102 results for: Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
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Mouth of slope at Issaquah mine, circa 1900
Issaquah, Washington, was one of several King County towns which grew up around the coal mines. The Issaquah Coal Company mine was located near present-day Wildwood Boulevard and Mine Hill Road. This photo, probably taken sometime between 1895 and 1904, shows the mine entrance with loaded coal cars. Miners used the lumber stacked on the right to shore up the…
ID Number:1978.6585.53b
Date:Circa 1900
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Men working at picking table at Issaquah mine, circa 1913
Coal seams in King County, Washington are interlayered with clay, shale and other materials. As a result, cleaning and sorting were important parts of the mining process. This photo, probably taken around 1913, shows workers breaking out coal at the picking tables at the Issaquah & Superior Mine in Issaquah.
ID Number:1978.6585.53d
Date:Circa 1913
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Man using pneumatic drill in Issaquah mine, circa 1915
Coal miners drilled into the seams of coal to lay charges of dynamite. The exploding dynamite broke the coal loose. In this photo from Issaquah, Washington, probably taken around 1915, a coal miner uses a pneumatic drill to make holes about five feet deep for the dynamite charges. The air-powered drill is attached to the vertical post for stability.
ID Number:1978.6585.53e
Date:Circa 1915
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Issaquah & Superior Hotel, circa 1916
The Issaquah & Superior Hotel was built in 1913 on German Count Alvo von Alvensleben's Issaquah coal mining property. In 1919, shortly after the end of World War I, a nearby building blew up and badly damaged the unoccupied hotel. While most people believed that the explosion was an accident, there was some speculation that it might have been a…
ID Number:1978.6585.53g
Date:Circa 1916
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Miners' cottages at Issaquah, circa 1915
Sometime around 1913, German Count Alvo von Alvensleben bought 2,000 or so acres at Issaquah and planned a modern coal mining operation. Unlike other local companies, his Issaquah & Superior Coal Mining Company welcomed miners' unions and offered decent pay and work hours to the miners. Unfortunately, World War I put an end to Alvensleben's plans by cutting off funding…
ID Number:1978.6585.53i
Date:Circa 1915
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Downtown Seattle from Seventh Avenue and Alder Street, 1914
In 1914 Seattle's population had reached an estimated 304,126. According to the 1914 Polk Seattle City Directory, Seattle boasted the "largest clay products plant on the Pacific Coast; largest shoe factory on Pacific Coast; largest jewelry manufacturing concern on Pacific Coast; largest condensed milk concern in the West; largest dry docks on Pacific Coast; largest fisheries and lumbering interests in…
ID Number:1980.6923.9
Date:1914
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President Taft at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
United States President William H. Taft visited Seattle in 1909 and spoke at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. While in Seattle, he also played golf and made many other public appearances. Caption on image: F.H. Nowell, Official Fotografer, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Handwritten on mount: A.Y.P. Expo. Prest Taft & Troubador, AYPE 1909.
ID Number:1980.7158.2.8
Date:1909
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Aerial of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition from southeast, Seattle, 1909
This aerial photo shows the fairgrounds of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Caption on image: The AYPE Exposition from Captive Balloon A Quarter of a Mile Above the Earth. Copyright 1909 by F.H. Nowell.Handwritten on mount: A.Y.P. Expo. AYP '09, Taken from baloon [sic].
ID Number:1980.7158.2.16
Date:1909
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Ladies Musical Club members posing for the club's 30th anniversary, Seattle, 1921
The Ladies Musical Club (LMC) of Seattle was organized officially on March 2, 1891, during the heyday of the national women's club movement from the 1890s through the 1920s. Women's organizations not only provided countless benefits to urban and rural communities, but they also helped give a public voice and influence to women even before they were enfranchised as full…
ID Number:1981.7337.288.5
Date:1921
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Bridge construction at the Green River Gorge, circa 1914
In 1914 and 1915, workers replaced the old road bridge which crossed the Green River Gorge near Franklin, Washington. The old bridge had been built in the late 1880s. This photo shows both the old and the new bridges. Compare the size of the workmen waving from the unfinished bridge with the size of the structures and the depth of…
ID Number:1982.20.6
Date:Circa 1914