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Image of First Hill from downtown, Seattle, circa 1908
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First Hill from downtown, Seattle, circa 1908

The photo was taken from the Hoge Building looking toward the King County Courthouse and "Profanity Hill." The Alaska Building stands in the foreground. Handwritten on sleeve: City View Pan.Photographer's Reference Number: 5967
ID Number:1983.10.7690
Date:Circa 1908
Image of Automobile excursion on the paved Bothell Highway, circa 1911
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Automobile excursion on the paved Bothell Highway, circa 1911

The Bothell Highway ran north from Lake City along the northern shore of Lake Washington. It connected Seattle and nearby towns to Bothell. A drive to Bothell was a popular Sunday excursion for citydwellers. The road was first paved in 1911, but the new "waterproof non-skidding and low maintenance" surface turned to a sticky tar. The road was repaved in…
ID Number:1983.10.7724.1
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Seattle Public Library reading room, Seattle, circa 1906
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Seattle Public Library reading room, Seattle, circa 1906

The city of Seattle established a public library in 1890 after several earlier attempts by private citizens. The library was housed in various places and finally ended up in the Yesler Mansion, just uphill from its current site. After the mansion burned in 1901, industrialist Andrew Carnegie donated $200,000 for a new building which opened in 1906. The Carnegie Library…
ID Number:1983.10.7734
Date:Circa 1906
Image of Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1912
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Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1912

Seattle opened its public market at Pike Place in 1907 so that farmers could sell fresh eggs, dairy products, produce, and other things directly to city dwellers. The Corner Market was built in 1912 across the street at the corner of First Avenue and Pike Place. Signs in image: Public Market - Fresh - Meet the Producer. Hotel Leland. [...g]…
ID Number:1983.10.7738
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Grand Pacific Hotel, Seattle, circa 1907
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Grand Pacific Hotel, Seattle, circa 1907

The Grand Pacific Hotel building, one of many post-Fire structures along First Avenue, is at 1115 to 1117 First Avenue. It advertised in the 1902 city directory as being newly refurbished and strictly first class. Signs in image: Seattle Woolen Co. Grand Pacific Hotel. Owl Cigar Now 5 Cents. Far Famed Gen. Arthur Cigar. Buy Kelly's for Money. A.L. Hall.…
ID Number:1983.10.7752
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Seattle City Light's first plant at Cedar Falls, 1912
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Seattle City Light's first plant at Cedar Falls, 1912

In 1905, the first hydroelectric power from Seattle City Light's Cedar Falls power plant was sent by wire to the city-owned company's distribution station on Yesler Way. From there, it lit Seattle's street lights. Before 1911, the plant generated more electricity than was needed. Seattle City Light earned money for the city by selling the excess power to local privately-owned…
ID Number:1983.10.7818
Date:1912
Image of Groundbreaking ceremony for Cedar Falls dam, 1912
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Groundbreaking ceremony for Cedar Falls dam, 1912

In 1905, the turbines began to turn at Seattle City Light's first hydroelectric plant on the Cedar River. In 1912, work began on a large masonry dam to replace the original wooden one. This photo was taken at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new dam facility. According to Seattle Public Utilities personnel, the ceremony took place at Camp II, the…
ID Number:1983.10.7819
Date:1912
Image of City Engineer R.H. Thomson and sign for new dam, circa 1912
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City Engineer R.H. Thomson and sign for new dam, circa 1912

Reginald H. Thomson was appointed Seattle's City Engineer in 1892 and served off and on in that capacity until 1931. Thomson was particularly interested in providing a reliable source of inexpensive electric power for Seattle. He was convinced that city utilities should be municipally owned and that private ownership of vital public services was unwise.This photo, taken around 1912, shows…
ID Number:1983.10.7826
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Police patrol wagon, circa 1910
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Police patrol wagon, circa 1910

In 1907, the Seattle Police Department began to replace its horsedrawn patrol wagons with motorized vehicles. In this photo, a group of men and boys look at the Patrol Wagon No. 1 and its driver outside City Hall. Webster & Stevens number: 7228
ID Number:1983.10.7827.2
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Kirkland from Lake Washington, 1906
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Kirkland from Lake Washington, 1906

In 1888, Seattle investors convinced British industrialist Peter Kirk to open a steel mill in Kirkland, named in his honor. They hoped that the Moss Bay Iron and Steel Works, reorganized in 1890 as the Great Western Iron and Steel Company, would turn Kirkland into the Pittsburgh of the West. The city boomed as speculators subdivided land and built substantial…
ID Number:1983.10.7887
Date:1906
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