357 results for: Homes and Housing
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War brides and children disembarking from plane, probably in Seattle, 1950
Handwritten on sleeve: World War II - War brides, with Mrs. Ruby Starr, Mrs. John Ross, Mrs. Raymond Trotter, Mrs. Irving Deshwier, Mrs. Roy Spencer.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): February 20, 1950.
ID Number:PI28316
Date:1950
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Exterior of Minor-Collins home on First Hill, Seattle, circa 1900
Situated on the northeast corner of Minor Avenue and Cherry Street, the Minor-Collins Home was built in 1887 by Sarah and Dr. Thomas T. Minor (1844-1889), one of the earliest grand homes built on First Hill. In 1891 when Angela and John Collins (1835-1903) became the new residents, it was still addressed 702 12th Avenue, but the street was soon renamed…
ID Number:SHS166
Date:Circa 1900
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Row of houses in Green Lake area, Seattle, circa 1955
The area near Seattle's Green Lake is filled with small frame houses, many built in the 1920s. This image shows houses on North 76th Street, in the area between Aurora Avenue and Green Lake. Judging by the metal porch railings and the TV antenna, it was likely taken in the 1950s.
ID Number:SHS4259
Date:Circa 1955
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Two gold seekers in their tent, circa 1902
Many of the gold seekers and others who poured into the Yukon and Alaska lived in tents, at least for a short time. Photos of tent interiors are relatively unusual, however.In this photo, two men sit on cots in a tent while they enjoy a conversation. Two rifles hang below the makeshift shelf which is crowded with tools and other…
ID Number:SHS5280
Date:Circa 1902
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Mayor Robert Harlan standing by a shack at Hooverville, October 27, 1931
During the Depression of the 1930s, over 600 unemployed people lived in Hooverville, just south of downtown Seattle. There were several other such settlements in the city, and many others around the nation. The average Hooverville resident was a white, unmarried male, about 45 years old. During the booming 1910s and 1920s, he had been a logger, fisherman, miner, or…
ID Number:SHS8661
Date:1931
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Hooverville on South Massachusetts Street : unemployed shacks, 1931 , October 27, 1931.
During the Depression of the 1930s, over 600 unemployed and homeless people lived in shacks just south of the downtown area, on the site of an abandoned shipyard. They built the shacks out of scraps of lumber, cardboard, tarpaper, canvas, and tin which they found around the waterfront. This area was known as Hooverville, named after the American president whom…
ID Number:SHS8767
Date:1931
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Residence of Jacob Furth, Seattle, circa 1890
Jacob Furth was born in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) in 1840. He started out in the clothing and dry goods business in San Francisco before coming to Seattle in 1882. Furth founded one of Seattle's early banks, owned real estate, and was active in the development of the city's street railway system.This photo, taken around 1890, shows…
ID Number:SHS8966
Date:Circa 1890
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Canoes and houseboats on Lake Washington, Seattle, 1912
The unique floating homes of Seattle got their start almost simultaneously with the development of the city itself. Seattle's first industries were logging and fishing, both seasonal enterprises, and it became common for loggers and sailors to build themselves floating shacks from scrap boards during their off seasons. As the trend spread, houseboats were built as permanent homes for families…
ID Number:SHS9025
Date:1912
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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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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