1892 results for: Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State
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Corner of Fourth Avenue and University Street, Seattle, January 31, 1924
This photo shows the corner of Fourth Avenue and University Street in downtown Seattle. The building on the corner is the Curtis Studio, a photography business managed by Edward Curtis's wife, Clara. A sign atop the studio indicates that this location is the future site of the Stimson Building, one of a group of buildings designed by architects Howells and…
ID Number:1971.5117.2
Date:1924
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Construction of Stimson Medical Center Building, Seattle, 1924
Charles D. Stimson (1857-1929) moved to Seattle in 1889 and by 1909, may have been Seattle's most influential person, as he headed the Metropolitan Bank, the General Insurance Company of America, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition effort, and the Metropolitan Building Company. His wife, Harriet Mary Overton (1862-1936), was a dedicated supporter of the Seattle Symphony. Their daughter Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989)…
ID Number:1971.5117.3
Date:1924
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Looking east up Cherry Street from 1st Ave., Seattle, 1914
This view of downtown Seattle was taken facing east on Cherry Street at First Avenue. The 10-story building with the pointed roof on the right side of the frame is the Lowman Building at 107 Cherry Street. The building was designed by the architectural partnership of Heide and DeNeuf for James Lowman, and completed in 1906. As of 2017 the…
ID Number:1971.5202.4
Date:1914
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Application for Registration of Trademark by R.C. Erskine, May 17, 1905
Robert Chase Erskine (1876-1971) came to Seattle in 1899 and became a prominent businessman, elected three times as president of the Seattle Real Estate Association. Having upheld a boyhood pledge to his mother to never drink alcohol, when he died at age 95 he left a six-figure trust fund to promote total abstinence from alcohol in the young. A street…
ID Number:1971.5202.5
Date:1905
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Residential street on Capitol Hill, Seattle, circa 1905
In the prosperous years of the early 20th century, wealthy residents built large homes on Capitol Hill, a high hill to the east of downtown Seattle. The recently-built Capitol Hill street shown here has homes in Craftsman, Georgian, and other styles. The small street trees will make the neighborhood one of Seattle's shadiest residential areas by the end of the…
ID Number:1971.5202.15
Date:Circa 1905
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Arlington Docks at the Seattle waterfront, circa 1910
Sometime around 1900, the Northern Pacific Railroad built several piers along the Seattle waterfront. The Arlington Dock Company operated two of these at the foot of Seneca Street. The company was an agent for steamships traveling along the Pacific Coast to Alaska, Asia and Europe.This image of the Seattle waterfront shows Arlington Dock Piers 4 (right) and 5 (left), with…
ID Number:1971.5202.18
Date:Circa 1910
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Colman Building, with Lough, Augustine & Co.'s grocery wagons, Seattle, circa 1900
Seattle's Colman Building, at 811 First Avenue, was one of many large brick buildings built in the Pioneer Square area after the 1889 Great Fire. One of its early business occupants was the upscale grocery firm of Lough, Augustine and Company. Others included the Northern Pacific Express Co., Hudson Bay Fur Co., Wilcox Tailoring Co., Lang Drug Co., and the…
ID Number:1971.5202.20
Date:Circa 1900
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Seattle Hardware Company Building, 1st Ave. S. and King St., Seattle, 1905
The Seattle Hardware Company, founded in 1883, lost its original Pioneer Square building in the Great Fire of 1889. After operating out of several temporary locations, the firm opened a new, seven-story building at First Avenue South and King Street in 1905. Handwritten beneath image: The Plant of The Seattle Hardware Co., Among the Largest Wholesale Houses in SeattlePhotographer's number:…
ID Number:1971.5202.21
Date:1905
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Chelsea Family Hotel, circa 1905
The Chelsea Family Hotel, a residential hotel designed by architect Harlan Thomas, opened in 1907 at 620 Olympic Place, in the southwest section of Queen Anne Hill. Residents could enjoy the view from its bay windows and roof-top pergolas. As of 2017, the building still stands. Handwritten beneath image: Chelsea Flats. Seattle Wash.Photographer's number: 7882Caption information source: Jeffrey Karl Ochsner,…
ID Number:1971.5202.22
Date:Circa 1905
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Real Estate Association officers, Seattle, 1908
This image show the 1908 officers of the Seattle Real Estate Association. The individuals are identified as: Standing, from left, George B. Littlefield; [unreadable]; Frank E. Case. Sitting, from left, Robert C. Erskine; George W. Dilling; Robert W. Hill. The photo is part of a photo album created by Robert C. Erskine. Robert Chase Erskine (1876-1971) came to Seattle in…
ID Number:1971.5202.34
Date:1908