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Leschi ferry dock, 1918
A number of ferries carried people, goods, and vehicles across Lake Washington before the building of the floating bridges. This photo was taken in 1918 at the Leschi landing. It shows horse-drawn wagons ready to board the Leschi ferry to cross Lake Washington. Webster & Stevens number: 47180
ID Number:1983.10.10200
Date:1918
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Carousel at Luna Park, Seattle, circa 1913
In 1906, construction began on Luna Park at Alki Point in West Seattle. Named for Coney Island's Luna Park, it extended out over the water. From 1907 to 1913, adults and children flocked to the amusement park to enjoy its carousel, roller coaster, dancing, swimming, drinking, and other pleasures. The park's developer Charles Looff hand-carved the carousel figures. Luna Park…
ID Number:1983.10.10292.3
Date:Circa 1913
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Masonic Temple, Seattle, circa 1916
This Masonic Temple building stands at the corner of Harvard Avenue and East Pine Street in Capitol Hill. It later became the Egyptian Theater. Handwritten on sleeve: Masonic Temple.Webster & Stevens number: 51710
ID Number:1983.10.10333
Date:Circa 1916
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Seattle Cedar mill, circa 1916
The Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company had a large mill in Ballard, just to the west of the Ballard Bridge. Logs were floated to the mill, and kept in the water until they were cut. The rough lumber was then stacked to dry before it was planed and sold.This photo, taken around 1916, shows the tall smokestack and piles of…
ID Number:1983.10.10353
Date:Circa 1916
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Stimson Mill in Ballard, Seattle, circa 1916
Handwritten on sleeve: Stimson Mill Pan.Webster & Stevens number: 52957
ID Number:1983.10.10386.2
Date:Circa 1916
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View of Pike Street from Second Avenue, Seattle, 1917
This view of Pike Street was taken facing northeast from Second Avenue. Several of the buildings in this image are identifiable. The seven-story building at the northeast corner of Third Avenue and Pike Street (bottom left of frame) is the Harper Building, which was built in 1890 and demolished in 1984. Further east on Pike Street, at the northeast corner…
ID Number:1983.10.10449.1
Date:1917
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View of Broadway and East Pike Street, Seattle, 1917
This view faces south along Broadway toward East Pike Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The three-story building in the center of the frame is the Broadway & East Pike Building, built in 1912 and is still standing as of 2018. Signs in image: Signal Studebaker Trucks; The Used Cars You Saw Advertised are Here!; Progressive Printing Co.; Drink Coca-Cola,…
ID Number:1983.10.10456.2
Date:1917
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Woman in electric auto, circa 1917
Published in the Seattle Sunday Times with a headline "Electric Finds New Admirers," this photograph shows a woman posing with a Detroit Electric automobile in front of the Rhodes mansion at the corner of Howe Street and Tenth Avenue East, on Capitol Hill. The promotion mentions the features of this model car that make it attractive to women drivers. Webster…
ID Number:1983.10.10587
Date:Circa 1917
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Madrona School, 1917
Madrona School, originally called Randell School, opened around 1890 in a converted barn. A new Madrona School building was dedicated in the fall of 1917. It had eight classrooms, a home economics room, a shop, an auditorium, a lunchroom, and a kitchen. About 450 students had attended the school the year before.This photo shows Madrona School at about the time…
ID Number:1983.10.10612.1
Date:1917
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West Seattle Grammar and High School, circa 1917
For many years, West Seattle children went to school in Seattle. When a small school was finally built in West Seattle, the population outgrew it in a few years. In 1893, a large new school building opened at California Avenue and Lander Street. Both elementary and high school grades were taught in the building.This photo shows the West Seattle Grammar…
ID Number:1983.10.10617.2
Date:Circa 1917