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Image of Second Avenue looking north from Madison Street, Seattle, 1916
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Second Avenue looking north from Madison Street, Seattle, 1916

Signs in image: Hotel Savoy. Pantages. Alaska Theater. Rathskeller. Bee Hive. Lennon's. Billiards.Handwritten on sleeve: 2nd Ave N. from Madison 1916.Webster & Stevens number: 44483
ID Number:1983.10.10088
Date:1916
Image of Exterior of Hotel Calhoun, Seattle, 1910
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Exterior of Hotel Calhoun, Seattle, 1910

Seattle's Hotel Calhoun, located at the intersection of Second Avenue and Virginia Street, was designed by architect William P. White. It was built in 1910 during an apartment building boom in the area newly leveled by the Denny Regrade, in what is now the Belltown neighborhood.This image was taken shortly before the hotel opened, and open lots can clearly be…
ID Number:1983.10.10095.2
Date:1910
Image of Second Avenue north from Yesler Way, Seattle, 1916
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Second Avenue north from Yesler Way, Seattle, 1916

Signs in image: White House. White Cross Dental Co. Rainier Laundry. Confectionery. [Monette?] Hardware. Hotel Seattle. Fatima Cigarettes. The Bon Marche. Empire Building. Dr. Mittan, Dentist. Loan Office. Billiards.Handwritten on sleeve: Second Ave. N. from Yesler.Webster & Stevens number: 48017
ID Number:1983.10.10250
Date:1916
Image of View northwest from Smith Tower, Seattle, 1916
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View northwest from Smith Tower, Seattle, 1916

Opened in 1914, the new L.C. Smith Building, later called the Smith Tower, at Second Avenue and Yesler Way, offered unobstructed views such as this scene looking northwest along Second Avenue. Signs in image: Kenneth Hotel. [...] and Murray. Sherman Printing. The Postal Telegraph Building. The Right Hotel. New Cecil Hotel. Grand Pacific Hotel. Hotel New Vendome. Frederick & Nelson.…
ID Number:1983.10.10264.2
Date:1916
Image of Seaboard Building, Seattle, 1916
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Seaboard Building, Seattle, 1916

Signs in image: Hotel Central. Oysters. Arne Sunde, Watchmaker. Bank. Dr. [S.S.?] Collins - Eye, Ear [...]. [...] Billiards. Boulevard Chop House. F.M. Kyle, D.M.D. - Dentist.Handwritten on sleeve: Norse Bldg (Seaboard Bldg), 1916.Webster & Stevens number: 49047
ID Number:1983.10.10272
Date:1916
Image of First and Main, Seattle, 1916
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First and Main, Seattle, 1916

Signs in image: Hotel. [...an] Furnishings - Alaska Outfits - Oiled Cloth. Globe Hotel. Modern Barber College. A. Spenger. Washington Transfer - We Move It - Moving, Storage, Packing, Shipping.Handwritten on sleeve: First & Main St. 1916Webster & Stevens number: 49694
ID Number:1983.10.10285
Date:1916
Image of Times Square Building during construction, Seattle, 1916
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Times Square Building during construction, Seattle, 1916

The Times Square Building is located in downtown Seattle on a triangular-shaped block bordered by Fifth Avenue, Olive Way, and Stewart Street. Designed by architects Bebb and Gould in the Italianate style, the five-story building was completed in 1916 and became a Seattle Historic Landmark in 1984.This image of the Times Building, seen here while under construction, was taken facing…
ID Number:1983.10.10286.2
Date:1916
Image of View of Pike Street from Second Avenue, Seattle, 1917
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View of Pike Street from Second Avenue, Seattle, 1917

This view of Pike Street was taken facing northeast from Second Avenue. Several of the buildings in this image are identifiable. The seven-story building at the northeast corner of Third Avenue and Pike Street (bottom left of frame) is the Harper Building, which was built in 1890 and demolished in 1984. Further east on Pike Street, at the northeast corner…
ID Number:1983.10.10449.1
Date:1917
Image of Elks Club Band, Seattle, 1917
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Elks Club Band, Seattle, 1917

Banner reads: Instituted June 10th 1888 - Seattle Lodge No. 92 - B.P.O.E.Signs in image: Queen City Transfer Co. - Storage. O.K. Harness Shop. Pacific Furniture Co. - Sale - Closing Out Used Furniture - Linoleum. Hotel Kasota. The Bell Tailors - Dye Works - The Cleaners & Tailors - Suits Sponged & Pressed 50 cents - Cleaning & Repairing…
ID Number:1983.10.10523
Date:1917
Image of Veterans marching in Memorial Day Parade, Seattle, May 30, 1917
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Veterans marching in Memorial Day Parade, Seattle, May 30, 1917

This image of First Avenue in downtown Seattle was taken facing north from just south of the intersection of First Avenue and Madison Street. The streets of First Avenue are lined with spectators of the Memorial Day parade which began at First Avenue and Pine Street. Various active members of the military marched in the parade, as well as veterans…
ID Number:1983.10.10554.1
Date:1917
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