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Entrance to the Orpheum Theatre, circa 1920
The Orpheum Theatre opened in downtown Seattle in May 1911. It was the latest in a series of Seattle theaters in the nationwide Orpheum chain. During the first week of regular performances, audiences were treated to orchestral music, a man who lifted heavy objects with his teeth, a play, a ventriloquist, musical and comedy skits, songs and stories in dialect,…
ID Number:1983.10.2513.3
Date:Circa 1920
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Stage of the Orpheum Theatre, circa 1920
Seattle residents were understandably worried about fire. The owners of the Orpheum Theater, which opened in 1911, assured their audiences that the new theater "is as near to being ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF as modern science could make it." Only the scenery might be combustible, but the audience was protected from a stage fire by a fireproof asbestos curtain. This photo taken…
ID Number:1983.10.2513.4
Date:Circa 1920
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Ferry "Lincoln of Kirkland" at Anderson shipyard, circa 1923
The ferry "Lincoln of Kirkland" was launched in 1914 from the Anderson Shipbuilding Corporation in Houghton, on Lake Washington. About 1923, it was refurbished at the same yard. The ferry ran between Leschi and Madison Park to Kirkland until 1945. During World War II, the "Lincoln" ferried shipyard workers from Madison Park to a newly-constructed landing just north of the…
ID Number:1983.10.2530.2
Date:Circa 1923
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Barge being built at Anderson Shipyard, Houghton, circa 1921
In 1907, Captain John Anderson joined with the owners of the Bartsch & Tompkins shipyard at Houghton, Washington to found Anderson Shipbuilding Corporation. With the outbreak of World War I in Europe in 1914 and the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in 1917, Anderson modernized the yard and started building larger ships. In 1918, the shipyard built four…
ID Number:1983.10.2530.3
Date:Circa 1921
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Moving the totem pole, Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1923
This Tlingit totem was carved around 1870 to honor a high-ranking tribal woman named Aanséet. The pole was named Naas-shagee-yéil and it was placed in Aanséet's village on Tongass Island on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The…
ID Number:1983.10.2537.1
Date:circa 1923
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Men's basketball team at the University of Washington, 1923
According to the 1923 yearbook, the University of Washington men's basketball season was one of the most exciting ever. Under coach Clarence "Hec" Edmundson, the team won most of their games and finished second in the Pacific Coast and Northwest Conferences. This portrait shows the 1923 team. Photographer's Reference Number: 96303
ID Number:1983.10.2543.2
Date:1923
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Group of Native American men at courthouse, circa 1920
Sometime between 1915 and 1923, Jerry Kanim, chief of the Snoqualmie Tribe, and a group of other men visited the King County Courthouse in Seattle. A photographer from the firm of Webster & Stevens snapped a photograph of the group but left no notes on the occasion. Kanim, chief since 1914, was active in pursuing land claims and fishing rights,…
ID Number:1983.10.2545
Date:Circa 1920
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Butterworth Mortuary, Seattle, circa 1923
E.R. Butterworth & Sons Mortuary was founded by Edgar Butterworth in 1893 and moved to this location at 300 East Pine at Melrose in about 1923. The business was carried on by five generations of the Butterworth family. Signs in image: The Butterworth Mortuary. K&C Dye Works - Cleaning - Pressing, Repair - Laundry OfficeHandwritten on sleeve: Butterworth & Sons…
ID Number:1983.10.2561.3
Date:Circa 1923
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Sixth and Pike, Seattle, circa 1922
This view of Sixth Avenue and Pike Street taken around 1922 shows the contrast of newer reinforced concrete buildings, like the Grunbaum Brothers Furniture Company building on the left, juxtaposed with older wooden buildings. Signs in image: Grunbaum Bros. Furniture Co. Inc. - Complete Home Furnishers - Easy Terms. Pitcairn Aged Varnish. W.H. Pope & Co. - Wall Paper, Paints.…
ID Number:1983.10.2600
Date:Circa 1922
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St. Paul Apartments, Seattle, circa 1920
During the first quarter of the twentieth century, several mid-rise apartment buildings were constructed throughout the city. The St. Paul Apartments at Seneca and Summit Avenue is a good example of this new type of residence. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Paul Apts.Photographer's Reference Number: 95948
ID Number:1983.10.2601
Date:Circa 1920