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Image of Native American couple posing outside of wooden shack, Seattle, circa 1900
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Native American couple posing outside of wooden shack, Seattle, circa 1900

Anders Beer Wilse (1865-1949) emigrated from Norway in 1884, arriving in Seattle in 1890 to work for the United States Geological Survey. Photography was an important part of his job, and in 1897 he decided to become a full time outdoor photographer. Until his return to Norway in 1900, Wilse took many photographs in and around Seattle, documenting the bustle…
ID Number:2011.1.156
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Group portrait with A. B. Wilse, Seattle, circa 1895
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Group portrait with A. B. Wilse, Seattle, circa 1895

Anders Beer Wilse (1865-1949) emigrated from Norway in 1884, arriving in Seattle in 1890 to work for the United States Geological Survey. Photography was an important part of his various jobs as civil engineer, cartographer, and property tax assessor. In 1897, however, he decided to become a full time outdoor photographer. Until his return to Norway in 1900, Wilse took…
ID Number:Lib1985.72.2
Date:Circa 1895
Image of Canoes at boathouse, Seattle, circa 1900
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Canoes at boathouse, Seattle, circa 1900

Caption on image: S.P.Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 418
ID Number:Lib1988.33.22
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Whaling canoe at Neah Bay, 1900
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Whaling canoe at Neah Bay, 1900

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.23
Date:1900
Image of Makah sailing canoe, 1900
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Makah sailing canoe, 1900

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.25
Date:1900
Image of Montlake canal, Seattle, circa 1900
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Montlake canal, Seattle, circa 1900

Before the building of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, a small canal connected Lake Washington with Lake Union's Portage Bay. This photo shows the canal in the Montlake area. Caption on image: S.P.Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 1587
ID Number:Lib1988.33.30
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Ferry 'City of Seattle' on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898
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Ferry 'City of Seattle' on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898

Caption on image: Wilse.Photographer's Reference Number: 499
ID Number:Lib1988.33.31
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Makah whale hunter with canoe and floats at Neah Bay, 1900
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Makah whale hunter with canoe and floats at Neah Bay, 1900

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.36
Date:1900
Image of Fireboat Snoqualmie, Seattle, circa 1900
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Fireboat Snoqualmie, Seattle, circa 1900

Sign in image: Steamers Utopia and Starr Leave This Dock Daily at 2 P.M. for Whatcom, Anacortes and BlaineCaption on image: S.P.CoPhotographer's Reference Number: 1080
ID Number:Lib1988.33.41
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Kinnear home on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1898
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Kinnear home on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1898

George Kinnear arrived in Seattle in 1878 and became active in various civic activities. He promoted road construction through Snoqualmie Pass, organized an immigration board, and was treasurer of a local power and railway company. In 1885, he moved into a large, new mansion the south slope of Queen Anne Hill.This photo, taken by Anders Wilse between 1897 and 1900,…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.42
Date:Circa 1898
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