650 results for: Lake Washington
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Denny Field and Lewis Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905
Handwritten on sleeve: Campus - Denny Hall from watertower gym.Webster & Stevens number: 2821
ID Number:1983.10.6985.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Varsity Crew, 1926
Here, the University of Washington's varsity crew team row on Lake Union, with the gas plant (now Gas Works Park) on the north shore of the lake in the distance. Webster & Stevens number: 108783
ID Number:1983.10.7158
Date:1926
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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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G.L Reichenbach's houseboat, 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:1983.10.7356.3
Date:1905
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Living room in summer home, circa 1905
In the summertime, some Seattle residents enjoyed camping on the shore of Lake Washington and other area lakes and bays. Others spent at least part of the summer at lakeside cabins. Handwritten on sleeve: Summer Home Living Room & Fireplace.Webster & Stevens number: 4738
ID Number:1983.10.7524.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Crowds and canoes at the waterfront in Leschi Park, circa 1911
Leschi Park, on the shore of Lake Washington, was a popular place for Seattle's city-dwellers to go for recreation. Many people caught a cable car at Pioneer Square and rode to the park along Yesler Way.In this photo, taken at Leschi Park around 1911, some people sit or stroll. Others relax in their rented canoes. The men and women may…
ID Number:1983.10.7531
Date:Circa 1911
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Sailboat on Lake Washington, circa 1905
The waters of Puget Sound and nearby lakes make western Washington state an ideal location for all kinds of boats and boating activities. This photo shows two people enjoying a sail on Lake Washington. Handwritten on sleeve: Sailing on Lake Wash.Webster & Stevens number: 4803
ID Number:1983.10.7534
Date:Circa 1905
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Trestle and powerhouse on Leschi cable car line, Seattle, circa 1905
Seattle's Yesler Street cable car ran from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park on Lake Washington. Near Leschi, the cars dropped 200 feet on an inclined wooden trestle. The powerhouse for the cable which pulled the trolleys stood at the foot of the trestle. Once the trolley passengers got to Leschi, they could spend the day at Leschi Park or take…
ID Number:1983.10.7557
Date:Circa 1905
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Steamer "Fortuna," circa 1906
The "Fortuna" was built for the Anderson Steamboat Company and the Seattle Street Railway in 1906. For many years, the vessel carried sightseers and travelers between various points on Lake Washington. The "Fortuna" was later rebuilt as a car ferry, and continued in service until the late 1920s.In this photo, the "Fortuna" steams across Lake Washington with a boatload of…
ID Number:1983.10.7560
Date:Circa 1906
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Brighton Beach School, Seattle, circa 1910
Seattle's Brighton and Brighton Beach district is located near Lake Washington, south of Columbia City and the Mount Baker neighborhood. The area's first school, built around 1880, had only one room. By 1903, students and teachers occupied a two-story frame schoolhouse with eight classrooms. This photo shows the Brighton Beach School, probably in the 1910s. The area became part of…
ID Number:1983.10.7562
Date:Circa 1910