272 results for: Lake Union
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Great Northern Railroad bridge construction, Ballard, 1912
The bascule bridge that crosses Salmon Bay was built for the Great Northern Railroad and completed in 1914. This photo shows its stone supports during the initial stages of construction. The photographer stood on the Magnolia side of the waterway, looking towards Ballard. The brothers Clarence and Otto Langstaff were prolific amateur photographers in Seattle. Clarence worked as a carpenter…
ID Number:Lib1993.8.37
Date:1912
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Lake Union and downtown Seattle, 1992
Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.Scaylea often took photos of light on the water in the Seattle area, including this photo…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.41
Date:1992
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Boat towing logs on Lake Union, Seattle, 1955
Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.This photo shows a tug towing logs through the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Handwritten on image:…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.271
Date:1955
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Naval cadets at store window of the U.S. Naval Training Station, University of Washington, September 1918
In 1917, a committee from the University of Washington offered campus facilities to the United States Navy, which decided to build a temporary Naval Training Station on campus grounds along Portage Bay on Lake Union (near the area now occupied by the UW Health Sciences Center). The station was established on August 1, 1917, largely through the efforts of Navy…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.2
Date:1918
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Navy marching band at U.S. Naval Training Station, University of Washington, circa 1918
In 1917, a committee from the University of Washington offered campus facilities to the United States Navy, which decided to build a temporary Naval Training Station on campus grounds along Portage Bay on Lake Union (near the area now occupied by the UW Health Sciences Center). The station was established on August 1, 1917, largely through the efforts of Navy…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.13
Date:Circa 1918
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Construction site at the U.S. Naval Training Station on University of Washington campus, October 8, 1918
In 1917, a committee from the University of Washington offered campus facilities to the United States Navy, which decided to build a temporary Naval Training Station on campus grounds along Portage Bay on Lake Union (near the area now occupied by the UW Health Sciences Center). The station was established on August 1, 1917, largely through the efforts of Navy…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.16
Date:Circa 1918
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Barber shop at the U.S. Naval Training Station, University of Washington, 1917-1918
In 1917, a committee from the University of Washington offered campus facilities to the United States Navy, which decided to build a temporary Naval Training Station on campus grounds along Portage Bay on Lake Union (near the area now occupied by the UW Health Sciences Center). The station was established on August 1, 1917, largely through the efforts of Navy…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.24
Date:Circa 1917
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Man shaping a hat at the J.T. Hardeman Hat Company, Seattle, 1935
Polk's 1935 Seattle city directory lists the J.T. Hardeman Hat Company at 700 Republican Street, in what is now known as the South Lake Union neighborhood. The firm made men's fur felt hats. Handwritten on negative: Hats Candid.Handwritten on sleeve: Hats - men's.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a…
ID Number:PI23969
Date:1935
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Woman sewing a hat at the J.T. Hardeman Hat Company, Seattle, 1935
Polk's 1935 Seattle city directory lists the J.T. Hardeman Hat Company at 700 Republican Street, in what is now known as the South Lake Union neighborhood. The firm made men's fur felt hats. Handwritten on negative: Hats candid.Handwritten on sleeve: Hats - men's.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a…
ID Number:PI23970
Date:1935
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Women and servicemen dancing at the Naval Reserve Armory, Seattle, December 1942
Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by B. Marcus Priteca, a well-known theater architect, and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred…
ID Number:PI28212
Date:1942