832 results for: Puget Sound
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Panorama of Harbor Island, circa 1912
By 1912, developers had dredged the mouth of the Duwamish River, making an east and west channel. The fill was dumped between the channels to build Harbor Island, and industries had just begun to operate on the filled land.This photo shows a view from West Seattle in about 1912. Most of what appears to be water in the background is…
ID Number:1983.10.9428.1
Date:Circa 1912
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Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Seattle, circa 1913
Signs in image: Fisher Flouring Mills Co. Fisher's Blend Flour.Handwritten on sleeve: Fisher Flour Mills.Photographer's Reference Number: 21219
ID Number:1983.10.9430.1
Date:Circa 1913
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Puget Sound Power and Light powerhouse, possibly Electron, circa 1912
Note from MOHAI records: Electron. Handwritten on sleeve: Powerhouse.Webster & Stevens number: 24340
ID Number:1983.10.9512.3
Date:Circa 1912
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Frye Hotel and Smith Tower, Seattle, circa 1914
This view west along Yesler Avenue shows the 42-story Smith Tower looming above the Frye Hotel. Built in 1914 as Seattle's first skyscaper, the Smith Tower boasts the last manually operated elevators on the west coast. Handwritten on sleeve: Smith Tower Pan from 1st Hill.Webster & Stevens number: 39869
ID Number:1983.10.9825.1
Date:Circa 1914
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View southwest from old courthouse, Seattle, circa 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: City View from Court House Hill.Webster & Stevens number: 40121
ID Number:1983.10.9835
Date:Circa 1914
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Waterfront from Beacon Hill, Seattle, circa 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: City Panorama from Beacon Hill.Webster & Stevens number: 40123
ID Number:1983.10.9837.2
Date:Circa 1914
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Hiram Chittenden Locks under construction, 1916
For years, there was no easy or cheap way to move logs, coal and other resources directly from the east side of Lake Washington to Elliott Bay. There were many plans and several attempts to build a canal via Lake Union. However, none was successful until the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built in 1911 to 1917.The Hiram Chittenden Locks…
ID Number:1983.10.10086
Date:1916
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Colman Dock, Seattle, 1915
Before regular ferry service, hundreds of small steamers competed to carry people and freight around Puget Sound. There were so many of these vessels making short runs between so many towns and islands, that they were called the Mosquito Fleet. Some people limit the term Mosquito Fleet to the many small wooden steamers on the sound, while others include larger…
ID Number:1983.10.10135
Date:1915
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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
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Ballard locks under construction, Seattle, 1916
For years, there was no easy or cheap way to move logs, coal, and other resources directly from the east side of Lake Washington to Elliott Bay. There were many plans and several attempts to build a canal via Lake Union. However, none was successful until the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built in 1911 to 1917. The Hiram Chittenden…
ID Number:1983.10.10314
Date:1916