3503 results for: Seattle Photographic Co.
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Members of the Washington National Guard in Seattle, June 1889
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the City. One hundred acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront were destroyed. The burned areas were guarded and patrolled by members of the Washington National Guard from Seattle, Tacoma, and Port Townsend until June 11,…
ID Number:SHS710
Date:1889
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Seattle-Tacoma interurban trolley near Kent, Washington, circa 1909
Interurban trolley service between Seattle and Tacoma began in 1902. The high-speed Puget Sound Electric Railroad won passengers and freight away from the slower Puget Sound steamers. Regular trolley service on the line also speeded the development of the area between Seattle and Tacoma. Service ended in 1928, a victim of the more-popular automobile.This photo shows car 500 and two…
ID Number:SHS720
Date:Circa 1909
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Counterbalance streetcar on 3rd Ave, Seattle, 1903
Denny Hill once stood north of what is now Seattle’s central business district, between Second and Fifth Avenues. Between 1889 and 1906, the Denny (later Washington) Hotel dominated its southern slope. The hill was so steep that the hotel’s second owner James Moore built a counterbalance streetcar on Third Avenue to carry guests up the two blocks from Pine Street.…
ID Number:SHS727
Date:1903
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Trolley car and horse barn, Seattle, circa 1886
Public transportation in Seattle has been a topic of debate at least since 1884 when Frank Osgood built Seattle's first horse-drawn street railway on Second Avenue. Horse-drawn, and later electric trolleys and streetcars were a common site until the last Seattle streetcar made its final run in 1941.In this image two of the horse-drawn trolley cars operated by the Seattle…
ID Number:SHS734
Date:Circa 1886
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Seattle-Everett interurban trolley, 1907
The Seattle-Everett Interurban Company was organized in 1900, and construction on the electric trolley line began in Ballard in 1901. By 1905, the tracks reached Hall's Lake and in 1910, they were completed to Everett. Passengers traveling between Seattle and Everett changed between the interurban cars and Seattle's local transit system in Ballard.This photo shows Seattle-Everett interurban trolley cars 5…
ID Number:SHS735
Date:1907
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Buses in Seattle Transit System's Jefferson Yard, December 15, 1940
The Jefferson Street garage, at 14th and Jefferson in the Seattle's Central District, was built in 1910 as a streetcar barn. The station was converted to a garage for trolley buses in 1940. Following service reductions in 1963 and 1970, Jefferson garage was closed in July 1970, except for use by overhead line maintenance crews and for vehicle storage. Jefferson…
ID Number:SHS750
Date:1940
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Seattle trolley car on trestle, Woodland Park, circa 1910
By 1902, the trolley line that ran along the east shore of Green Lake had been extended through Woodland Park. In 1903, the Seattle Electric Company began regular sightseeing tours on the line during warm weather. In their plan for Woodland Park, the Olmsted Brothers wanted low embankments built beside the tracks to cut down on noise and screen out…
ID Number:SHS753
Date:Circa 1910
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Baseball fans on Yesler Way cable car, 1912
This photograph shows the busy intersection of Yesler Way and Second Avenue in Seattle's Pioneer Square in 1912. In the foreground, the Leschi Park and Lake Washington cable car heads east on Yesler Way, loaded to capacity with passengers. A sign on the front of the car reads "Northwestern League Base Ball Today! Take this car." The baseball fans overflowing…
ID Number:SHS758
Date:1912
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Third Avenue looking north from Jefferson Street, circa 1916
This view looks up Third Avenue from Pioneer Square, showing the northward spread of Seattle's downtown neighborhood as it grew, with the proliferation of multi-story brick buildings, cars and streetcars, and pedestrians. The newly constructed County-City building (King County Courthouse and Municipal Building) is in the foreground at right. Businesses in image: Hotel Seward; California Oyster House; The Drexel; Levinson's;…
ID Number:SHS776
Date:Circa 1916
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Washington National Guard 1st Infantry Regiment parade to Alki Point, West Seattle, May 13, 1886
During the period before statehood, the U. S. Federal Government authorized Washington Territory to form militia units to assist the civil authorities in maintaining law and order. A more permanent force was created on March 9, 1886, with the formation of the First Infantry Regiment of the Washington National Guard, led by Lieutenant-Colonel George D. Hill. The 2nd Infantry Regiment followed…
ID Number:SHS812
Date:1886