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Image of Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1912
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Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1912

Seattle opened its public market at Pike Place in 1907 so that farmers could sell fresh eggs, dairy products, produce, and other things directly to city dwellers. The Corner Market was built in 1912 across the street at the corner of First Avenue and Pike Place. Signs in image: Public Market - Fresh - Meet the Producer. Hotel Leland. [...g]…
ID Number:1983.10.7738
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Stander Hotel interior, Seattle, circa 1907
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Stander Hotel interior, Seattle, circa 1907

Handwritten on sleeve: Standar [sic] Hotel Magazine Stand.
ID Number:1983.10.7751
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Grand Pacific Hotel, Seattle, circa 1907
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Grand Pacific Hotel, Seattle, circa 1907

The Grand Pacific Hotel building, one of many post-Fire structures along First Avenue, is at 1115 to 1117 First Avenue. It advertised in the 1902 city directory as being newly refurbished and strictly first class. Signs in image: Seattle Woolen Co. Grand Pacific Hotel. Owl Cigar Now 5 Cents. Far Famed Gen. Arthur Cigar. Buy Kelly's for Money. A.L. Hall.…
ID Number:1983.10.7752
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Fremont Avenue looking north, Seattle, circa 1907
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Fremont Avenue looking north, Seattle, circa 1907

Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, northwest of Lake Union, was named after a town in Nebraska where some of its early promoters hailed from. Fremont started in the 1880s as a settlement around a sawmill, and grew to a town of 5,000 before it became part of Seattle in 1891. Signs in image: Mabel E. Canney - Piano. [...] Laundry. Fremont Drug…
ID Number:1983.10.7777
Date:Circa 1907
Image of The intersection of Fourth and Westlake Avenues, circa 1909
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The intersection of Fourth and Westlake Avenues, circa 1909

In the early 1900s, Westlake Avenue ran from Lake Union through what is now Westlake Park in downtown Seattle. Fourth Avenue ran up a steep hill, but it was later regraded to the same level as Westlake. The Plaza Hotel stood at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Westlake.This photo, probably taken in 1909, shows the intersection of Fourth and…
ID Number:1983.10.7917
Date:Circa 1909
Image of Fourth Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1911
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Fourth Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1911

This street scene of Fourth Ave between Pike and Union. Signs in image: [...ig] Concern. [...] Tailored Ready Co. - High Grade Furnishings. Photographs. Boston College of Vitosophy - Western Branch. Large Square Room for Rent. Hotel Georgian. Humphrey Cafe. Restaurant. Pacific Tailoring Co. - Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing. Cafe. [...ish] Baths.Handwritten on sleeve: 4th Avenue from Pike to Union.Webster…
ID Number:1983.10.8033.1
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Boats at Galbraith Dock, Seattle, circa 1908
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Boats at Galbraith Dock, Seattle, circa 1908

Shortly after the 1889 fire, James Galbraith and Cecil Bacon established a wholesale business dealing in grain, hay, and construction materials at the foot of Washington Street. By 1900, they had moved to Pier 3 (now Pier 54) shown in this photograph. Signs in image: Pier No. 4 - Arlington Dock Company. The Miner Hotel. Owl 5 Cent Cigar. Cremo…
ID Number:1983.10.8034
Date:Circa 1908
Image of Totem pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905
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Totem pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905

This Tlingit totem was carved around 1870 to honor a high-ranking tribal woman named Aanséet. The pole was named Naas-shagee-yéil and it was placed in Aanséet's village on Tongass Island on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The…
ID Number:1983.10.8056.2
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Regrading Denny Hill at Third Avenue, circa 1908
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Regrading Denny Hill at Third Avenue, circa 1908

Third Avenue ran through downtown Seattle to the foot of Denny Hill. Visitors could take a cable car up the hill to the Washington Hotel. By 1908, workers had torn down the hotel and removed part of the hill. Most of the dirt was dumped into Elliott Bay.This photo was taken in 1908 or 1909 near the intersection of Third…
ID Number:1983.10.8070
Date:1908
Image of Fourth and Pike looking north, Seattle, circa 1911
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Fourth and Pike looking north, Seattle, circa 1911

Signs in image: Oil Paintings for Sale. Harvard Cafe. Nome Cafe [...]. [Sang?] Wo Laundry. Table Rock [Mineral] Water - It's Alive - The [...] Bottled. [Dancing] Taught 4 Private Lessons. Millinery. Hotel Plaza. Mission [...]. Bank. Fred J. Carver, Lawyer. Branch Office - The Prudential.Handwritten on sleeve: Fourth & Pike, N on 4th.Photographer's Reference Number: 9019
ID Number:1983.10.8120
Date:Circa 1911
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