Wilse between 1897 and 1900,…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.42
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Building 50 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, circa 1898
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Building 50 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, circa 1898

Building 50 was built in 1896 and initially served as the Administrative Headquarters for the Puget Sound Naval Station (now the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility). The building is still standing today and has been moved a total of three times throughout its life. It is now owned by the City of Bremerton and is the building…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.43
Date:Circa 1898
Image of City Hall, Seattle, circa 1898
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City Hall, Seattle, circa 1898

In 1882, the government of King County occupied a wood frame courthouse at Third Avenue, between Jefferson Street and Yesler Way in downtown Seattle. In 1890, the county offices moved up the hill to a new courthouse near the present site of Harborview Hospital and sold the old building to the city of Seattle. It was used as a city…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.48
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Chapin Building, Seattle, circa 1900
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Chapin Building, Seattle, circa 1900

Signs in image: [M.?] Rosenthal & Co. Printing. New York Ladies Suit & Skirt Manufacturers. Horton & Monro Electricians - Motors & Dynamos - Gasoline, Gas Lamps - Gas & Electric Light Supplies - Home Light & Supply Co. Manufactures Piano Co. - Pianos at Wholesale. Chicago [Misfit?] Parlors - Clothing Made to Order at Wholesale Prices.Caption on image: Seattle…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.72
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Fire Station No. 3, Seattle, circa 1898
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Fire Station No. 3, Seattle, circa 1898

Caption on image: Wilse.Photographer's Reference Number: 593C
ID Number:Lib1988.33.86
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Black River, near Renton, circa 1898
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Black River, near Renton, circa 1898

The Black River, at the south end of Lake Washington, was once the lake's main drainage channel. It was also the main route for commerce between the lakeside towns and Seattle on Elliott Bay. In the 1910s, the building of the Lake Washington Ship Canal changed the drainage pattern of the lake, and the Black River slowly disappeared. The old…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.92
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Campers at Lake Washington, 1900
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Campers at Lake Washington, 1900

Some of the parks on Seattle's Lake Washington provided platforms for tent camping. City dwellers could escape to the woods and spend the warm summer days and nights by the lakeshore.This photo, taken by Anders Wilse for the Seattle Photo Company, shows a shady campsite by the shores of Lake Washington. A canoe and several other small boats are hauled…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.100
Date:1900
Image of Entrance to Woodland Park, Seattle, circa 1898
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Entrance to Woodland Park, Seattle, circa 1898

Guy Phinney developed Woodland Park during the 1890s. The park had gardens, a zoo, a large greenhouse, and many miles of winding paths through the woods. At that time, Woodland Park included Green Lake. Caption on image: Woodland Park Seattle. Wilse, SeattlePhotographer's Reference Number: 950
ID Number:Lib1988.33.105
Date:Circa 1898
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