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Broadway High School, 1915
When Broadway High School was built in 1902, Seattle some residents complained that it was too large and a waste of public money. By 1904 the school had 1,700 students, and the building was already crowded. Broadway's colors were black and orange, and its mascot was a tiger. The school closed in 1946 and re-opened the same year as Edison…
ID Number:1983.10.10034.1
Date:1915
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First Avenue looking south from Battery Street, circa 1915
The Belltown area of Seattle was named for William Bell, one of Seattle's first settlers. At first, this mainly residential area was almost completely separated from the downtown area by Denny Hill. By 1911, part of Denny Hill had been removed and a big fire had destroyed many of the homes and small businesses. These were replaced by hotels and…
ID Number:1983.10.10038
Date:1915
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Yesler Branch Library, Seattle, circa 1916
The Yesler Library was built in 1914 and was named after Seattle pioneer Henry Yesler. The name was changed in 1975 at the request of neighborhood community members. Today it is the Douglass-Truth Library, named after Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth. Handwritten on sleeve: Yesler Library. Caption information source: Seattle Public Library.Photographer's Reference Number: 46522
ID Number:1983.10.10164.1
Date:Circa 1916
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Exterior of Sears, Roebuck & Company warehouse, Seattle, circa 1915
Chicago-based mail order firm Sears, Roebuck & Company opened its first Seattle warehouse about 1910 in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. By 1913 the company had completed construction on a new seven-story reinforced concrete warehouse and distribution center closer to the rail yards south of downtown. The following year Sears announced plans for a huge addition to the distribution center, designed…
ID Number:1983.10.10166
Date:Circa 1915
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McGilvra School, 1915
McGilvra School was named after John J. McGilvra, a pioneer lawyer in Seattle. The school was built on land purchased from McGilvra in 1913. Located in the Madison Park neighborhood, the original brick building had nine rooms, four teachers, and 155 students in first through seventh grades.This 1915 photo shows McGilvra School on 38th Avenue East in Seattle. Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.10167
Date:1915
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Georgetown precinct police, circa 1915
Around 1915, Seattle had neighborhood police headquarters in Ballard, West Seattle, Columbia City, Densmore (now Wallingford), and Georgetown. This photo, taken about 1915, shows the men of the Georgetown precinct, lined up in front of the Georgetown City Hall. The Seattle Public Library and the city's health department had branches in the same building. Webster & Stevens number: 46814
ID Number:1983.10.10183
Date:Circa 1915
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Fire Station No. 24, Seattle, 1915
In 1903, Fire Station No. 24 opened on Fifth Avenue West at West Galer Street. Until the mid-1920s, the station housed fire companies using horse-drawn ladder and hose wagons. The building was remodeled in 1925 when the department bought motorized fire trucks. The station was closed in 1949.This photo, taken around 1905, shows Station No. 24 on Queen Anne Hill.…
ID Number:1983.10.10188.2
Date:1915
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Fire Station No. 13, Seattle, circa 1915
Fire Station No. 13 was constructed at 1536 14th Avenue South in 1904. The horse-drawn steamers shown in this photo lasted until 1918, when a motorized pumper took over. In 1928, the company moved to a new single-story masonry station at 3601 Beacon Avenue South. Handwritten on sleeve: FIre Dept Station #13Webster & Stevens number: 48665
ID Number:1983.10.10191
Date:Circa 1915
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Georgetown Fire Station and crew, 1915
Georgetown, located north of Boeing Field, was once a separate city connected to Seattle by streetcar. After Georgetown became part of Seattle in 1910, its old city hall remained a hub of community activity. The police department had a branch in the front of the building, and the Seattle Fire Department had a fire station in the rear.This 1915 photo…
ID Number:1983.10.10192
Date:1915
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Kirkland ferry dock at Madison Park, circa 1920
In the early 1900s, people could ride King County ferries or Anderson steamboats between Madison Park and Kirkland. By 1920, the real estate partnership of Burke & Farrar had opened a small office at the Madison Park landing. Burke & Farrar developed land for homes in and around Kirkland.This photo, taken sometime around 1920, shows cars being loaded onto the…
ID Number:1983.10.10197
Date:Circa 1920