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King Street railroad yard, Seattle, circa 1883
In 1881, the Oregon Improvement Company expanded the King Street Coat Wharf with a new trestle, along with two new docks and warehouses. This new wharf was the end point of the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, where cargo was loaded into ships. Original photo copied by Webster & Stevens.Handwritten on sleeve: Eng. House of Columbia & Puget Sound RR,…
ID Number:1983.10.6322
Date:Circa 1883
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Snoqualmie Falls and lodge, 1920
By 1918, the railroad and the Sunset Highway brought tourists to Snoqualmie Falls. Some stayed at Snoqualmie Falls Lodge or stopped off to enjoy one of the lodge's famous breakfasts. Across the river from the lodge was the Puget Sound Power & Light Company's hydroelectric generating station, built in the 1890s. The electrical station is still there in the 2020s,…
ID Number:1983.10.6513.1
Date:1920
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Ferry dock at Burton on Vashon Island, 1920
Ferries connect Vashon Island, Washington to Tacoma and Seattle. This 1920 photo shows an automobile on the ferry dock at Burton, on Quartermaster Harbor. Ferry passengers could buy refreshments or have their cars worked on at the small building to the right. The view is to the south, towards Tacoma. Maury Island is to the left and the southern part…
ID Number:1983.10.6520.1
Date:1920
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Ships on waterfront, Seattle, circa 1911
This photo features several ships along the waterfront and other signs of a working waterfront in the early twentieth century. Handwritten on sleeve: Shipping in Harbor.Photographer's Reference Number: 13
ID Number:1983.10.6541
Date:Circa 1911
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Hwehlchtid's house at low tide, Shilshole, circa 1903
Hwehlchtid (called Salmon Bay Charlie by the settlers) of the Shilshole people lived on the southern shore of Salmon Bay, near present-day Ballard, which was then outside of Seattle. Hwehlchtid and his wife Chilohleet'sa (Madeline) remained in their traditional homeland long after others of their tribe had moved away. This photograph showing Hwehlchtid and Chilohleet’sa’s home, later made into a…
ID Number:1983.10.6567
Date:Circa 1903
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Lake Washington canal, circa 1904
Several small canals once connected Puget Sound, Lake Union and Lake Washington. These waterways were large enough to move logs but too small for boats. They were replaced by the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which opened in 1917.This photo shows a narrow portion of the canal in about 1904, before the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built. The photo may…
ID Number:1983.10.6576.1
Date:1904
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View of river, bridge, and town of Snohomish, Washington, circa 1910
The town of Snohomish sits at the confluence of the Pilchuck and Snohomish Rivers. From here, the Snohomish River flows northwest and joins Puget Sound north of Everett. This photo, probably taken sometime in the early 1900s, shows a bend in the Snohomish River and a railroad bridge crossing over to the town of Snohomish. Webster & Stevens number: 96
ID Number:1983.10.6581
Date:Circa 1910
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Alki Avenue, Seattle, circa 1911
This view looks north along Railroad Avenue and shows the ferry terminal. The car line and tide-washed "road" under the trestle and alongside the lowlands had been named Railroad Avenue, but by 1910 was renamed Alki Avenue. Signs in image: Elliott Bay Yacht & Engine Co. Inc. - General Boat Building & Repairing, Marine Ways. Boat Building & Repairing -…
ID Number:1983.10.6599
Date:Circa 1911
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Ships in Eagle Harbor, circa 1910
In 1902, the Hall Brothers moved its shipyard from Port Blakely to Winslow, on Eagle Harbor, so that it could expand. At Eagle Harbor, Hall Brothers built lumber schooners, sternwheelers, and propeller-driven steamers. Although the Halls sold their business in 1916, area shipbuilding continued until 1959. Workers modernized older ships and built minesweepers for World War II. This photo, probably…
ID Number:1983.10.6625
Date:Circa 1910
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Bathers at West Seattle, 1911
Seattleites looking for a place to swim could also go to West Seattle. In this 1911 photo, women and girls wade in the shallow water on a calm summer day, while others watch from the pier. Some of the girls are wearing their play clothes in the water. At this time, women wore bathing dresses which covered most of their…
ID Number:1983.10.6719
Date:1911