1512 results for: City of Seattle
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Fall City High School, circa 1920
In 1908, James Stephen, Seattle school architect, was joined in business by his son, Frederick Bennett Stephen. The firm of Stephen & Stephen designed public school buildings from Vancouver and Port Townsend in western Washington to Wenatchee and Ellensburg in the central part of the state.This photo, probably taken in the 1920s, shows Stephen & Stephen's Fall City High School,…
ID Number:1983.10.2254
Date:Circa 1920
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County-City Building, Seattle, circa 1921
In 1916, the new King County Courthouse and Municipal Building, also called the County-City Building, opened on Third Avenue in downtown Seattle. The building, designed by Seattle architect Augustus Warren Gould, was five stories tall, with a partial sixth story for the use of the city engineer.This photo, taken on a sunny afternoon in 1921, shows the new County-City building…
ID Number:1983.10.2333.2
Date:Circa 1921
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Seattle Public Library, circa 1918
The city of Seattle established a public library in 1890 after several earlier attempts by private citizens. The library was housed in various places and finally ended up in the Yesler Mansion, just uphill from its current site. After the mansion burned in 1901, industrialist Andrew Carnegie donated $200,000 for a new building which opened in 1906. The Carnegie Library…
ID Number:1983.10.2337.1
Date:Circa 1918
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St. Paul Apartments, Seattle, circa 1920
During the first quarter of the twentieth century, several mid-rise apartment buildings were constructed throughout the city. The St. Paul Apartments at Seneca and Summit Avenue is a good example of this new type of residence. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Paul Apts.Photographer's Reference Number: 95948
ID Number:1983.10.2601
Date:Circa 1920
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Clay figure for the World War I memorial statue, circa 1922
Alonzo Victor Lewis' "Doughboy" was controversial from the beginning. It was to be a memorial to Seattle soldiers who had served in World War I. Navy veterans felt left out. Some people thought the statue was too arty, others thought it wasn't arty enough. Still others objected to the German helmet slung over the soldier's shoulder. Eventually, without the helmet,…
ID Number:1983.10.2718.1
Date:Circa 1922
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Greenwood School, Seattle, circa 1922
The Seattle School Board hired architect James Stephen in 1899 to develop plans for the growing city's new schools. His 1908 model plan required fireproof materials and modern lavatory equipment. The original part of Greenwood School, built in 1909, is one of just a few buildings still standing which were based on this model plan. Handwritten on sleeve: Greenwood SchoolPhotographer's…
ID Number:1983.10.2850
Date:Circa 1922
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Hausler Building, Seattle, circa 1922
Rhinehold and Tillie Hausler had this Rainier Beach building built in 1921 to house a drugstore and hardware store. They previously owned a grocery store next door, and before that were in Hillman City. Signs in image: Hausler. Drug Co. Mountain. Toilet goods, Cigars, Pharmacy, Stationery, Prescriptions. Delicious Drinks. Candies. Chemist. Drink Coca-Cola. Magazines. Atlantic City Grocery.Handwritten on sleeve: Hausler…
ID Number:1983.10.2871
Date:Circa 1922
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Navy biplane at Sand Point, Seattle, circa 1925
Sand Point, a peninsula in north Seattle, served as an air base, aviation training center, and aircraft repair depot for the U.S. Navy for almost 50 years. When the naval air station on Whidbey Island was developed, Sand Point was no longer needed as an air base, and in 1970 Sand Point changed to the Naval Station Seattle. In 1975…
ID Number:1983.10.2915.2
Date:Circa 1925
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Traffic tower at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street, 1925
Between 1922 and 1937, the number of automobiles on Seattle's streets more than tripled. In 1925, the city had a traffic tower at the busy area where Fourth Avenue, Pike Street, and Westlake Avenue met. It would have been hard for drivers to see one another as they neared the intersection. A policeman in the tower could see the vehicles…
ID Number:1983.10.2952.1
Date:1925
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Seattle City Light plant, Seattle, circa 1926
The image pictured here features Seattle City Light's shops and warehouse building at Fourth Avenue South and Spokane Street, a location now referred to as the South Service Center. The building was opened in 1926, and features a sign reading CITY LIGHT in nine-foot high letters, illuminated at night by about 400 light bulbs. Handwritten on sleeve: City Light Plant.Photographer's…
ID Number:1983.10.3061
Date:Circa 1926