650 results for: Lake Washington
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Aerial view of University of Washington central plaza, Seattle, 1948
Founded in 1861, the Territorial University of Washington was located in downtown Seattle until 1895, when the campus relocated north of Lake Union in what is now know as the University District. This aerial view looks north over Suzzallo Library towards Parrington Hall. The Central Plaza, the large open space in front of Suzzallo Library, was excavated in 1969 for…
ID Number:1986.5.15717.4
Date:1948
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Aerial view of U.W. School of Medicine under construction, looking northeast, Seattle, 1948
The University of Washington, founded in 1861 is one of the oldest public universities in the western United States. This view shows Union Bay and Husky Stadium at the top of the photo and the Health Sciences Building under construction on the shores of Portage Bay. The U.W. School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, and School of Pharmacy would eventually…
ID Number:1986.5.15719.1
Date:1948
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Aerial view of University of Washington campus, looking southwest, Seattle, 1948
The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is one of the oldest public universities in the western United States. This view shows Geyser Basin, also known as Frosh Pond. Today the pond contains Drumheller Fountain, built in 1961. Designed by John C. Olmsted for the the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, the Basin was a focal point along a vista that drew…
ID Number:1986.5.15719.2
Date:1948
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Aerial view of the University of Washington looking east, Seattle, 1949
This view towards Lake Washington shows the University of Washington campus, the University District and University Bridge. Handwritten on sleeve: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, (U.W.) Campus, airview. Date photograph was filed by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): December 21, 1949.
ID Number:1986.5.15832.1
Date:1949
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Rally against the Burke Gilman Trail, Seattle, September 12, 1971
In 1885, Judge Thomas Burke, D.H. Gilman, and other investors raised funds to build the Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railway. They hoped to connect Seattle by train to the eastern part of the U.S., but the initial route only reached the north end of Lake Washington. Later absorbed by the Northern Pacific the line was used primarily for a…
ID Number:1986.5.55062.1
Date:1971
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People hiking in support of the Burke Gilman Trail, Seattle, September 12, 1971
In 1885, Judge Thomas Burke, D.H. Gilman, and other investors raised funds to build the Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railway. They hoped to connect Seattle by train to the eastern part of the U.S., but the initial route only reached the north end of Lake Washington. Later absorbed by the Northern Pacific the line was used primarily for a…
ID Number:1986.5.55062.2
Date:1971
Poster
Century 21 Exposition giant postcard, Seattle, April 21 - October 21, 1962
The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) ran from April 21 to October 21, 1962. Nearly 10 million people attended the fair. The exposition's displays and attractions were centered around themes of science and technology, but included showcases for a variety of world cultures. The fair commission produced a variety of souvenir materials, including guidebooks, maps,…
ID Number:1987.59.29
Date:1962
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Aerial view of the Seattle World's Fair grounds, looking northeast, 1962
The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) ran from April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962. Nearly 10 million people attended the fair. As planned, the exposition left behind a fairground and numerous public buildings and public works; some credit it with revitalizing Seattle's economic and cultural life. The site, slightly expanded since the fair, is…
ID Number:1987.59.131.62
Date:1962
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Aerial view, looking northeast, of the top of the Space Needle, Seattle, 1962
Designed by architect John Graham, the Space Needle is easily the most recognizable structure built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). The Space Needle was built in less than one year for 4.5 million dollars by the Howard S. Wright Construction Company. The top of the Needle is 605 feet high, with the main observation deck at…
ID Number:1987.59.131.63
Date:1962
Ephemera
Don't Fail to See Ravenna (or Big Tree Park), 1909
Seattle's Ravenna Park was among the few areas that escaped the logger's ax in the late 1800s, thus preserving stunning examples of giant old-growth Douglas Firs. Centered around a stream that ran from Green Lake to Union Bay, the park opened in 1887 as Ravenna Springs Park, named for the Italian town which sits beside an ancient forest. Owners William…
ID Number:1987.69.1
Date:1909