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Image of Edgecomb and Moore log train at Ballard trestle, circa 1890
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Edgecomb and Moore log train at Ballard trestle, circa 1890

Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.39
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Native American camp with canoes, Ballast Island, Washington Street, Seattle, circa 1890
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Native American camp with canoes, Ballast Island, Washington Street, Seattle, circa 1890

By the late 19th century, most Seattle-area Native Americans had been moved to reservations and were not allowed to live in the city. Sometime before 1895, visiting Native American people started camping on Ballast Island, at the foot of Washington Street. After 1895, waterfront development forced the encampment away from here. This photo shows canoes and tents at the Ballast…
ID Number:2011.26.7.43
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Sidewheel steamboat Kirkland docked on east side of Lake Washington, circa 1890
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Sidewheel steamboat Kirkland docked on east side of Lake Washington, circa 1890

Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.45
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Steamship moored at Oregon Improvement Company Dock B, Seattle waterfront, circa 1890
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Steamship moored at Oregon Improvement Company Dock B, Seattle waterfront, circa 1890

Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.46
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, September 4-7, 1981
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Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, September 4-7, 1981

Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.This poster features a photographic collage, with a photo of a man in a kayak by Dan Lamont, and concept by Doug Bosworth and design by Beanne Hull. The poster artwork was commissioned…
ID Number:2011.49.11
Date:1981
Image of Reel of submarine cable on a Pacific Telephone and Telegraph barge, Seattle, 1936
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Reel of submarine cable on a Pacific Telephone and Telegraph barge, Seattle, 1936

The original submarine cable laying took place in 1928 for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. Emergency repairs became necessary on July 14, 1936.
ID Number:2011.73.7
Date:1936
Image of San Juan Fishing and Packing employees, circa 1935
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San Juan Fishing and Packing employees, circa 1935

The San Juan Fish Company opened for business in 1898 along Railroad Avenue (now Alaskan Way) on the Seattle waterfront. Later renamed the San Juan Fishing & Packing Company, it was one of Seattle's largest and most successful canneries with production facilities in several Alaska cities. The business was acquired by New England Fish Company in 1965 and is listed…
ID Number:2011.76.1
Date:Circa 1935
Image of San Juan Fishing and Packing employees, circa 1935
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San Juan Fishing and Packing employees, circa 1935

The San Juan Fish Company opened for business in 1898 along Railroad Avenue (now Alaskan Way) on the Seattle waterfront. Later renamed the San Juan Fishing & Packing Company, it was one of Seattle's largest and most successful canneries with production facilities in several Alaskan cities. The business was acquired by New England Fish Company in 1965 and is listed…
ID Number:2011.76.2
Date:Circa 1935
Image of Electric cars in the Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, July 1911
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Electric cars in the Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, July 1911

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2011.79.1.150
Date:1911
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"Afro-Americans" float in Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, July 1911

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2011.79.1.104
Date:1911
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