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Motorcycle police officers on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, circa 1915
In early 1910, the Seattle police department invested $1,329 in its first three motorcycles, with seven patrolman selected as the first members of the "motor cops" squad. At the time, speeding fines were paid to King County rather than the city of Seattle, and the city hoped to pass a traffic ordinance which would allow it to keep fines for…
ID Number:1983.10.8632.1
Date:Circa 1915
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Line of motorcycle police officers on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, circa 1915
In early 1910, the Seattle police department invested $1,329 in its first three motorcycles, with seven patrolman selected as the first members of the "motor cops" squad. At the time, speeding fines were paid to King County rather than the city of Seattle, and the city hoped to pass a traffic ordinance which would allow it to keep fines for…
ID Number:1983.10.8632.3
Date:Circa 1915
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Crowd watching fire in Belltown, Seattle, June 10, 1910
On June 10, 1910, a fire consumed 13 square blocks on the waterfront side of Belltown. The blaze started about 10:30pm when a spark from a passing locomotive ignited materials at Galbraith, Bacon & Co., burning a warehouse and stable. From there the fire spread eastward.This photo was published in The Seattle Daily Times under the headline "Evidence of Fire's…
ID Number:1983.10.8649.1
Date:1910
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Damage from Belltown fire, Seattle, June 11, 1910
On June 10, 1910, a fire spread along the waterfront side of Belltown and consumed 13 square blocks of industrial and commercial buildings. Among the heaviest losses were the buildings of Galbraith, Bacon & Co, (where the fire reportedly originated), Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, and the Glenorchy Hotel on Wall Street. A headline in The Seattle Daily Times of…
ID Number:1983.10.9014.1
Date:1910
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Mayor Gill's overflow rally in the Seattle Theatre, February 2, 1911
In 1911, when Mayor Gill was accused of not enforcing Seattle's anti-vice laws, his supporters set up a meeting so that he could answer his accusers. So many people wanted to hear the mayor, that the overflow crowd of 3,000 people rallied at the Seattle Theatre. The Seattle Times, which supported Gill, reported that this was the city's greatest-ever political…
ID Number:1983.10.9223.2
Date:1911
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Webster & Stevens photographic firm owners and staff , circa 1912
Photographers Ira J. Webster and Nelson N. Stevens arrived in Seattle from Michigan in 1899. After working for other Seattle photographers, they opened their own firm in 1902. Between 1906 and 1923, Webster & Stevens took many of the photos for The Seattle Times. The company also did work for other local businesses and individuals.In this photo, taken around 1912,…
ID Number:1983.10.9411
Date:Circa 1912
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Sells-Floto Circus elephant, circa 1912
For a number of years, the Sells-Floto Circus played to standing-room-only audiences in Seattle. The company set up its tents near where Seattle Center is today, and kicked off its visit with a parade through the downtown area. The herd of elephants was particularly popular--and hungry. On May 31, 1910, the Seattle Times reported that "the peanut vendors did a…
ID Number:1983.10.9487
Date:Circa 1912
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Denny Building, early home of The Seattle Times, circa 1913
In 1902, The Seattle Daily Times moved to the Denny Building at the corner of Second Avenue and Union. People walking by on the street could read the posted news bulletins and watch the presses through the basement windows. During elections or baseball games, they could stop by to get the latest results.This photo, taken around 1913, shows the The…
ID Number:1983.10.9589
Date:Circa 1913
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University of Washington observatory and chimes tower, Seattle, circa 1913
The university's observatory was built in 1895 using sandstone left over from building Denny Hall. Features included an 1891 six-inch refracting telescope and Civil War cannonballs on which the glass dome rotated. The taller structure was built in 1904 as a water tower and became a chimes tower in 1914. The twelve bells were donated by Col. A.J. Blethen, the…
ID Number:1983.10.9593
Date:Circa 1913
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Houseboat damage on Lake Union, 1914
On March 13, 1914, water from Lake Union gushed into the Lake Washington ship canal when a wooden dam in Fremont gave way. The level of the lake dropped approximately ten feet as a result of the accident. Almost 200 houseboat owners suffered losses when the receding waters left their floating homes stranded on the beach or toppled at odd…
ID Number:1983.10.9810.1
Date:1914