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Construction of Great Northern Railway's Ballard Bridge, circa 1913
The Great Northern Railway built a new railway bridge at Ballard in about 1913, during the construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. This bridge is still in use in the 2020s, and is known as the Salmon Bay Bridge. The span stays open for canal traffic unless a train is coming.This photo shows the Great Northern Railway bridge during…
ID Number:1983.10.9734.1
Date:Circa 1913
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City street car barn, circa 1915
Seattle's electric streetcar system had a number of buildings where the cars could be housed or serviced. These were called streetcar barns. This photo, taken around 1915, shows the Seattle Municipal Railway car barn at Third Avenue North, just south of the the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Webster & Stevens number: 38553
ID Number:1983.10.9804
Date:Circa 1915
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Municipal streetcar, Seattle, circa 1915
Seattle's streetcars were originally pulled along tracks by horses. The first electrically-powered streetcars and cablecars began service in 1889. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. Later, most of the lines became part of the city's street railway system.This photo, taken around 1915, shows Seattle Municipal Railway Car #100 headed to Columbia. Like today's electric city buses, the…
ID Number:1983.10.9805
Date:Circa 1915
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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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First motorized fire engine in Seattle, circa 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: First Motor Fire Engine Front Wheel Drive.Webster & Stevens number: 42094
ID Number:1983.10.9892
Date:Circa 1914
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Northern Hotel bus, Seattle, 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: Northern Hotel Bus, 1914Webster & Stevens number: 42275
ID Number:1983.10.9901
Date:1914
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Studebaker roadster and two motorcycles on rutted road, Bothell, circa 1914
In the early part of the 20th century, roads outside larger cities were usually unpaved, with deep ruts and rocks. Sometimes roads were surfaced with gravel and crushed stone, but ruts still appeared and made driving tricky. In 1911, the town of Bothell experimented unsuccessfully with using a new kind of tar as a paving material. The road was repaved…
ID Number:1983.10.9945
Date:Circa 1914
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Pacific Highway near Bothell, Washington, 1915
The Pacific Highway ran from Vancouver, British Columbia to southern California, passing through King County, Washington, on the way. Workers completed the stretch of road between Everett and Seattle in 1912. The original route went south through Bothell, turned west to Lake Forest Park and then went south along the shore of Lake Washington to Seattle. The highway was later…
ID Number:1983.10.9946
Date:1915
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Pacific Highway near Woodinville, Washington, 1915
The Pacific Highway ran from Vancouver, British Columbia to southern California, passing through King County, Washington on the way. North of Seattle, the road passed through Bothell and Woodinville. This 1915 photo shows a portion of the Pacific Highway near rural Woodinville. The gravel-surfaced highway was a great improvement over the muddy roads which preceded it. Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.9947
Date:1915
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Road into Bothell, circa 1914
In the early part of the 20th century, roads outside larger cities were generally unpaved, with deep ruts and rocks. In this photo, taken around 1914, three men are grading a new road outside Bothell by dragging three split logs behind a car. The town can be seen in the distant right. Webster & Stevens number: 43169
ID Number:1983.10.9950
Date:Circa 1914