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Image of Sprinkling Privileges in Seattle, June 1901
Manuscript

Sprinkling Privileges in Seattle, June 1901

"Sprinkling Privileges in Seattle: A few sketches from life made during a casual ride in the residence district, on two successive evenings, in June 1901" is a manuscript containing six hand-colored pen and ink drawings of individuals watering their lawns and gardens. The sketches and accompanying captions poke fun at resident's frivolous use of the city's water supply, and may…
ID Number:1969.4689.3
Date:1901
Image of Application for Registration of  Trademark by R.C. Erskine, May 17, 1905
Ephemera

Application for Registration of Trademark by R.C. Erskine, May 17, 1905

Robert Chase Erskine (1876-1971) came to Seattle in 1899 and became a prominent businessman, elected three times as president of the Seattle Real Estate Association. Having upheld a boyhood pledge to his mother to never drink alcohol, when he died at age 95 he left a six-figure trust fund to promote total abstinence from alcohol in the young. A street…
ID Number:1971.5202.5
Date:1905
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Columbia Station, Seattle, August 8, 1935
Photograph

U.S. Post office employees in front of Columbia Station, Seattle, August 8, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.39
Date:1935
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Interbay Station, Seattle, August 9, 1935
Photograph

U.S. Post office employees in front of Interbay Station, Seattle, August 9, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.40
Date:1935
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of West Seattle Station, August 10, 1935
Photograph

U.S. Post office employees in front of West Seattle Station, August 10, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.41
Date:1935
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Fremont Station, Seattle, August 10, 1935
Photograph

U.S. Post office employees in front of Fremont Station, Seattle, August 10, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.42
Date:1935
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Georgetown Station, Seattle, August 12, 1935
Photograph

U.S. Post office employees in front of Georgetown Station, Seattle, August 12, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.43
Date:1935
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Broadway Station, Seattle, August 13, 1935
Photograph

U.S. Post office employees in front of Broadway Station, Seattle, August 13, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.44
Date:1935
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Ballard Station, Seattle, August 14, 1935
Photograph

U.S. Post office employees in front of Ballard Station, Seattle, August 14, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.45
Date:1935
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of University Station, Seattle, August 14, 1935
Photograph

U.S. Post office employees in front of University Station, Seattle, August 14, 1935

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.46
Date:1935
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