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Image of New Washington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1910
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New Washington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1910

The New Washington Hotel on the northeast corner of 2nd Avenue and Stewart Street replaced the Hotel Washington that was razed in the first phase of the Denny Hill regrade. To its left is the Moore Hotel of 1907 and across the street to the right is the Hotel Washington Annex, later the Gowman Hotel and Stewart Hotel (demolished). Signs…
ID Number:1983.10.8972
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Madison Street from First Avenue, Seattle, circa 1910
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Madison Street from First Avenue, Seattle, circa 1910

Signs in image: Fish. Clarke's Pure Rye. [Bismarck] Bowling Alley. The [...] Cafe. Cafeteria. YMCA. Rainier [...]. Hugh Harrison Jewelers. Glass & Paint Co. Commonwealth Security Co. R.L. [Beattie?] - Good Repairing. H.C. [Allis...] [Dray...]. Handwritten on sleeve: Madison & First Ave.Webster & Stevens number: 17367
ID Number:1983.10.9003.1
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Seaboard Building, Seattle, circa 1910
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Seaboard Building, Seattle, circa 1910

Signs in image: American Hotel. Oysters. Sullivan's [...]. Northern Bank & Trust Building. Dr. P.L. West, Dr. E.R. Kelley. The Prudential. Fred J. Carver, Lawyer, Notary Public. Cafe American. Handwritten on sleeve: Northern Bank Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 17421
ID Number:1983.10.9010
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1910
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Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1910

Signs in image: Cafe [...heuser]. [Swift's] Drugs - Cut Rate. Peoples Savings Bank - Commercial Savings & Trust Business Transacted. The Pike Cafe. Lunch. Owl. Union Bakery Restaurant. Toys. Handwritten on sleeve: Pike St.Webster & Stevens number: 17442
ID Number:1983.10.9013
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Prefontaine Building, Seattle, circa 1910
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Prefontaine Building, Seattle, circa 1910

Signs in image: Hotel [Wald...]. Grand Union Hotel. Kracht Liquor Co. Purcell Safe Co. Doss [Miller]. Rainier Public Market. Handwritten on sleeve: Prefontaine Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 17492
ID Number:1983.10.9018.1
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Standard Furniture airship, circa 1910
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Standard Furniture airship, circa 1910

Downtown Seattle businesses tried many ways of attracting customers. In this photo, the Standard Furniture Company uses an airborne Santa Claus to promote their credit plan. The airship is suspended above Second Avenue at Pine Street. The Hotel Washington, at 2nd Avenue and Stewart Street, is in the background. Webster & Stevens number: 18929
ID Number:1983.10.9109.2
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Crowd rushing to Mayor Gill's support meeting, February 2, 1911
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Crowd rushing to Mayor Gill's support meeting, February 2, 1911

Shortly after Hiram Gill was elected mayor of Seattle, some people wanted to remove him from office for not enforcing the city's anti-vice laws. When the mayor wanted to answer his accusers, his supporters set up a noontime meeting at the Grand Opera House. So many people crowded into the opera house that a second meeting was set up at…
ID Number:1983.10.9222.2
Date:1911
Image of Lincoln Hotel, Seattle, circa 1912
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Lincoln Hotel, Seattle, circa 1912

The Lincoln Hotel at 4th Avenue and Madison Street opened in 1900 and initially offered both transient hotel rooms and permanent apartments. Handwritten on sleeve: Lincoln Hotel.Photographer's Reference Number: 19751
ID Number:1983.10.9248
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Mount Baker clubhouse and street, Seattle, circa 1912
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Mount Baker clubhouse and street, Seattle, circa 1912

This photograph was taken looking east on South McClellan Street where it intersects with the two halves of Mount Baker Boulevard South on the right. The clubhouse, which still exists today, is clearly shown in the foreground. Handwritten on sleeve: Mt. Baker Dist.Webster & Stevens number: 19762
ID Number:1983.10.9254
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Renton city view, circa 1912
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Renton city view, circa 1912

The city of Renton is located at the southern shore of Lake Washington, on the site of earlier Coast Salish encampments. Settlers built a sawmill in the area in the 1850s, and coal was discovered nearby in the 1870s. Renton was also an agricultural center. For many years, its primary crop was hops, used in brewing beer.This photo, taken in…
ID Number:1983.10.9436
Date:Circa 1912
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