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Fire engines in front of Fire Station No. 2, circa 1926
Seattle built several new firehouses when the Fire Department seitched from horse-drawn fire equipment to motorized trucks. Fire Station No. 2, at Fourth Avenue and Battery Street, was one of these new stations. It opened in 1921 and is still in operation.Webster & Stevens took this photo around 1926 for the B.F. Goodrich tire company. It shows a row of…
ID Number:1983.10.3220
Date:Circa 1926
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The Grand Trunk Pacific dock at the foot of Marion Street , circa 1925
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway expanded their business to include steamship service in 1910. Steamers ran south to California and north to Alaska goldfields.In this photo, cars and trucks are parked on the railroad tracks of Railroad Avenue, now Alaskan Way. Parking was a problem even in the 1920s. Webster & Stevens number: 119452
ID Number:1983.10.3225.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Sears, Roebuck & Company's Western Branch, circa 1926
Around 1910, Sears, Roebuck & Company, the Chicago mail order business, located its new Western Branch in Seattle. The new facility opened in 1913 and was south of downtown and handy to streetcars and rail lines. From here, Sears supplied customers throughout the western states with everything from underwear and alarm clocks to farm equipment and metal ceilings. This photo,…
ID Number:1983.10.3228.1
Date:Circa 1926
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Captain Robert Dollar, Seattle, circa 1926
"The grand old man of the Pacific,""the dean of American shipping," and "self-made shipping magnate" are a few of the phrases often used in reference to Captain Robert Dollar. Having left school at age twelve, he truly was a self-made man who rose through the ranks of the lumber industry to ownership, and later, found success in the shipping industry…
ID Number:1983.10.3254.1
Date:Circa 1926
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Baker Dam, 1926
Photographers from Webster & Stevens toured outlying communities and scenic spots to take pictures for the Sunday newspaper. On this particular trip, they visited the Baker Dam, near Concrete. This 1926 photo shows the Baker Dam, the generating plant, and the valley of the Baker River. The dam, built in 1924, was part of the Puget Power and Light Company's…
ID Number:1983.10.3286.1
Date:1926
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Miss Seattle poses with biplane and pilot at Sand Point, 1926
Leone Natalie Fengler was chosen to represent the City of Seattle in a national beauty pageant in Atlantic City. In this photo, Miss Fengler poses with a pilot and biplane. She is wearing the typical clothing of an aviator of the time. Description in handwritten inventory: Hall & Emory Miss Seattle & plane at Sand PointPhotographer's Reference Number: 119993
ID Number:1983.10.3299.1
Date:1926
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West Seattle junction, Seattle, circa 1926
The crossing of two streetcar lines at California Avenue and Alaska Street created what is now commonly referred to as the Junction, as well as the heart of West Seattle. By 1911, the junction became a full-fledged business district. The building shown in this photo stood on the southeast corner of California and Alaska Streets. Built in 1925 by Lawrence…
ID Number:1983.10.3301.2
Date:Circa 1926
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Man with bucket at forest fire, circa 1926
Here, a firefighter hold a bucket at an unknown forest fire in Washington state. Handwritten on sleeve: Forest Fire 8 [...].Webster & Stevens number: 120050
ID Number:1983.10.3303.2
Date:Circa 1926
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Roland H. Denny House, Seattle, circa 1926
In 1907, Rolland H. Denny and his wife Alice M. Denny purchased 50 acres of land in what is now Windermere and developed it. They built a home overlooking Lake Washington and named it Lochkelden ("kel" for Alice's maiden name of Kellogg and "den" for Denny)." According to their daughter Florence, the Dennys used to take a boat from Madison…
ID Number:1983.10.3340
Date:Circa 1926
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Organ player at Fifth Avenue Theatre, Seattle, circa 1926
The 5th Avenue Theatre opened on September 24, 1926. It was located between Union and University Streets and featured movies and performing acts. This photo shows the female organist at the theater. Handwritten on sleeve: Fifth Ave Theatre Ints.Webster & Stevens number: 120175
ID Number:1983.10.3342.1
Date:Circa 1926