272 results for: Lake Union
Photograph
View of Seattle from Capitol Hill, 1962
Looking across Lake Union, this night-time view of Seattle includes the construction of I-5 and the stacks of the 1914 Lake Union Steam Plant in the foreground, and the Naval Reserve Armory in the center. The Space Needle glows brightly on the horizon, and the the KING 5 broadcast tower on Queen Anne Hill is visible at far right.
ID Number:2014.49.15.017.02
Date:1962
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Group of men on Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway line, 1887
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway extended from the waterfront along the northern shore of Lake Union and then to the north side of Lake Washington, eventually reaching Snoqualmie Falls. In this photo, a group of investors inspect the progress of the line on the way to Woodinville. Colonel A. B. Rogers stands in the center foreground with white…
ID Number:2016.81.10
Date:1887
Ephemera
SLS&E Ry Time Table No. 23, August 16, 1891
The Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railway (SLS&E) was a railroad that operated in Seattle from 1885-1896. A group of local investors lead by Thomas Burke (1849-1925) and Daniel Hunt Gilman (1845-1913) founded the railroad as a solution to the problem of connecting Seattle to the Canadian border. The line's seven-year history reflects the paramount importance of the railroad during…
ID Number:2018.3.3.144
Date:1891
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Map of Waterway Connecting Puget Sound with Lakes Union and Washington, Index, February 1905
Since the city's earliest days, Seattleites proposed canals to cheaply and easily move logs, coal, and other resources between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. Possible routes extended from the Black River at the south end of Lake Washington to canals through Lake Union and Shilshole Bay in the north. A 1891 report commissioned by the federal government explored five possible…
ID Number:2019.3.11.1
Date:1905
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Waterway Connecting Puget Sound with Lakes Union and Washington, sheet 1, January 1905
Since the city's earliest days, Seattleites proposed canals to cheaply and easily move logs, coal, and other resources between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. Possible routes extended from the Black River at the south end of Lake Washington to canals through Lake Union and Shilshole Bay in the north. A 1891 report commissioned by the federal government explored five possible…
ID Number:2019.3.11.2
Date:1905
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Waterway Connecting Puget Sound with Lakes Union and Washington, sheet 2, January 1905
Since the city's earliest days, Seattleites proposed canals to cheaply and easily move logs, coal, and other resources between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. Possible routes extended from the Black River at the south end of Lake Washington to canals through Lake Union and Shilshole Bay in the north. A 1891 report commissioned by the federal government explored five possible…
ID Number:2019.3.11.3
Date:1905
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Waterway Connecting Puget Sound with Lakes Union and Washington, sheet 3, January 1905
Since the city's earliest days, Seattleites proposed canals to cheaply and easily move logs, coal, and other resources between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. Possible routes extended from the Black River at the south end of Lake Washington to canals through Lake Union and Shilshole Bay in the north. A 1891 report commissioned by the federal government explored five possible…
ID Number:2019.3.11.4
Date:1905
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Waterway Connecting Puget Sound with Lakes Union and Washington, sheet 4, November 1904
Since the city's earliest days, Seattleites proposed canals to cheaply and easily move logs, coal, and other resources between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. Possible routes extended from the Black River at the south end of Lake Washington to canals through Lake Union and Shilshole Bay in the north. A 1891 report commissioned by the federal government explored five possible…
ID Number:2019.3.11.5
Date:1904
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Waterway Connecting Puget Sound with Lakes Union and Washington, sheet 5, November 1904
Since the city's earliest days, Seattleites proposed canals to cheaply and easily move logs, coal, and other resources between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. Possible routes extended from the Black River at the south end of Lake Washington to canals through Lake Union and Shilshole Bay in the north. A 1891 report commissioned by the federal government explored five possible…
ID Number:2019.3.11.6
Date:1904
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Waterway Connecting Puget Sound with Lakes Union and Washington, sheet 6, November 1904
Since the city's earliest days, Seattleites proposed canals to cheaply and easily move logs, coal, and other resources between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. Possible routes extended from the Black River at the south end of Lake Washington to canals through Lake Union and Shilshole Bay in the north. A 1891 report commissioned by the federal government explored five possible…
ID Number:2019.3.11.7
Date:1904