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Image of Lumber Exchange building, Seattle, circa 1911
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Lumber Exchange building, Seattle, circa 1911

The Lumber Exchange opened in 1903 by Seattle developer James A. Moore (1861-1929) to provide offices fo rthe growing lumber industry. Located at 119 Second Avenue, but building was demolished in 1990. Signs in image: The [L...er]. More Goods for the Same Money, The Same Goods for Less Money Than Elsewhere. Gymnasium, School. Lumber Exchange. Toklas, Singerman & Co. Max…
ID Number:1983.10.6676
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Hoge Building, Seattle, circa 1905
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Hoge Building, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: Hoge Building. Conservative Life Insurance Co. - "The Most Successful." Furnished Rooms. Robert S. [U...] Real Estate Loans. Dean & Curtiss Tailors. [E.H. Wharton?] Dentist. J.R. Justice Stationer - Filing Cabinets, Card Systems. This Paving Done With Wilkeson Sandstone Block - Bell & Price General Construction - Our Bonds Furnished by H.A. Raser. The Ivy Press. L.L.…
ID Number:1983.10.6942
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Interior of the Moore Theatre, circa 1910
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Interior of the Moore Theatre, circa 1910

The building housing the Moore Theatre and Moore Hotel opened on Second Avenue and Virginia Street in December 1907. The theater seated over 2,000 people, and it soon became one of Seattle's leading cultural centers.This photo of the Moore Theatre interior was taken sometime after 1907. The photographer stood in the balcony to take a picture of the ceiling decoration,…
ID Number:1983.10.7587
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Upper Second Avenue, 1908
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Upper Second Avenue, 1908

By 1908, Seattle's Second Avenue looked much as it does today. The city had removed part of Denny Hill, and businessmen had replaced the old hilltop Washington Hotel with a building at the lower street level. Visitors to the city admired the new ornamental streetlights which had begun to line the main business streets.In this 1908 photo, pedestrians cross Pine…
ID Number:1983.10.7648.2
Date:1908
Image of Actors from
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Actors from "The Alaskan," circa 1907

Seattle's Moore Theatre opened in December 1907, with an original musical comedy, "The Alaskan." According to the program, the story was set in Nome, and the characters included two prospectors, an heiress, her chaperone, a ladies' maid, a mailman, and an art scholar. The eighteen musical numbers included choruses by "Sextette Girls," "Eskimo Girls," "Show Girls," and "Alaskan Miners."In this…
ID Number:1983.10.7971
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Totem pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905
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Totem pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905

This Tlingit totem was carved around 1870 to honor a high-ranking tribal woman named Aanséet. The pole was named Naas-shagee-yéil and it was placed in Aanséet's village on Tongass Island on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The…
ID Number:1983.10.8056.2
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Moore Theater, Seattle, circa 1909
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Moore Theater, Seattle, circa 1909

The building housing the Moore Theatre and Moore Hotel opened on Second Avenue and Virginia Street in December 1907. The theater seated over 2,000 people, and it soon became one of Seattle's leading cultural centers. Signs in image: David Warfield, The Music Master - Moore Theatre. The Right Way. Blanche Walsh in Her Greatest Role - The Test - To-night.…
ID Number:1983.10.8464
Date:Circa 1909
Image of New Washington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1910
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New Washington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1910

The New Washington Hotel on the northeast corner of 2nd Avenue and Stewart Street replaced the Hotel Washington that was razed in the first phase of the Denny Hill regrade. To its left is the Moore Hotel of 1907 and across the street to the right is the Hotel Washington Annex, later the Gowman Hotel and Stewart Hotel (demolished). Signs…
ID Number:1983.10.8972
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Interior of Lawrence Moore Jewelers, Seattle, 1910
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Interior of Lawrence Moore Jewelers, Seattle, 1910

A prominent jeweler in Seattle for many years, Lawrence L. Moore eventually sold his company in 1914 to search for oil in Washington - specifically in Ballard.Image shows the interior of Lawrence L. Moore Co., Jewelers located in 1910 at 904 Second Ave Seattle, their third location. Originally at 705 Second Ave, they moved to 900 Second Ave in July…
ID Number:1984.95.1
Date:1910
Image of Ancient Order of United Workmen Drill Team No. 1, Seattle, 1902
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Ancient Order of United Workmen Drill Team No. 1, Seattle, 1902

The Ancient Order of United Workmen, founded in 1868, was a labor-associated fraternal organization that provided mutual insurance policies for its members. The AOUW in Seattle created a drill team in 1902, which in 1903 won the Lawrence L. Moore Trophy for the best drill team at the July 4 parade. This photograph shows nineteen members of the team posed…
ID Number:1990.86.1
Date:1902
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