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Early Boeing seaplane on Lake Union, Seattle, circa 1918
Typed on verso: Boeing seaplane, early. Probably Boeing C-11. Single float, on Lake Union.SHS category: Aeronautics
ID Number:SHS9306
Date:Circa 1918
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Kent Methodist church, circa 1885
The Methodist Church in Kent was founded as a part of Seattle's First Methodist Church. In 1876, the members built a parsonage in Kent, and in 1883, they built their church next door. After the railroad came through Kent, the tracks ran so close to the building that the trains disturbed the worship services. In 1909, the members built a…
ID Number:SHS9359
Date:Circa 1885
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Mail planes at Sand Point, Seattle, June 14, 1927
Caption on image: Mail Planes at Sand Point. 6-14-27.Photographer's Reference Number: 1530-BSHS category: Aeronautics
ID Number:SHS9368
Date:1927
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Alaska Building under construction, Seattle, August 9, 1904
In 1903, work began on the 14-story Alaska Building. This office building was Seattle's first skyscraper to be built with steel framing. Steel framed buildings could be taller than those in Pioneer Square which were built by earlier methods. This photo shows construction of the Alaska Building, which still stands on the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Streets.…
ID Number:SHS9373
Date:1904
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Hotel Redmond, circa 1905
Redmond, originally named Salmonberg, was settled in the early 1870s. By 1900 it had become a commercial center for local lumber mills and farms. Judge William White and his wife Emma opened the Hotel Redmond in 1899. With its 14 rooms, marble fireplaces and large drawing room, the hotel catered to wealthy guests who came to enjoy an evening of…
ID Number:SHS9380
Date:Circa 1905
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Thomsen residence, Seattle, circa 1892
This residence was built for Otto Ranke in 1889 at 916 Terry Avenue. It was designed by Elmer Fisher. After Ranke died in 1892, the Moritz Thomsen family purchased the home, and they lived here for many years. The home was razed in 1957. Caption on image: Moritz Thomsen's Residence From MadisonTyped on verso: Thomsen, Moritz - exterior view from…
ID Number:SHS9415
Date:Circa 1892
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Ezra Meeker, Seattle, circa 1925
Born in Ohio in 1830, Ezra Meeker married and headed west with his wife and newborn son to seek a prosperous life. They settled in Puyallup and developed a successful business raising hops. Later in life Meeker developed an avid interest in commemorating the Oregon Trail route of the early pioneers. He traveled the route in his replica covered wagon,…
ID Number:SHS9432
Date:Circa 1925
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William Charles Meydenbauer, Seattle, circa 1892
Typed on verso: Meydenbauer, William Charles. 1832-1906, died in Seattle, aged 74, for whom Meydenbauer Bay was named, in 1868 took up claim on Meydenbauer Bay, rowed across from Leschi and homesteaded on a Lk. Wash. cove near present-day Bellevue, once owned 120 acres from shore to what is now Bellevue's Main Street, later built home at Hunt's [sic] Point.…
ID Number:SHS9437
Date:Circa 1892
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Tekla Fischer Meydenbauer, Seattle, circa 1892
Typed on verso: Tekla Fischer Meydenbauer 1836-1920, died in Seattle, aged 84. Born in Germany, wife of William Meydenbauer, who came to Seattle in 1868, ran Eureka Bakery, one for whom Meydenbauer Bay was named.SHS category: Portraits
ID Number:SHS9438
Date:Circa 1892
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David Denny at log cabin near Lake Keechelus, 1899
During the summer of 1899, Seattle pioneer David Denny supervised the improvement of 27 miles of wagon road through Snoqualmie Pass, from North Bend, Washington, to the south end of Lake Keechelus. Between the beginning of June and the end of September, workers blasted and moved rocks, built bridges, resurfaced parts of the old road with logs, and relocated the…
ID Number:SHS9441
Date:1899