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James J. Hill seated in automobile, Seattle, circa 1909
Canadian-American railroad executive James Jerome Hill (1838-1916), nicknamed the "Empire Builder," was perhaps more significant to the framing of the empire of the Pacific Northwest than any other individual. He built the Great Northern Railroad and also controlled the Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads. Mr. Hill's decisions about rail routes and station stops had the power to turn fledging communities…
ID Number:1956.1029.1
Date:Circa 1909
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View of Second Avenue looking south, Seattle, 1912
This image of downtown Seattle was taken facing south from the top of a building at approximately Stewart Street. First Hill is at the left edge of the frame, with both St. James Cathedral and the County Courthouse visible. Beacon Hill is in the center distance, and Elliott Bay is on the right edge of the frame. The prevalence of…
ID Number:1960.1916.1
Date:1912
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Seattle High School Class of 1901
As the population of Seattle grew, so did the city's schools. The first school was called "Central School," a name that was applied to several different buildings as the original building was outgrown and a subsequent building burned down. In 1900, the older students of Seattle would have attended Seattle High School, located on the third floor of a building…
ID Number:1961.2387.1
Date:1901
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Seattle Dear Seattle: Queen City of the West
In 1906, Seattle was enjoying nearly a decade of prosperity that had begun in 1897 with the arrival of the first Klondike gold. The growing city had a new public library and a new railroad station, and boosters continued to promote the city as a center for business and trade in the Pacific Northwest. Songs like “Seattle Dear Seattle,” complete…
ID Number:1964.3309.1
Date:1906
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Fair officials looking at Century 21 poster, Seattle World's Fair, circa 1962
The Seattle World's Fair was a politically-important event for Seattle, Washington state, and the nation. Here, U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson (seated one in from the right) examines a fair poster along with officials of the fair. Next to him on the right is Edward Carlson, chair of the World's Fair State Commission and promoter of the Space Needle. James…
ID Number:1965.3598.9.47
Date:Circa 1962
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Sculptor James FitzGerald with bronze fountain, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
"Turbid artistry - James FitzGerald regards fruit of his labor over last eight months, 21-ft. solid bronze sculpture which he fabricated by electric welding of forms designed first of waxed patterns. Fountain stands at entrance of World's Fair Playhouse, was created as subjective mood of nature in the Northwest."The fountain is still in operation in the courtyard of the Intiman…
ID Number:1965.3598.16.2
Date:1962
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Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle) statue and Space Needle, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Amateur photographer Elmer Hike shot this unusual study in contrasts from just south of Denny Way. James Wehn's sculpture of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle) stands in the foreground, reaching upwards towards the light at the top of the Space Needle. This was a slide sent to the World's Fair by an amateur photographer.Handwritten on slide: Chief Seattle appears holding light…
ID Number:1965.3598.27.1
Date:1962
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Seattle waterfront from Elliott Bay, 1917
The panoramic image shown here was taken from Elliott Bay, facing east towards the Seattle waterfront. Magnolia and Queen Anne Hill are visible at the left edge of the frame, and Capitol Hill and First Hill can be seen behind the Pioneer Square area near the right edge of the frame. Handwritten on image: The Seattle Waterfront, Pierson & Co.…
ID Number:1966.3862.1
Date:1917
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Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, circa 1920
This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle Lodge No. 2 members Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center.George W. Carmack was a gold miner in the Yukon Territory. Carmack, his brother-in-law Kèsh (of the Tagish People, also known as Skookum Jim or James Mason ), and Kèsh nephew…
ID Number:1966.3948.2
Date:Circa 1920
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Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle No. 2 members, circa 1920
This photo depicts members of the Seattle No. 2 Lodge of the Yukon Order of Pioneers wearing the YOOP sash, with the lodge banner in the center. Seated to the left of the banner is George W. Carmack, and to the right, George T. Snow.The Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) fraternal organization was formed on December 1, 1894 at Forty…
ID Number:1966.3948.4
Date:Circa 1920