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Image of Ships at Pier 6, Seattle, 1912
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Ships at Pier 6, Seattle, 1912

Signs in image: [W.W.] Robinson [...] Grain and Feed [...] Hay & Specialty. Pier 6 - John B. Agen Dock. Gordon Dock and Grain Co. - Shipping, Storage - Lime, Cement, Plaster - Hay, Grain, Feed. North American Transportation & Trading Co. Henry Doyle & Co. - Fish Nets, Twines & Supplies.Handwritten on sleeve: J.B. Agen's Dock, 1912.Photographer's Reference Number:…
ID Number:1983.10.6754
Date:1912
Image of Piers on waterfront, Seattle, circa 1912
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Piers on waterfront, Seattle, circa 1912

Signs in image: Pier No. 4 - Northern Pacific. Arlington Dock Company. Nome, St. Michael, Tanana - S.S.Ohio, 3500 tons; S.S. Indiana, 3500 tons; S.S. Copenhagen, 3000 tons - Empire Transportation Co., 607 First Ave. Steamship Tickets [...] Valdez [...] San Francisco. Steamship Tickets for Alaska, California, Mexico, Central and South America, Hamburg, Antwerp, Havre, London, Southampton, Cork, Dublin, Continental…
ID Number:1983.10.6755.2
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Waterfront from Moran's shipyard, circa 1900
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Waterfront from Moran's shipyard, circa 1900

Seattle's waterfront was busy in the early 1900s. Rafts of logs floated near the sawmills, ready to be cut into lumber. Some ships waited to be loaded with lumber or coal. Others carried passengers and cargo between Puget Sound, San Francisco, and other ports. In 1900, the editor of the Seattle Times predicted that Seattle would become the center for…
ID Number:1983.10.6762.2
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Great Northern Dock, Seattle, circa 1911
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Great Northern Dock, Seattle, circa 1911

Railroad magnate James J. Hill formed the Great Northern Steamship Co. in 1900 and began building two ocean-going steamers, the "Minnesota" and the "Dakota", to carry trade goods between Seattle and Japan. The Great Northern Docks at Smith's Cove was the bustling center of this Pacific trade. The trains traveled over the bay on trestles, then continued on their way…
ID Number:1983.10.6764
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Swimmers at Alki Beach, Seattle, 1912
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Swimmers at Alki Beach, Seattle, 1912

In July 1905, the West Seattle newspaper reported that the Alki natatorium was a wonderful success in its first year of operation. The "bathing tank"--130 feet long, 53 feet wide and up to 9 feet deep--was filled directly from Puget Sound daily. The adjacent pavilion hosted social dances on Saturday evenings. Caption on image: Alki Beach Bathing Pavilion, Seattle.Handwritten on…
ID Number:1983.10.6779
Date:1912
Image of Ainsworth & Dunn Pike Street Wharf, Seattle, 1912
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Ainsworth & Dunn Pike Street Wharf, Seattle, 1912

Handwritten on sleeve: Pike St. dock 1912.Photographer's Reference Number: 1258
ID Number:1983.10.6785
Date:1912
Image of View of fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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View of fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6948
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6949
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6950
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
Photograph

Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6951
Date:Circa 1905
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