832 results for: Puget Sound
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Ships on waterfront, Seattle, circa 1905
Signs in image: W.W. Robinson - Pike Street Wharf. Northwestern Steamship Co.Handwritten on sleeve: Waterfront.Webster & Stevens number: 2719
ID Number:1983.10.6974
Date:Circa 1905
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Waterfront from Alaska Building, Seattle, circa 1905
This photo is half of a two-part panorama. Handwritten on sleeve: Pan of Waterfront & Bay from Alaska Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 2963
ID Number:1983.10.7093.1
Date:Circa 1905
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Waterfront from Alaska Building, Seattle, circa 1905
This photo is half of a two-part panorama. Signs in image: Schwabacher Bros. & Co. White Knight 5 Cent Cigars. [...res] Storage Warehouse. Gen. Arthur Cigar. [Lilly?] [Bodardine?] & Co. - North Coast Flouring Mills - Seeds. Pier B - The Pacific Coast Co. - Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Pier A - The Pacific Coast Co. - Pacific Coast Steamship…
ID Number:1983.10.7093.2
Date:Circa 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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Schwabacher Grocery Co., 1905
Schwabacher Brothers & Company, a San Francisco firm, opened an branch in Seattle in the 1860s. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods and other materials to the logging camps, mill towns and farming communities. The first supplies were delivered across the water and upriver by steamer. In later years, the…
ID Number:1983.10.7374.2
Date:1905
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YWCA camp on Bainbridge Island, 1905
Seattle's Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) was founded in 1894 by a group of women who wanted to help the city's working women. At that time, many young women came to Seattle in search of jobs, but ended up on the streets. The YWCA provided meals, classes, and a variety of clubs and activities, including camping on Bainbridge Island. The…
ID Number:1983.10.7397.2
Date:1905
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View of Enumclaw, Washington, circa 1905
Enumclaw, Washington, is located on the plateau between the Green and White Rivers. The town was platted in 1884, and the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad came through in 1885. Enumclaw quickly became a boomtown of lumber mills and farms. Residents supplied timber and produce to the nearby mining towns of Black Diamond and Franklin.This photo shows a view of…
ID Number:1983.10.7423
Date:Circa 1905
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Luna Park, Seattle, 1905
West Seattle's Luna Park was named for Luna, the Roman goddess of the moon. The amusement park was a popular place for Seattleites to swim, dance, and have fun. They could ride on a giant water slide, a roller coaster, or a carousel, or have a drink at what was advertised as "the longest bar on the bay." They could…
ID Number:1983.10.7424.1
Date:1905
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View from Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, 1905
Between 1900 and 1905, Seattle's population more than doubled. Counting Ballard and other neighboring towns, the population stood at around 185,000. In 1905, eight years after the first gold arrived from the Klondike, local businesses did more than $20 million of trade with Alaska and expected this to continue to grow.This photo looks toward Elliott Bay from Queen Anne Hill…
ID Number:1983.10.7527.3
Date:1905
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Sailboat on Lake Washington, circa 1905
The waters of Puget Sound and nearby lakes make western Washington state an ideal location for all kinds of boats and boating activities. This photo shows two people enjoying a sail on Lake Washington. Handwritten on sleeve: Sailing on Lake Wash.Webster & Stevens number: 4803
ID Number:1983.10.7534
Date:Circa 1905