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Hinckley Block, Seattle, circa 1911
The Hinckley Building, shown here, was located at 713 Second Avenue near Pioneer Square. The building opened in 1890 and was demolished 34 years later. Signs in image: Sherman, Clay & Co. Join the Richmond Club - $400.00 Pianos at $290.00 - Club Terms $10.00 Cash, $6.00 a Month. John Davis & Co. - Real Estate - Mortgages for Sale…
ID Number:1983.10.6786
Date:Circa 1911
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Ballard Library, 1911
Ballard's first public library was once only a reading room on Ballard Avenue. A new, brick library building was built on Market Street with money from the community and the Carnegie Foundation. The Carnegie Free Public Library building housed both library services and a large auditorium. It was the first branch library in Seattle to have a children's librarian.This photo…
ID Number:1983.10.6837
Date:1911
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Interlake School, Seattle, 1911
When the Interlake School was constructed in 1904, the Wallingford neighborhood was growing very rapidly. The architect designed an addition in the central rear section that was built four years later. The name of the school refers to its location midway between Lake Union and Green Lake. In the 1920s, Interlake was the largest elementary school in Seattle. It closed…
ID Number:1983.10.6843
Date:1911
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Lowell School, circa 1911
The Lowell School was originally named the Pontius School, renamed the Columbia School in 1891, and was finally renamed the Lowell School in 1910. It was built in 1889 on East Mercer Street on Capitol Hill. At that time, the area was outside the city limits. Within 20 years, the city had grown and the school was surrounded by a…
ID Number:1983.10.6844
Date:Circa 1911
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Ballard Boat House on Salmon Bay, 1905
The Ballard Boat House once stood at the foot of 24th Street, near Ballard's business district. People could rent boats at the boathouse to go out on Salmon Bay.This photo was taken in 1905, looking south across Salmon Bay. It shows the Ballard Boat House dock and boats for rent. Rafts of logs float offshore. The farms and houses of…
ID Number:1983.10.6979
Date:1905
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Thornley's Boat House in Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1905
Leschi Park, on the shore of Lake Washington, was a popular place for Seattle's city-dwellers to go for recreation. Many people caught a cable car at Pioneer Square and rode to the park along Yesler Way. This photo shows the park's boathouse. Handwritten on sleeve: Thornley's Boat House Leschi Park, 1905?Webster & Stevens number: 2789
ID Number:1983.10.6980.1
Date:Circa 1905
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Houses in University District, Seattle, circa 1905
Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Street View - Row of Houses.Webster & Stevens number: 2996
ID Number:1983.10.7301
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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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