159 results for: Lake Washington Ship Canal
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Fugitive flamingo wading in Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, October 16, 1960
In October of 1960 the whereabouts of a flamingo escaped from Woodland Park Zoo was front page news around Puget Sound. The flamingo escaped on October 12 after a flight from his open enclosure at the zoo. Acting park superintendent, Edward J. Johnson, said the flamingo was likely eating well and its dense feathers would allow it to easily survive…
ID Number:1974.5887.1
Date:1960
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Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company, Salmon Bay, Seattle, circa 1925
The Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company, located just west of the north end of the Ballard Bridge, opened in 1890. This and other Ballard sawmills turned out millions of shingles and board feet of lumber until the shrinking supply of cedar logs brought about the end of the industry. In 1958 the largest fire in Seattle since the fire of…
ID Number:1980.6877.117
Date:Circa 1925
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Rowe Machine Works dock, Ballard, circa 1930
Rowe Machine Works was located at the foot of 24th Avenue NW in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, on the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Rowe Machine Works operated at the same location through the 1980s.In this photograph, the tug Tatoosh and fishing vessel Grizzly II are docked in front of the Rowe Machine Works building, perhaps for repairs. Barbee Dry…
ID Number:1980.6877.156
Date:Circa 1930
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Passengers on board the ship Patterson, Seattle, October 16, 1917
Born in Georgia, cartographer Clifford Gordon Quillian (1880-1948) first came to Seattle in 1907. He married Cora Elizabeth Armstrong (1888-1957) in 1912, served with the U.S. Navy in the Philippines, WWI, and WWII, was the commander of various ships in the United States Coast Guard and Geodesic Survey, and was a chartered life-insurance underwriter.In this image, a group of passengers…
ID Number:1980.7038.302
Date:1917
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Aerial view of Lake Union looking northeast, Seattle, 1967
In 1882, lumber mills, shipyards, and other industries began to move north from Seattle’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Union. Industrial development continued with Seattle’s growth but shrank after World War II. A few shipyards remained by the late 1960s, plus some light industry, apartments, parking lots, fast food restaurants, marinas, and a seaplane terminal. Roads were built and…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.29.1
Date:1967
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Aerial view of the northern part of Lake Union, looking northeast, Seattle, 1967
In 1882, lumber mills, shipyards, and other industries began to move north from Seattle’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Union. Industrial development continued with Seattle’s growth but shrank after World War II. A few shipyards remained by the late 1960s, plus some light industry, apartments, parking lots, fast food restaurants, marinas, and a seaplane terminal. Roads were built and…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.36.2
Date:1967
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Boat Friendship sailing on opening Day of Boating Season, May 6, 1978
The Seattle Yacht Club's Opening Day is the nation's largest regional celebration of water, spring, and the opening of boating season. A tradition since 1920, the parade of boats starts at noon the first Saturday in May with a cannon blast, while spectators line both sides of the Montlake Cut to view the boats as they enter Lake Washington. In…
ID Number:1981.7263.5.1
Date:1978
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Bolcom Canal Lumber Company, Seattle, circa 1927
Lumber mills lined both sides of the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Ballard. Rafts of logs were floated to the mills, where they were cut into lumber. In this photo, taken in about 1927, log rafts float near the Bolcom Canal Lumber Company. Handwritten on sleeve: Ballard Mills.Webster & Stevens number: 122380
ID Number:1983.10.789
Date:Circa 1927
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Portage Bay and University of Washington campus from north Capitol Hill, Seattle, circa 1930
This view shows Portage Bay and the University of Washington from East Boston Street on Capitol Hill. Handwritten on sleeve: City View U of W Campus from East Boston St.Webster & Stevens number: 135094
ID Number:1983.10.998.1
Date:Circa 1930
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University Bridge under construction, circa 1919
The University Bridge over the Lake Washington Ship Canal opened to traffic in 1919. It was the first bridge in Seattle, perhaps in the country, to use open mesh steel decking. This lighter construction material allowed the bridge to be wider and carry more traffic. This bridge has also been known as the Eastlake Avenue Bridge and the Tenth Avenue…
ID Number:1983.10.1378
Date:Circa 1919