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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
Image of Building 50 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, circa 1898
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Building 50 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, circa 1898

Building 50 was built in 1896 and initially served as the Administrative Headquarters for the Puget Sound Naval Station (now the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility). The building is still standing today and has been moved a total of three times throughout its life. It is now owned by the City of Bremerton and is the building…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.43
Date:Circa 1898
Image of City Hall, Seattle, circa 1898
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City Hall, Seattle, circa 1898

In 1882, the government of King County occupied a wood frame courthouse at Third Avenue, between Jefferson Street and Yesler Way in downtown Seattle. In 1890, the county offices moved up the hill to a new courthouse near the present site of Harborview Hospital and sold the old building to the city of Seattle. It was used as a city…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.48
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Two Makah basketmakers at Neah Bay, 1900
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Two Makah basketmakers 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:Lib1988.33.52
Date:1900
Image of Nellie Stimson's basket collection, Seattle, circa 1900
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Nellie Stimson's basket collection, Seattle, circa 1900

At the turn of 19th to 20th centuries, Indigenous artists in the Pacific Northwest were making baskets and carvings specifically for the tourist trade and were experimenting with form and design. In Nellie (Mrs. Fred) Stimson's Seattle home, baskets from the Pacific Northwest as well as from the Great Basin and Southwest were displayed in abundance. Caption information source: "Northwest…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.60
Date:Circa 1900
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