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Chelsea Family Hotel, circa 1905
The Chelsea Family Hotel, a residential hotel designed by architect Harlan Thomas, opened in 1907 at 620 Olympic Place, in the southwest section of Queen Anne Hill. Residents could enjoy the view from its bay windows and roof-top pergolas. As of 2017, the building still stands. Handwritten beneath image: Chelsea Flats. Seattle Wash.Photographer's number: 7882Caption information source: Jeffrey Karl Ochsner,…
ID Number:1971.5202.22
Date:Circa 1905
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Real Estate Association officers, Seattle, 1908
This image show the 1908 officers of the Seattle Real Estate Association. The individuals are identified as: Standing, from left, George B. Littlefield; [unreadable]; Frank E. Case. Sitting, from left, Robert C. Erskine; George W. Dilling; Robert W. Hill. The photo is part of a photo album created by Robert C. Erskine. Robert Chase Erskine (1876-1971) came to Seattle in…
ID Number:1971.5202.34
Date:1908
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Downtown Seattle, looking north on 2nd Ave. from James St., 1907
This view of downtown Seattle shows the bustling Second Avenue at its James Street crossroad. The police officer in the center of the street has his hands full directing the many different kids of traffic seen here: pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, horse-drawn delivery wagons, and even early automobiles.The five story building in the foreground at the left side of the image…
ID Number:1971.5202.36
Date:1907
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Indigenous boat races on Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1912
This image of Elliott Bay faces east with spectators lining the docks and streets of downtown Seattle visible in the background. Two Indigenous wooden dugout canoes with 11 men each are racing south along the shoreline in front of Belltown. The event likely took place during one of the Golden Potlatch celebrations staged in the summers of 1911, 1912, and…
ID Number:1971.5202.73
Date:Circa 1912
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Mary Ann Wells, Seattle, circa 1950
Mary Ann Wells King (1894-1971) was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and moved to Seattle in 1915. Wells was a charter member of the Soroptimist Club. Wells founded the ballet department at the Cornish School and directed the dance department for seven years. She later formed her own studio, the Mary Ann Wells School of the Dance at 804 1/2 Pine…
ID Number:1971.5234.5a
Date:Circa 1950
Postcard
Curtis residence, near Houghton, circa 1895
Ship captain Frank Curtis lived in this home with his wife Molly. After the Squak, which he commanded, sank in a storm in 1890, he commissioned Edward Lee to build the steamer Elfin. With the assistance of his two sons, he piloted the boat on six round trips each day between Kirkland and Seattle. Handwritten on verso: Frank and Molly…
ID Number:1971.5246.1
Date:Circa 1895
Postcard
Ballard Beach, Seattle, circa 1909
This photo postcard features the beach at Ballard in the early twentieth century. Caption on image: Ballard Beach. Oakes Photo Co. Photographer's Reference Number: 649Postmarked May 26, 1909, from Seattle; one-cent stamp.Handwritten on verso: May 24 '09. Dear Lou: At last I have come out of my stupid humor. Hope it will never happen again. Went to the Farm Sunday…
ID Number:1971.5246.2
Date:Circa 1909
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Columbia Station, Seattle, August 8, 1935
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.39
Date:1935
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Interbay Station, Seattle, August 9, 1935
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.40
Date:1935
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U.S. Post office employees in front of West Seattle Station, August 10, 1935
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.41
Date:1935