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Image of Entrance to Woodland Park, Seattle, circa 1900
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Entrance to Woodland Park, Seattle, circa 1900

Guy Phinney developed Woodland Park during the 1890s. The park had gardens, a zoo, a large greenhouse, and many miles of winding paths through the woods. At that time, Woodland Park included Green Lake. Caption on image: S.P.Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 1435
ID Number:Lib1988.33.111
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Steamer
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Steamer "Queen" about to depart Seattle for Alaska, March 6, 1898

During the spring and summer of 1898, the steamer "Queen," was very busy carrying people between Seattle and southeastern Alaska. The ship passage was only the first part of the long voyage to the Klondike gold fields.In this photo, a crowd made up almost entirely of men waits at a Seattle pier to board the "Queen" or another Alaska-bound steamer.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.116
Date:1898
Image of Dearborn Building, Seattle, circa 1900
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Dearborn Building, Seattle, circa 1900

Signs in image: H.H. Dearborn & Co. Real Estate - Office 313 2nd Ave. So. Music Hall. Dearborn. Metropolitan Printing and Binding Co. Merz Dairy Supply Co.Caption on image: Seattle Photo Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 55
ID Number:Lib1988.33.127
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Boats in Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898
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Boats in Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898

Caption on image: Wilse.Photographer's Reference Number: 1183
ID Number:Lib1988.33.131
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Interior of Burke home
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Interior of Burke home "Illahee"on Lake Washington, circa 1898

Judge Thomas Burke and his wife Caroline had a large home on Seattle's Boyleston Avenue on Capitol Hill. They built a summer home, which they named Illahee, on the western shore of Lake Washington.This photo, taken by Anders Wilse between 1897 and 1900, shows the living room at Illahee. The Burkes have followed one of the fashions of the times…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.135
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Exterior of Burke home
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Exterior of Burke home "Illahee" on Lake Washington, circa 1898

Judge Thomas Burke and his wife Caroline had a large home on Seattle's Boyleston Avenue on Capitol Hill. They built a summer home, which they named Illahee, on the western shore of Lake Washington.This photo shows the exterior of Illahee, the Burke's summer home on Lake Washington. The Burkes built their retreat in a fashionable rustic bungalow style, with rough…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.137
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Staff outside U.S. Assay Office, Seattle, circa 1899
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Staff outside U.S. Assay Office, Seattle, circa 1899

The United States monetary system used to be on the gold standard. People used gold coins, as well as paper currency which was backed by gold. When gold started arriving in Seattle from the Klondike in 1898, the government opened an assay office to buy gold and to certify its purity.This photo shows the U.S. Assay Office and its staff.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.163
Date:Circa 1899
Image of Arlington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1900
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Arlington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1900

Caption on image: Seattle Photo Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 117
ID Number:Lib1988.33.169
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Hotel York, Seattle, circa 1900
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Hotel York, Seattle, circa 1900

The Hotel York, located on the northwest corner of 1st Avenue and Pike Street, most likely was demolished for the development of the Pike Place Market. Signs in image: Scandinavian Drug Co. - Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. Henry the Fourth [...] Havana Cigar. The Hirsch Pharmacy Company, Inc. - Come In While You Wait for the Car - Det Norske Apothek.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.178
Date:Circa 1900
Image of L.C. Smith Block, Seattle, circa 1900
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L.C. Smith Block, Seattle, circa 1900

This image shows the L.C. Smith building at the corner of 1st Ave and Jackson Street. Signs in image: Sunde & Erland Sailmakers and Riggers. Pacific Net & Twine Co. Warehouse - Golden Rule Bazaar Co. E.J. Bowen - Seeds. Henshaw [...].Caption on image: Seattle Photo Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 156
ID Number:Lib1988.33.201
Date:Circa 1900
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