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Masonic Building, Seattle, circa 1910
Signs in image: Masonic Building. Post Office. University Station, Seattle, Wash. Confectionery and Ice Cream - We Make [...] Candies.Handwritten on sleeve: Masonic Bldg U. Dist.Webster & Stevens number: 16872
ID Number:1983.10.8955
Date:Circa 1910
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Fire Station No. 22, 1910
When Fire Station No. 22 was built on Seattle's Capitol Hill in 1909, it housed firemen and a horse-drawn hose wagon. The station's hilltop location was an advantage because the horses could easily race downhill to fires. A motor pumper replaced the horse-drawn hose wagon in 1924, and the old fire station was replaced by a new one on East…
ID Number:1983.10.8964
Date:1910
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Strolling along the waterfront in Leschi Park, circa 1911
Leschi Park, on the shore of Lake Washington, was a popular place for city-dwellers to go for recreation. Once there, they could catch a boat for a ride on Lake Washington.In this photo, people wander by the landings, get ready to board the boats, or simply sit and talk by the shore. While their clothing may look formal to us…
ID Number:1983.10.8982
Date:Circa 1911
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People strolling along waterfront in Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1910
Leschi Park, on the shore of Lake Washington, was a popular place for Seattle's city-dwellers to go for recreation. Many people caught a cable car at Pioneer Square and rode to the park along Yesler Way. Handwritten on sleeve: Leschi Park.Webster & Stevens number: 17326
ID Number:1983.10.8985
Date:Circa 1910
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Concessions at Madison Park, circa 1910
Madison Park, at the end of the Madison Street cable car line, was one of Seattle's privately-developed "trolley parks." In addition to a ferry landing, it had a pavilion, a boathouse, picnic areas, piers, a promenade, and offshore bandstands with shoreline seating.This photo shows the concession area at Madison Park in about 1910. On that day, hungry or thirsty visitors…
ID Number:1983.10.8995
Date:Circa 1910
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Damage from Belltown fire, Seattle, June 11, 1910
On June 10, 1910, a fire spread along the waterfront side of Belltown and consumed 13 square blocks of industrial and commercial buildings. Among the heaviest losses were the buildings of Galbraith, Bacon & Co, (where the fire reportedly originated), Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, and the Glenorchy Hotel on Wall Street. A headline in The Seattle Daily Times of…
ID Number:1983.10.9014.1
Date:1910
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University Branch Library, Seattle, circa 1910
In 1910, the Seattle Public Library opened the first of its branch libraries. These were built with money donated by Andrew Carnegie, the Philadelphia industrialist. One was the University Branch, on Roosevelt Way NE at 50th Street. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Public Lib. Univ. Branch.Webster & Stevens number: 18513
ID Number:1983.10.9092.2
Date:Circa 1910
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Regrading on Beacon Hill, 1910
Before the Jackson Street regrading project, Beacon Hill formed a barrier between Seattle's waterfront and the Rainier Valley. Between 1907 and 1910, over three million cubic yards of earth were moved to make a cut through the hill. Most of the dirt was used to fill in Seattle's tidal flats.This photo shows what is probably the Jackson Street regrading project,…
ID Number:1983.10.9115.2
Date:1910
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Denny Hill being regraded, Seattle, circa 1909
Handwritten on sleeve: Regrade.Webster & Stevens number: 19128
ID Number:1983.10.9136
Date:Circa 1909
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Westlake Avenue, Seattle, circa 1911
Handwritten on sleeve: Westlake Av.Webster & Stevens number: 19179
ID Number:1983.10.9147
Date:Circa 1911