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"Uncle Hiram" posing at Luna Park, Seattle, June, 1907
In this image clown "Uncle Hiram" poses at Luna Park with a pig and two dogs in a "Studebaker Junior" wagon. Luna Park was an amusement park which operated from 1907-1913 on a pier at Duwamish Head, along the northern tip of West Seattle. Among the rides and amusements at the park were the Figure Eight Roller Coaster, a Merry-go-round,…
ID Number:SHS7805
Date:1907
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Policemen's Ball attendees at Armory, Seattle, February 21, 1911
Seattle's Policemen's Ball was held annually from at least 1899 to benefit the Seattle Police Relief Association (also called the Policemen's Benevolent Association). The association used funds raised for the pensioning of police officers injured in the line of duty or for the funeral expenses of those who died while members of the force. The photograph shown here was taken…
ID Number:SHS7850
Date:1911
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Steamship office and drug store in Nome, Alaska, circa 1903
By late fall 1899, reports of gold strikes at Nome gained enough credibility to draw gold seekers from Dawson. Some 2,500 people left Dawson for Nome, traveling by river or trail. Once the word was out in Seattle and elsewhere, the small settlement grew quickly.This photo shows a commercial building in Nome sometime between 1900 and 1905. A drugstore and…
ID Number:SHS7900
Date:Circa 1903
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Court of Honor and Geyser Basin at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
In the summer of 1909, a world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, took place on the grounds of the University of Washington in Seattle. Over three million people visited the buildings, grounds, and sites of the A.Y.P.E. between June 1 and October 1, 1909.This panoramic view shows the Geyser Fountain (now known as Drumheller Fountain) looking north towards the Government Building…
ID Number:SHS7920
Date:1909
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Performers from the "Streets of Cairo" in the Oriental Village pose on the Pay Streak at AYPE, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle to publicize the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape Architecture firm and located on the campus of the University of Washington. The AYPE's amusement park and midway area was located along what is now 15th Avenue, and was called the Pay…
ID Number:SHS7956
Date:1909
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Vincent and Josephine Amato and their daughters, 1910
A wave of immigrants from southern Europe came to the United States between the 1880s and 1914. Vincent Amato was part of this group. He was born in Sicily in 1875, came to the United States in 1890, and ran a barbershop in Seattle from 1900 to 1949. Mr. Amato died in 1952.In this 1910 family portrait, Vincent Amato, his…
ID Number:SHS8017
Date:1910
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Pioneer Building and Pergola at Pioneer Square, Seattle, 1970
This unusual 1970 view, taken in Seattle's Pioneer Square district, captures two landmark structures built after the 1889 Great Fire. The 1889 brick Pioneer Building, designed by Elmer Fisher and built by Henry Yesler, occupies the corner of First Avenue and James Street. The 1909 cast iron and glass Pergola sits across the street on Pioneer Square itself. The square…
ID Number:SHS8189
Date:1970
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Bartenders and customers at Rathskellers, Seattle, circa 1935
Rathskeller, or Ratskeller, is a German word for a bar or restaurant located in the basement of a city hall (Rathaus) or nearby. Many taverns, nightclubs, bars, and similar establishments throughout the world use the term, including several different businesses in Seattle. This image was taken in a bar called Rathskeller's that was located at 94 Pine Street, near the…
ID Number:SHS8383
Date:Circa 1935
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Mayor Bertha Landes breaking ground for the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, November 7, 1927
Seattle Mayor Bertha K. Landes broke ground for the city's new Civic Auditorium and Stadium in November 1927. The complex, at what is now Seattle Center, was completed the following year. Mayor Landes, who served from 1926 to 1928, was the first female mayor of a major American city. The Civic Auditorium later became the Seattle Center Opera House and…
ID Number:SHS8480
Date:1927
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Relief project crew working on streetcar tracks, March 12, 1934
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the United States government started a number of programs to help the unemployed. The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided money for short-term public works projects during the winter months of 1933-1934. Thanks to funding from the CWA, King County was able to hire tens of thousands of workers for local projects.This photo, taken…
ID Number:SHS8525
Date:1934