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Image of Madrona neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1910
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Madrona neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1910

This view looks towards Lake Washington and shows Denny Way running from right to left with the intersection of 37th Avenue at the center left of the picture. Handwritten on sleeve: Panorama Madrona District.Photographer's Reference Number: 16723
ID Number:1983.10.8937.4
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Sells-Floto Circus elephant, circa 1912
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Sells-Floto Circus elephant, circa 1912

For a number of years, the Sells-Floto Circus played to standing-room-only audiences in Seattle. The company set up its tents near where Seattle Center is today, and kicked off its visit with a parade through the downtown area. The herd of elephants was particularly popular--and hungry. On May 31, 1910, the Seattle Times reported that "the peanut vendors did a…
ID Number:1983.10.9487
Date:Circa 1912
Image of View northeast from Smith Tower, Seattle, circa 1914
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View northeast from Smith Tower, Seattle, circa 1914

As the tallest building west of the Mississippi, the Smith Tower, at Second Avenue and Yesler Way, offered fantastic views of Seattle and surrounding areas. In this scene Lake Union lies directly north in the distance. In the lower right corner is the dome-roofed Seattle First United Methodist Church and the gable-roofed Rainier Club. In left center rise the two…
ID Number:1983.10.9650.1
Date:Circa 1914
Image of View east from Smith Tower, Seattle, circa 1914
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View east from Smith Tower, Seattle, circa 1914

At the time of its completion in 1914 the Smith Tower was the fourth tallest building in the world, allowing for unobstructed views. This northeasterly view shows the old King County Courthouse with its raised dome at right center atop Profanity Hill. Harborview Hospital now stands in its place. Handwritten on sleeve: City View E. from Smith Tower.Photographer's Reference Number:…
ID Number:1983.10.9650.2
Date:Circa 1914
Image of View of University of Washington campus, Seattle, 1915
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View of University of Washington campus, Seattle, 1915

In 1895 the University of Washington opened at its present location along the shores of Lake Washington and Lake Union at the new "Interlaken Campus." The first building on the new campus was Denny Hall, originally known as the Administration Building. Placed next to Denny Hall were the columns from the original Territorial University building in downtown Seattle. Edmond Meany…
ID Number:1983.10.10004.3
Date:1915
Image of Providence Hospital, 1915
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Providence Hospital, 1915

Between 1907 and 1912, Seattle's Providence Hospital built a large new brick building, at a cost of one million dollars. Designed by Somervell & Cote, it was a full-service hospital with six operating rooms and a nursing school. Patients were moved into the new building in September 1911.This 1915 photo shows Providence Hospital, now Providence Seattle Medical Center, at Seventeenth…
ID Number:1983.10.10006
Date:1915
Image of First Avenue looking south from Battery Street, circa 1915
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First Avenue looking south from Battery Street, circa 1915

The Belltown area of Seattle was named for William Bell, one of Seattle's first settlers. At first, this mainly residential area was almost completely separated from the downtown area by Denny Hill. By 1911, part of Denny Hill had been removed and a big fire had destroyed many of the homes and small businesses. These were replaced by hotels and…
ID Number:1983.10.10038
Date:1915
Image of Exterior of Sears, Roebuck & Company warehouse, Seattle, circa 1915
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Exterior of Sears, Roebuck & Company warehouse, Seattle, circa 1915

Chicago-based mail order firm Sears, Roebuck & Company opened its first Seattle warehouse about 1910 in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. By 1913 the company had completed construction on a new seven-story reinforced concrete warehouse and distribution center closer to the rail yards south of downtown. The following year Sears announced plans for a huge addition to the distribution center, designed…
ID Number:1983.10.10166
Date:Circa 1915
Image of View of Broadway and East Pike Street, Seattle, 1917
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View of Broadway and East Pike Street, Seattle, 1917

This view faces south along Broadway toward East Pike Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The three-story building in the center of the frame is the Broadway & East Pike Building, built in 1912 and is still standing as of 2018. Signs in image: Signal Studebaker Trucks; The Used Cars You Saw Advertised are Here!; Progressive Printing Co.; Drink Coca-Cola,…
ID Number:1983.10.10456.2
Date:1917
Image of Men constructing buildings for military on University of Washington campus, Seattle, 1917
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Men constructing buildings for military on University of Washington campus, Seattle, 1917

The University of Washington hosted military facilities for both the Army and Navy during World War I. The campus had a branch of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC), with nearly 2000 male students registered, and the University providing room and mess while the military provided training. SATC began recruitment in September 1918, and was demobilized in November 1918, eventually…
ID Number:1983.10.10583.2
Date:1917
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