844 results for: Puget Sound
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Cheholtz family in front of fishing shack, near Castle Rock, Washington, circa 1885
The Cowlitz People are a Coast Salish group whose historic lands are along the Cowlitz and Lewis Rivers, in what is now southwestern Washington. Traditionally, the annual cycle of resource gathering determined where the Cowlitz People traveled and at what time of year – from river fishing in the spring, gathering roots and berries in summer and fall, and making…
ID Number:1991.79.49
Date:Circa 1885
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Bunkhouses at Polson Logging Company camp, circa 1918
This Clark Kinsey photo of employees and bunkhouses at a Polson Logging Company camp was probably taken somewhere near Grays Harbor. The portable dwellings were hauled from place to place along the logging railroad.Clark Kinsey started taking photographs in western Washington in the 1890s. He spent several years in the Klondike before returning to the Puget Sound region. In 1913,…
ID Number:1992.21.11
Date:Circa 1918
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Steam train at Keechelus, circa 1910
The Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railroad, completed through Snoqualmie Pass, Washington in 1909, connected Seattle with Ellensburg. The railroad carried men and supplies to a growing number of mining operations and logging camps in the Cascade Mountains. It also brought tourists to view the scenery and enjoy other outdoor activities.This photographic postcard of a Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound…
ID Number:1992.44.17
Date:Circa 1910
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Passenger cars at North Bend depot, circa 1910
The railroad was a key element in the development of the area around North Bend, Washington. In 1889, the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad connected North Bend with Seattle and other west coast areas, and in 1910, the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railroad (The Milwaukee Road) connected the town with the midwestern United States as well.This photographic postcard,…
ID Number:1992.44.22
Date:Circa 1910
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Hull Creek railroad trestle, circa 1907
The railroads faced significant geographical obstacles in building routes across Washington's Cascade Mountains. Construction workers had to deal with steep and rocky terrain with deep ravines and fast-moving rivers. The trestles and tunnels they built to carry the railroad tracks through the mountains were considered engineering marvels.This photographic postcard, probably made around 1907, shows a Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound…
ID Number:1992.45.7
Date:1907
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Seattle waterfront, 1899
In 1899, Seattle was still crowded with gold seekers heading to and from the Alaska and Yukon gold fields. Elliott Bay continued to be busy with ships leaving for Skagway, St. Michael and other Alaskan ports.This photo shows a group of ships in Elliott Bay. A crowd waits at the pier (right) for the arrival of the steamer "Al-Ki" (right).…
ID Number:1994.44.15
Date:1899
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, circa 1917
Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, later Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, worked on many important construction projects in the Pacific Northwest. During World War I, they were commissioned to create naval vessels, including the steam-powered cargo ships shown here. Construction on U.S. No. 1116 (second from left) was canceled as it was too late to…
ID Number:1995.37.2
Date:Circa 1917
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, September 20, 1917
This view of the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, taken on September 20, 1917 shows a four-masted schooner and other vessels under construction. The yard is filled with stacks of heavy milled lumber from the Pacific Northwest's huge trees. Shipyard workers used the hoists (left center) to lift the lumber and move it from one place to another.…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.5
Date:1917
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Sponsor Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg at launch of Blakeley, Seattle, November 7, 1918
This portrait of Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg was taken November 7, 1918 at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard at the launch of the steamship Blakeley. The Blakeley was a 4,000 ton wooden steamship, the first ship contracted with PSB&DC by the U. S. government. Gertrude Van Doren Hardenberg was the sister of George E. Hardenberg, secretary of…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.39
Date:1918
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Launch of the steamer Snoqualmie at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company shipyard, Seattle, August 11, 1919
This image was taken on August 11, 1919 during the launch of the steamer Snoqualmie at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company's shipyard in Seattle on Harbor Island. The vessel was named for the Snoqualmie Tribe, in honor of its friendship with pioneer settlers and its war record in service to the United States. Many Snoqualmie Tribe members traveled…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.46
Date:1919