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Image of Columbia Lutheran Home, Seattle, circa 1925
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Columbia Lutheran Home, Seattle, circa 1925

Columbia Lutheran Home was founded in 1920 to provide care for the sick and elderly. Swedish immigrants formed many organizations such as churches, lodges, clubs, and health care facilities that helped to bind their community together. Columbia Lutheran Home is still located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood as of 2025. This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes'…
ID Number:2016.59.22
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Yellow cab in front of Perfection Tires, Seattle, circa 1920
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Yellow cab in front of Perfection Tires, Seattle, circa 1920

This image of a man driving a Yellow cab was taken in today's Broadway neighborhood, in front of Perfection Tires Sales Co., located at 1528 12th Avenue.This image comes from a photograph album entitled "The Swedes’ Life and Work in the State of Washington."
ID Number:2016.59.26
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Swedish Tabernacle, Seattle, circa 1925
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Swedish Tabernacle, Seattle, circa 1925

Located at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Pike Street, construction on the Swedish Tabernacle Church was completed in 1906 under the guidance of the architect, John A. Creutzer. Swedish immigrants formed a large number of religious and secular organizations that bound them together as a community. This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work…
ID Number:2016.59.27
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, Seattle, circa 1920
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Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, Seattle, circa 1920

Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church began in 1908 as an outreach mission of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in downtown Seattle to the Swedish immigrants that settled in the Green Lake area at the turn of the 20th century. The congregation was served by several intern pastors before calling their first full time pastor, Otto Karlstrom, in 1911. Services were held in Swedish…
ID Number:2016.59.30
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Passengers boarding the Leschi ferry, Seattle, circa 1920
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Passengers boarding the Leschi ferry, Seattle, circa 1920

This image shows people boarding the Leschi, a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington between Kirkland and Seattle from 1913 to 1950, and afterward on Puget Sound until 1967. Steamboat operations on Lake Washington eventually became almost the sole province of one firm, Anderson Steamboat Company, founded by John L. Anderson (1868–1941), an immigrant from Sweden. Anderson’s company had…
ID Number:2016.59.31
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Lake Washington ferry dock at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1920
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Lake Washington ferry dock at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1920

This image of the Leschi was taken at the main terminal at Leschi Park for Anderson Steamboat Company, founded by John L. Anderson (1868–1941), an immigrant from Sweden. Anderson’s company had over 50 stops on the lake. The Leschi was a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington between Kirkland and Seattle from 1913 to 1950, and afterward on Puget…
ID Number:2016.59.32
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Metropolitan Theatre, University St., Seattle, circa 1920
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Metropolitan Theatre, University St., Seattle, circa 1920

This south-west facing view of University Street between Fifth Avenue and Fourth Avenue includes the Metropolitan Theater. Though the Metropolitan Theatre was designed originally as a stage house, it began showing movies within two years of its opening, and alternated between presenting live theatre and movies throughout its history. Between 1925 and 1928, the Olympic Hotel was built on three…
ID Number:2016.59.40
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Heep's Lunch room, Seattle, circa 1920
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Heep's Lunch room, Seattle, circa 1920

A typical eatery in Seattle's downtown business district, Heep's Lunch was located at 1207 3rd Avenue." This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in the State of Washington" and was acquired by the Swedish Club of Seattle. Some of the photos in the album are signed Nordlands Foto Company, K.E. Nordland owner, 1707 Market…
ID Number:2016.59.48
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Strom & Olsen Hardwood Floors, 12th Ave., Seattle, circa 1920
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Strom & Olsen Hardwood Floors, 12th Ave., Seattle, circa 1920

This image shows two men in front of the Strom & Olsen hardwood flooring business on 12th Avenue between E Olive Street and E Pine Street. A delivery truck for Strom & Olsen is at right.Edwin Conrad Strom (1881-1965) was born in Sweden, and immigrated to the U. S. in 1907. His advertisement in the 1920 Polk's Seattle City Directory…
ID Number:2016.59.51
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Ferry Issaquah launching, Kirkland, 1914
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Ferry Issaquah launching, Kirkland, 1914

In 1914, the Anderson Steamboat Company launched the ferry "Issaquah." The vessel was one of the first in the Pacific Northwest designed to carry automobiles as well as horse drawn vehicles. Until 1918, the "Issaquah" sailed between Leschi, Mercer Island, and Newport, where it linked up with the new highway to North Bend. The "Issaquah" could also be rented for…
ID Number:2016.59.54
Date:1914
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