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Lebanon Home, circa 1920
The Lebanon Rescue Home was located at 1110 NW 65th Street in Ballard. In 1920, the Superintendent was Libbie B. Brown. Handwritten on sleeve: Lebanon Home. Webster & Stevens number: 84005Caption source: 1920 Seattle City Directory
ID Number:1983.10.6462.2
Date:Circa 1920
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Times Square Building, 1920
The Times Square Building was the headquarters of The Seattle Times. It was also the location for the Webster & Stevens photography studio from 1917 to 1928. The open area in front of the building was named after Times Square in New York City and was a popular gathering place.This photo shows the wide front end of the triangular Times…
ID Number:1983.10.6468.2
Date:1920
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Kinnear Park, Seattle, circa 1911
Kinnear Park is located on the southwest slope of Queen Anne Hill, near Smith Cove. In 1889, George Kinnear gave the park to the City of Seattle for one dollar. Over the next ten or so years, the city built paths and flower beds, and added seats and a pavilion. Landslides plagued the lower part of the park until the…
ID Number:1983.10.6546
Date:Circa 1911
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Waterfalls in Ravenna Park, Seattle, circa 1911
Ravenna Park, one of Seattle's oldest, was among the few areas that escaped the logger's ax in the late 1800s and thus preserved stunning examples of giant old-growth Douglas Firs. Centered around a steep ravine just north of the University District, the park opened in 1887 as a privately operated destination called Ravenna Springs Park. It featured nature trails and…
ID Number:1983.10.6551
Date:Circa 1911
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Hwehlchtid's house at low tide, Shilshole, circa 1903
Hwehlchtid (called Salmon Bay Charlie by the settlers) of the Shilshole people lived on the southern shore of Salmon Bay, near present-day Ballard, which was then outside of Seattle. Hwehlchtid and his wife Chilohleet'sa (Madeline) remained in their traditional homeland long after others of their tribe had moved away. This photograph showing Hwehlchtid and Chilohleet’sa’s home, later made into a…
ID Number:1983.10.6567
Date:Circa 1903
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South Seattle School, Seattle, circa 1911
South Seattle School opened in 1892 at a site south of the Seattle city limits on S. Andover Street. It became part of the Seattle School District in 1905 and remained open until June 1932. The building was demolished in 1939. Caption on image: South Seattle School.Handwritten on sleeve: South Seattle School.Photographer's Reference Number: 80
ID Number:1983.10.6569
Date:Circa 1911
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Hitt Fireworks Co., Seattle, circa 1911
Born in England, T.G. Hitt came to the Seattle area in 1905 and founded the Hitt Fireworks Company. The operation was based on a hill just outside Columbia City. Hitt became one of the foremost fireworks manufacturers in the country, known for elaborate public spectacles as well as small novelties such as "Flashcrackas." Hitt also produced special effects for Hollywood,…
ID Number:1983.10.6591.2
Date:Circa 1911
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American Hotel, Seattle, 1911
The American Hotel at Fourth Avenue and Westlake Avenue opened in 1907 and was renamed Hotel Central in 1914. Signs in image: Queen City Dye Works. The Antiseptic - Agency Supply Laundry Co. Ladies Tailors. [...] Habit Makers. American Hotel. Oysters. The Quaker Drug Co. Cafe [American?]. [Antlers?] Hotel.Handwritten on sleeve: American Hotel 1900 [sic - 1911].Photographer's Reference Number: 388Caption…
ID Number:1983.10.6635
Date:1911
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Denny Building, Seattle, circa 1911
In 1902, The Seattle Daily Times moved to the Denny Building at the corner of Second Avenue and Union. People walking by on the street could read the posted news bulletins and watch the presses through the basement windows. During elections or baseball games, they could stop by to get the latest results. Signs in image: Merchants Printing Co. [Hamaker?]…
ID Number:1983.10.6653
Date:Circa 1911
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Lowell School, Seattle, circa 1903
The Lowell School was originally named the Pontius School, later renamed the Columbia School in 1891, and was finally renamed the Lowell School in 1910. It was built in 1889 on East Mercer Street on Capitol Hill. At that time, the area was outside the city limits. Within 20 years, the city had grown and the school was surrounded by…
ID Number:1983.10.6725
Date:Circa 1903