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First Avenue from University Street, circa 1907
Seattle's downtown boomed during the 1900s. This photo was taken around 1907, looking south along First Avenue. The area near University Street is lined with hotels and other businesses. Streetcars move along the center of the avenue, and carts and wagons drive nearer the curb. The darker streetcar is headed north to Ballard Beach. The lighter one carries the mail.…
ID Number:1983.10.7638
Date:Circa 1907
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Automobile excursion on the paved Bothell Highway, circa 1911
The Bothell Highway ran north from Lake City along the northern shore of Lake Washington. It connected Seattle and nearby towns to Bothell. A drive to Bothell was a popular Sunday excursion for citydwellers. The road was first paved in 1911, but the new "waterproof non-skidding and low maintenance" surface turned to a sticky tar. The road was repaved in…
ID Number:1983.10.7724.1
Date:Circa 1911
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Ramsay family in sleigh, Seattle, circa 1907
Claude C. Ramsay owned a real estate and insurance company in Seattle, and lived at 322 Cherry Street. This photo was taken at the top of a downtown street during one of Seattle's rare snowy days. Handwritten on sleeve: Ramsey Family in Sleigh.Photographer's Reference Number: 6423
ID Number:1983.10.7764
Date:Circa 1907
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Trestles over the tidal flats, circa 1903
The Duwamish River flowed out through tidal mudflats between Seattle and West Seattle. By the middle 1900s, several streets and railways ran over the tideflats on trestles. Much of this area was later filled in to become Harbor Island.This photo, taken sometime between 1902 and 1904, shows the view from Seattle towards West Seattle. The nearest trestle, which runs straight…
ID Number:1983.10.7767
Date:Circa 1903
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Motorcyclist in helmet, probably in Seattle, circa 1913
This portrait photograph depicts an unidentified motorcycle rider wearing a buttoned sweater and a protective helmet with goggles.
ID Number:1983.10.7806.1
Date:Circa 1913
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Motorcyclist in helmet, probably in Seattle, circa 1913
This portrait photograph depicts an unidentified motorcycle rider wearing a turtleneck sweater with an emblem on the front, and a protective helmet with goggles. Handwritten on sleeve: 3 Motorcycle Riders.
ID Number:1983.10.7806.2
Date:Circa 1913
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Police patrol wagon, circa 1910
In 1907, the Seattle Police Department began to replace its horsedrawn patrol wagons with motorized vehicles. In this photo, a group of men and boys look at the Patrol Wagon No. 1 and its driver outside City Hall. Webster & Stevens number: 7228
ID Number:1983.10.7827.2
Date:Circa 1910
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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
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Alki Beach, Seattle, circa 1911
Long a site for Native encampments, Alki Beach in West Seattle became a popular Sunday outing for Seattleites after the installation of ferry service to the beach in 1888. By 1902, it was so well-visited that it became the destination for a new electric street railway line from Seattle. This view looks north and shows the muddy roadway alongside the…
ID Number:1983.10.7978
Date:Circa 1911
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Steamship "Minnesota," circa 1910
When it was launched in 1903, the "Minnesota" was the largest ocean liner of its time. It was built for the Great Northern Railway Company, and carried passengers and freight between Seattle and various Asian ports. The ship's fastest trip between Yokohama and Puget Sound was 11 days, 20 hours, and 35 minutes.This photo, taken around 1910, shows passengers and…
ID Number:1983.10.8024
Date:Circa 1910