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Seattle Times Information Bureau, circa 1927
Sometime after the Seattle Times moved to its new building in 1916, the newspaper opened its Information Bureau. Anyone could call the bureau between 7:00 am and 9:00 pm to get answers to all kinds of questions, from ferry times to sports information. The bureau's staff answered callers' questions using maps, city directories, biographical reference books, sports almanacs, and many…
ID Number:1983.10.3864.6
Date:Circa 1927
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New Washington Hotel lobby, Seattle, circa 1928
In 1908 real estate investors John Edward Chilberg (1867-1954) and James Crawford Marmaduke (1871-1945) opened the New Washington Hotel on the northeast corner of Stewart Street and Second Avenue in what is now Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. The 13-story hotel was designed in the Italian Renaissance Revival Style and, as the city's premier hotel for several decades, welcomed many prominent guests,…
ID Number:1983.10.3996.4
Date:Circa 1928
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Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, circa 1928
Wilson's Modern Business College opened in Seattle in 1895. It was one of several schools in the city which prepared women and men for jobs in business. Daytime and evening classes included arithmetic, geography, and spelling, as well as bookkeeping, shorthand, and commercial law. Handwritten on sleeve: Wilsons Modern Business College.Photographer's Reference Number: 129321
ID Number:1983.10.4008.2
Date:Circa 1928
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Bertha Landes and Frank Edwards, Seattle, circa 1928
Bertha Knight Landes was the first woman to be elected mayor of a major American city. In her single term, from 1926 to 1928, she improved law enforcement, expanded the programs of the parks department, and improved the management of City Light. Mrs. Landes didn't think of herself as a career politician, and she retired from politics after losing the…
ID Number:1983.10.4014.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Beach at Golden Gardens, circa 1929
During hot weather, Seattle residents went to nearby swimming beaches. They could travel north by automobile or streetcar to Golden Gardens, on Shilshole Bay. The city purchased the popular beach in 1923, and the park opened several years later. This photo of Golden Gardens beach was taken about 1929, the year the bathhouse was built. Swimmers changed their clothes in…
ID Number:1983.10.4015.1
Date:Circa 1929
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Golden Gardens beach, Seattle, circa 1928
During hot weather, Seattle residents went to nearby swimming beaches. They could travel north by automobile or streetcar to Golden Gardens, on Shilshole Bay. The city purchased the popular beach in 1923, and the park opened several years later. Handwritten on sleeve: Golden Gardens Beach Scenes.Photographer's Reference Number: 129386
ID Number:1983.10.4015.2
Date:Circa 1928
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Denny Hill regrade area, Seattle, June 8, 1928
In the late 1920s, part of Denny Hill still separated the waterfront area from Lake Union. The city had grown, and southbound traffic coming into the downtown area backed up at Denny Way. Businesses pressured the city to regrade the area. This 1928 photo shows the area to be leveled in the second Denny Hill regrading project. Handwritten on sleeve:…
ID Number:1983.10.4029
Date:1928
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Olympic Hotel, Seattle, circa 1929
Seattle's Olympic Hotel is still a downtown landmark. It was built from steel, brick, concrete, and terra cotta. Like many taller city buildings, the decoration on the lower floors is much more detailed than that on the upper floors. The elegance of the lower floors was meant to attract people at street level. Signs in image: Borgersens' Furs. Hotel Benjamin…
ID Number:1983.10.4049
Date:Circa 1929
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Helene Madison leaving for a national swim meet, July 24, 1929
Helene Madison started swimming at Green Lake at age 12. At 19, she swept the women's freestyle swimming events in the 1932 Olympics. That year, she held all 16 women's world freestyle records and 56 American records. When she returned to Seattle, the city presented her with a car, a Navy and police escort, and a huge tickertape parade.This photo,…
ID Number:1983.10.4066.3
Date:1929
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Shell Oil plant, Seattle, July 24, 1929
The City Sales Office and Northern Division Office of Shell Oil Company was located at the corner of Westlake Avenue North and Highland Drive. This view looks east towards Capitol Hill. Handwritten on sleeve: Shell Plant 7/24/29.Webster & Stevens number: 133634
ID Number:1983.10.4069.2
Date:1929