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New Spokane Street Bridge, circa 1917
In 1917, the city built a new swing bridge to carry Spokane Street traffic to West Seattle. The roadway passed 28 feet above the West Waterway of the Duwamish River. The bridge tender watched water traffic from a little cabin on the side of the bridge. When ship traffic approached that was too tall to fit under the span, the…
ID Number:1983.10.7210.1
Date:Circa 1917
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Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905
Signs in image: Northern Pacific Railway [Co.]. The Mutual Life Building. Ticket Office - Canadian Pacific Ry. - [Soo?] Pacific Line - Ticket and Freight Office. The Hub. Starr Boyd. Starr Building. Fireman's [Fu...] [Insurance?] Company. Safe Deposit.Handwritten on sleeve: Pioneer Square.Webster & Stevens number: 3050
ID Number:1983.10.7321
Date:Circa 1905
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Exterior of Alki Natatorium, 1905
In 1905, the Alki Point Transportation Company opened the Alki Natatorium in West Seattle. Visitors could swim in the heated waters of the 130-foot long swimming pool or dance under paper lanterns in the adjacent pavilion.This photo shows a daytime view of the Alki Natatorium around the time of its 1905 opening. The larger part of the shingled building houses…
ID Number:1983.10.7328.1
Date:1905
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Beach view to the east from Alki Natatorium, circa 1905
In 1905, the Alki Point Transportation Company opened the Alki Natatorium in West Seattle. Visitors could swim in the heated waters of the 130-foot long swimming pool or go to Saturday night dances in the adjacent pavilion. From the porch of the pavilion, visitors could see a wide view of Puget Sound.This 1905 photo shows a quiet view to the…
ID Number:1983.10.7330
Date:Circa 1905
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Grocery wagons on Marion Street, circa 1905
Before the opening of Seattle's Pike Place Market in 1907, farmers sold their fruit and vegetables to the customer through brokers or other middlemen. Much of this wholesale produce trade took place in the so-called Commission District, in the area of Railroad and Western Avenues and Columbia and Marion Streets. Once the wholesalers took their commissions, customers paid more and…
ID Number:1983.10.7360
Date:Circa 1905
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Interurban car at Wildwood station, Rainier Valley, Seattle, circa 1905
In 1896, the old Seattle and Rainier Beach trolley line was extended to Renton. At that time, the 12-mile route between Seattle and Renton was the longest electric railway line in the world. The line, known after 1903 as the Seattle, Renton and Southern Railway, provided passenger and freight service to the once-isolated settlements between the two cities.This photo, taken…
ID Number:1983.10.7363.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Horses outside Carter Contracting & Hauling Co., Seattle, 1905
Sign in image: Carter Contracting & Hauling Co. - Board and Sale Stables.Handwritten on sleeve: Carter Hauling Co. Teams 1905.Webster & Stevens number: 3563
ID Number:1983.10.7377.2
Date:1905
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Hoffman Carriage Co., Seattle, circa 1905
Handwritten on sleeve: Hoffman Carriage Co.Webster & Stevens number: 3509A
ID Number:1983.10.7381
Date:Circa 1905
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Antique fire engine, Seattle, 1905
Handwritten on sleeve: Fire Engine of 1800s, 1905.Webster & Stevens number: 3513
ID Number:1983.10.7382
Date:1905
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Arcade Building Annex on First Avenue, 1911
Seattle's downtown building boom continued in the 1900s. Between 1901 and 1907, two new office and retail buildings filled the entire city block between First and Second Avenues and University and Union Streets.This photo was taken on a sunny afternoon in 1911. The Queen Anne streetcar is heading north on First Avenue past the shops and offices in the new…
ID Number:1983.10.7468.1
Date:1911