165 results for: Hotels
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Interior of Hamilton's Resort, Fletcher Bay, circa 1920
Fletcher Bay is a community on the west side of Bainbridge Island, Washington, located off the south shore of Fletcher Bay. Photographer's Reference Number: 10A
ID Number:1980.6877.114
Date:Circa 1920
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Hamilton's Resort and Fletcher Bay Post Office, Bainbridge Island, circa 1920
Fletcher Bay is a community on the west side of Bainbridge Island, Washington, located off the south shore of Fletcher Bay. Photographer's Reference Number: 7A
ID Number:1980.6877.115
Date:Circa 1920
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Apartment house on Queen Anne Avenue, Seattle, circa 1927
Apartment houses began to appear in Seattle as early as 1890, when residents without family homes often lived in boarding houses and residential hotels. By 1910, as population growth outpaced development and house ownership diminished, renters enjoyed the convenience of apartments, which allowed for more privacy than boarding in a private home. Apartment construction increased throughout the 1920s. This photograph…
ID Number:1980.6877.262
Date:Circa 1927
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Hotel Kalmar, Seattle, June 1956
Swedish immigrants August and Anna Brand purchased this hotel on the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street in 1903. They named it after Anna's home town in Sweden. The Kalmar served mostly working men, offering rooms by the day, week, and month. After August and Anna passed away in the early 1950s, the hotel was administered by their children,…
ID Number:1981.7328.137
Date:1956
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Hotel Kalmar on First Hill, Seattle, circa 1905
Swedish immigrants August and Anna Brand purchased this hotel on the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street in 1903. They named it after Anna's home town in Sweden. The Kalmar served mostly working men, offering rooms by the day, week, and month. After August and Anna passed away in the early 1950s, the hotel was administered by their children,…
ID Number:1981.7328.139
Date:Circa 1905
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Hotel Kalmar guest register, Seattle, 1903-1914
August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), were Swedish immigrants who married in 1893 in Seattle. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's home town in Sweden, and…
ID Number:1981.7328.176
Date:1903-1914
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Hotel Kalmar business card, Seattle, circa 1910
August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), were Swedish immigrants who married in 1893 in Seattle. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's home town in Sweden, and…
ID Number:1981.7328.178
Date:Circa 1910
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Valley Vegetable Gardens stall at Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1928
Before the Pike Place Market opened in 1907, King County farmers had a harder time making a steady income. They either had to sell their produce to wholesalers or travel to town to sell directly to hotels, restaurants, and residents. If no buyers were found, the fruits and vegetables were left to rot. The market gave farmers a permanent place…
ID Number:1983.10.140.3
Date:Circa 1928
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Inn at Granite Falls, circa 1925
Starting in the late 1910s, The Seattle Times described a number of auto tours people could make to various scenic locations. One of these was a springtime tour to the town of Granite Falls and the nearby waterfall on the Stillaguaqmish River. This photo, taken on a spring day around 1925, shows the inn at Granite Falls, surrounded by hills…
ID Number:1983.10.294
Date:1925
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Olympic Hotel under construction, May 2, 1924
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.This photo shows the wooden catwalks and scaffolding…
ID Number:1983.10.309.1
Date:1924