94 results for: Winter
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Two Yakama couples outside a Seattle hotel, January 29, 1921
The Yakama (formerly spelled Yakima) people have lived in the Columbia River basin since time immemorial. Historically, they lived in permanent winter villages built on the valley floor where the climate was most temperate. Starting in spring, they traveled along the rivers and into the hills to gather food. Some gathered roots and berries, and others fished in rivers, especially…
ID Number:1983.10.2082.2
Date:1921
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Children and their champion snowman, November 20, 1921
A five-inch November snowstorm in 1921 gave Seattle residents an unusual chance for winter play. In this photo, five children pose by the snowman they built in front of their house. Webster & Stevens number: 87155
ID Number:1983.10.2369.9
Date:1921
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Republic Building, Seattle, circa 1927
The Republic Building was constructed in downtown Seattle in 1927 on Madison Street near 5th Avenue. Signs in image: Kress. Peoples Bank Bldg. Zukor's Dress Shop. The Fashion Bootery. Zinke's Shoe Re-Newing. Liggett's Drug Store. Winter Garden - 8:15 Double Bill with Chas Chaplin - 25 cents. Stage Attractions. Melrose Hotel.Handwritten on sleeve: Republic Bldg.Photographer's Reference Number: 128363Caption information source:…
ID Number:1983.10.3876
Date:Circa 1927
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Man with harpoon cannon, Bellevue, circa 1925
From the 1920s to 1940, the ships of the American Pacific Whaling Company spent each winter in Bellevue. During the winter, the company made repairs to the ships and equipment and got them ready for the next Alaska whaling season. This photo shows a man checking out the harpoon cannon on the bow of the Westport. The vessel was part…
ID Number:1983.10.3975
Date:Circa 1925
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Northwest Mutual Building, Seattle, May 6, 1935
The United Shopping Tower at Third Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle was designed as a vertical shopping building for different retailers. In 1932, the shopping center closed and became the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Building. In 1974, Northwestern Mutual left the building and by 1980, the building was the headquarters of Olympic Savings and became known as the Olympic…
ID Number:1983.10.4524
Date:1935
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Flooding in Kent, circa 1915
Flooding was a serious problem in Kent since its founding in pioneer days. Until a dam was built in the 1950s, the Green River flooded almost every winter. Water covered farms and washed away roads and bridges.This photo, possibly taken in 1906, 1911, or 1921, shows one of Kent's many floods. Firewood and other floating debris fill the yard. The…
ID Number:1983.10.6479.4
Date:Circa 1915
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Mrs. C.H. Pomeroy's houseboat interior, Seattle, 1905
Houseboats have been popular in various parts of Seattle for many years. Plain and fancy summer houseboats showed up on Lake Washington soon after the opening of the Yesler cable car line in 1888. Both upper class and working class people lived in houseboats on Lake Union. There were speakeasy houseboats during Prohibition and working class houseboat dwellings on the…
ID Number:1983.10.7356.1
Date:1905
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Epler Building, Seattle, circa 1914
Signs in image: Epler Block. Job Painting. Allen Dale. McDonald Epler Buildings. Cafeteria. Haynes - Candies, Ice Cream - Fancy Confectioner. Hatton-Oliver Co. - The Home of John B. [Stetson?] Hats. Seattle Trunk Factory. Cascade Laundry. Galambie & Co., Tailors. Dr. Van Winter, Dentist.Handwritten on sleeve: Epler Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 39931
ID Number:1983.10.9829
Date:Circa 1914
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Miner's home in winter quarters, Nome, circa 1905
Winters were long and dark in Nome. Strong winds blew off the Bering Sea, and snowfalls sometimes buried small dwellings. Residents might be isolated in their homes for weeks at a time.This photo of a miner's dwelling nearly covered with snow was taken during the winter of 1905-06 by Seattle photographer Frank Nowell, who spent several years in the Nome…
ID Number:1983.10.13090
Date:Circa 1905
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White Pass & Yukon Route sleigh, 1905
Some of the people heading to the Yukon gold fields sailed to Skagway and then packed their equipment and food through White Pass on horses and mules. Conditions along the trail were poor, and thousands of pack animals died. In 1900, the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad was completed between Skagway on the coast and Whitehorse on the Yukon…
ID Number:1983.10.13146
Date:1905