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Olympic Manor house under construction, April 7, 1926
Seattle grew quickly after 1900. New residential areas extended out from the central city. Houses in those areas were often individually built by skilled carpenters and other craftsmen.In this photo, two plasterers stand by a new house in Olympic Manor, a housing development in north Seattle in the Crown Hill neighborhood. They are mixing plaster for surfacing the interior walls.…
ID Number:1983.10.3148.2
Date:1926
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Olympic Manor house under construction, April 7, 1926
Seattle grew quickly after 1900. New residential areas extended out from the central city. Houses in those areas were often individually built by skilled carpenters and other craftsmen.In this photo, two plasterers stand by a new house in Olympic Manor, a housing development in north Seattle in the Crown Hill neighborhood. They are mixing plaster for surfacing the interior walls.…
ID Number:1983.10.3148.3
Date:1926
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Seattle's water pipeline, circa 1926
As early as the 1890s, Seattle city engineers realized that Lake Washington could not supply enough clean water for the growing city. Workers built a pipeline system from the city-owned Cedar River watershed, and the first Cedar River water arrived in Seattle in 1901. The early pipelines used both steel and wood stave pipe. Workmen built the wooden pipes by…
ID Number:1983.10.3161.4
Date:Circa 1926
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Professor Meany having his portrait painted, circa 1925
Professor Edmond S. Meany was one of the University of Washington's most notable faculty members. Meany began teaching history in 1897, when the history department was first established, and he taught until his death in 1935. During his busy lifetime, Meany also served as a legislator, journalist, author, and president of The Mountaineers. People on campus referred to him as…
ID Number:1983.10.3169
Date:1925
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New homes in Laurelhurst, circa 1925
Beginning in 1906, a group of local property owners started promoting Laurelhurst as a good place to live. Although the city annexed the area in 1910, until the 1920s it was difficult to get there except by railroad or by ferry from Madison Park. Laurelhurst grew faster after the Montlake Bridge was completed in 1925 and roads were improved. This…
ID Number:1983.10.3171.3
Date:Circa 1925
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St. Vincent De Paul secondhand store, Seattle, circa 1926
St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic volunteer organization that serves poor families and individuals. Its Salvage Bureau offered used items for sale with all proceeds benefiting its programs. The store shown in this photo was located at First and Battery St. in Belltown. Signs in image: St. Vincent De Paul Salvage Bureau - Used Articles For Sale. Bay State…
ID Number:1983.10.3183
Date:Circa 1926
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Workers packing eggs, circa 1925
A group of farmers formed the Washington Cooperative Egg & Poultry Association to promote and market their eggs, chicken, and other poultry products. The coop was located in Puyallup and had a huge packing facility in Seattle. This photo, taken in the mid-1920s, shows women packing eggs for delivery to market. Photographer's Reference Number: 119190
ID Number:1983.10.3194.2
Date:Circa 1925
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Ferry "Kitsap of Seattle" at Lake Washington Shipyards, 1926
The ferry "Kitsap of Seattle" was designed for the Kitsap Transportation Company, one of the first in Puget Sound to build auto ferries. The ferry operated on the Fauntleroy-Vashon Heights-Harper run beginning in 1926. The vessel was later sold to the Washington State Ferry system. Its career ended 1967 when it sank on the way to Alaska to become a…
ID Number:1983.10.3200
Date:1926
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West Seattle proud of fine homes, May 1926
After World War I ended, home building boomed all over the United States. This included West Seattle, which was now connected to Seattle by ferry, streetcar, and road. More and more people owned cars, and builders began to include garages in their new houses. This photo shows a new home at 1925 Sunset Avenue in West Seattle, with its garage…
ID Number:1983.10.3216.5
Date:1926
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First Methodist Church, Seattle, circa 1926
Constructed in 1907, this building on the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Marion Street was the second home to First United Methodist Church. The congregation sold this property in 2007 and purchased a new site at Second and Denny. This historic domed structure was saved from demoliton and used for music concerts, renamed the Daniels Recital Hall and later…
ID Number:1983.10.3217.1
Date:Circa 1926