650 results for: Lake Washington
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Seattle Cedar mill, circa 1916
The Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company had a large mill in Ballard, just to the west of the Ballard Bridge. Logs were floated to the mill, and kept in the water until they were cut. The rough lumber was then stacked to dry before it was planed and sold.This photo, taken around 1916, shows the tall smokestack and piles of…
ID Number:1983.10.10353
Date:Circa 1916
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Stimson Mill in Ballard, Seattle, circa 1916
Handwritten on sleeve: Stimson Mill Pan.Webster & Stevens number: 52957
ID Number:1983.10.10386.2
Date:Circa 1916
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Northern Pacific Railroad bridge, Seattle, circa 1917
This bridge was used by the Northern Pacific railroad to cross the Lake Washington Ship Canal between Fremont and Ballard. Handwritten on sleeve: Bascule Bridge, Lake Wash. canal.Webster & Stevens number: 54405
ID Number:1983.10.10425
Date:Circa 1917
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Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, 1917
The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows part of the canal in 1917. It was taken looking west from the Ballard Bridge. Handwritten on sleeve: Ship Canal W. from Ballard Bridge, 1917.Webster & Stevens number: 54408
ID Number:1983.10.10428
Date:1917
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Canal opening, Montlake, July 4, 1917
The Lake Washington Ship Canal opened for business on July 4, 1917, after six years of construction. The opening was the high point of Seattle's Fourth of July celebration. In this photo, spectators crowd the banks of the Montlake Cut to watch the parade of several hundred boats which passed through the new canal. This picture was taken eight years…
ID Number:1983.10.10564
Date:1917
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Fremont Bridge on opening day of Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, July 4, 1917
The Lake Washington Ship Canal opened for business on July 4, 1917. The Seattle Times reported that roads, cars, and streetcars heading for the canal were jammed with people wanting to join in the celebration. This photo shows the Fremont Bridge on the afternoon the canal opened. Handwritten on sleeve: Canal Opening Fremont Bridge.Photographer's Reference Number: 59008
ID Number:1983.10.10565
Date:1917
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Canal opening, Fremont Bridge, July 4, 1917
The Lake Washington Ship Canal opened for business on July 4, 1917. The Seattle Times reported that roads, cars, and streetcars heading for the canal were jammed with people wanting to join in the celebration. This photo shows the traffic at the south end of the Fremont Bridge on the afternoon the canal opened. Webster & Stevens number: 59009
ID Number:1983.10.10567
Date:1917
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Spectators at opening of Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, July 4, 1917
The Lake Washington Ship Canal opened for business on July 4, 1917, after six years of construction. The opening was the high point of Seattle's Fourth of July celebration. In this photo, spectators crowd the banks of Lake Union to watch the parade of several hundred boats passing through the new canals. It is likely that the photographer was standing…
ID Number:1983.10.10570
Date:1917
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Lake Washington Ship Canal entrance looking west, Seattle, circa 1917
This photo shows the mouth of Salmon Bay after the Lake Washington Ship Canal and the Hiram Chittenden Locks were constructed. The photographer stood on the newly constructed Great Northern Railroad bridge and faced west and slightly south to capture this view of the developing waterfront and the railroad tracks. Handwritten on sleeve: Salmon Bay [sic].Photographer's Reference Number: 59122
ID Number:1983.10.10575
Date:Circa 1917
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U.S. Naval Training Station, 1917
During World War I, the U.S. Navy had a training station on the University of Washington campus. The Navy buildings were on the shore of Lake Union, near where the university's health sciences center is now located.This 1917 photo shows sailors moving supplies at the Naval Training Station on Lake Union, near the Varsity Boat Club. The crates are filled…
ID Number:1983.10.10602
Date:1917