650 results for: Lake Washington
Photograph
Aerial of Renton looking southeast, May 31, 1933
The city of Renton is located at the southern shore of Lake Washington, on the site of earlier Native 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 view of Renton shows…
ID Number:1983.10.17530.1
Date:1933
Photograph
Aerial view of Seattle from south, 1935
This aerial view of downtown Seattle was taken facing north from the present-day location of the SoDo neighborhood. Prominent in the foreground is King Street Station and the rail yard that opened in 1906 to serve both the Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway, and has served Amtrack since 1971. The waterfront and Elliott Bay are visible on the…
ID Number:1983.10.17697.5
Date:1935
Photograph
Aerial view of Denny regrade area, Seattle, 1931
Seattle's present-day Denny Triangle neighborhood was created between 1897-1930 by removing Denny Hill in stages. The neighborhood is located in the triangle formed by Denny Way on the north, Third Avenue on the southwest, and Olive Way on the southeast. This aerial view of the newly cleared neighborhood faces south towards downtown Seattle. It was taken after completion of the…
ID Number:1983.10.17948
Date:1931
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Crowd watching Seafair hydroplane races from above Lake Washington floating bridge, Seattle, 1952
Handwritten on sleeve: '52 Seafair from Lake Washington Floating Bridge.Webster & Stevens number: 52-0119
ID Number:1983.10.18197.1
Date:1952
Correspondence
Letter from Selden Burrows to his sister, Lillian, about the Seattle Fire, June 7, 1889
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a turning point in Seattle's history, destroying 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront, changing both the physical and political landscapes of the city. Albert Selden Burrows (1871-1944) wrote this letter his sister, Lillian, about the Great Fire. Selden Burrows taught in area schools and became the King County Superintendent of…
ID Number:1984.66.26
Date:1889
Photograph
Lana Kurtzer posing in his seaplane, Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.017
Date:1983
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Dancers rehearsing "West Side Story," Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.330
Date:1983
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Towing a houseboat across Lake Union, Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.496
Date:1983
Cartographic material
Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Plate 12, 1908
The G. William Baist Company of Philadelphia produced real estate and insurance maps of over twenty different cities across the United States between the 1880s and 1967. The company published atlases in Seattle in 1905, 1908, and 1912, illustrating property ownership, building materials and improvements, and transportation routes.This map, labeled Plate 12, was separated from the atlas, and shows the…
ID Number:1985.4.13
Date:1908
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Wilfred Miller, Nels Nelson, and Roy St. Clair, January 17, 1985
Interview with Wilfred Miller, Nels Nelson, and Roy St. Clair about their employment at the Lake Washington Shipyards. Topics discussed include the production changes brought by war, the shortage of Navy inspectors, worker wages, working conditions, safety standards, women welders, union activity, and a worker strike prior to Pearl Harbor.The interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the…
ID Number:1985.134.15
Date:1985