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Image of Locomotive at Ballard Beach, Seattle, circa 1910
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Locomotive at Ballard Beach, Seattle, circa 1910

Here, workers are putting in track for the railroad at Ballard Beach. The photo was taken by Carl Henry Moen, who was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up, but settled in Ballard when he was nine years old. He helped harvest and sell the produce, milk, and…
ID Number:1980.6880.127
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Refreshment stand on streetcar line, Seattle, circa 1910
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Refreshment stand on streetcar line, Seattle, circa 1910

This photo of a man running refreshment stand with an unknown child was taken by Carl Henry Moen around 1910. The stand was at the end of the streetcar line on the northwest corner of 36th Avenue and 64th Street in Ballard.Carl Henry Moen was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as…
ID Number:1980.6880.175
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Drugstore and barber shop, Seattle, circa 1910
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Drugstore and barber shop, Seattle, circa 1910

This combination drugstore and barber shop was located at 32nd Avenue and 64th Street in Ballard. The photo of the unknown owner was taken by Carl Henry Moen, who was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up, but settled in Ballard when he was nine years old. He…
ID Number:1980.6880.233
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Glen Bigelow and Ed Moen on camping trip, circa 1910
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Glen Bigelow and Ed Moen on camping trip, circa 1910

Carl Henry Moen was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up, but settled in Ballard when he was nine years old. He helped harvest and sell the produce, milk, and poultry his family raised, and also was a messenger for Western Union, dug clams, and worked for Bemis…
ID Number:1980.6880.237
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Group of young women, Seattle, circa 1912
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Group of young women, Seattle, circa 1912

Carl Henry Moen was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up, but settled in Ballard when he was nine years old. He helped harvest and sell the produce, milk, and poultry his family raised, and also was a messenger for Western Union, dug clams, and worked for Bemis…
ID Number:1980.6880.302
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Swimmers at Ballard Beach, Seattle, circa 1913
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Swimmers at Ballard Beach, Seattle, circa 1913

Carl Henry Moen was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up, but settled in Ballard when he was nine years old. He helped harvest and sell the produce, milk, and poultry his family raised, and also was a messenger for Western Union, dug clams, and worked for Bemis…
ID Number:1980.6880.307
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Carl Anderson with horses, Seattle, circa 1910
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Carl Anderson with horses, Seattle, circa 1910

Carl Henry Moen was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up, but settled in Ballard when he was nine years old. He helped harvest and sell the produce, milk, and poultry his family raised, and also was a messenger for Western Union, dug clams, and worked for Bemis…
ID Number:1980.6880.316
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Group listening to wax cylinder recordings on Ballard Beach, Seattle, circa 1913
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Group listening to wax cylinder recordings on Ballard Beach, Seattle, circa 1913

Carl Henry Moen was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up, but settled in Ballard when he was nine years old. He helped harvest and sell the produce, milk, and poultry his family raised, and also was a messenger for Western Union, dug clams, and worked for Bemis…
ID Number:1980.6880.317
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Downtown Seattle and  South Lake Union, circa 1925
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Downtown Seattle and South Lake Union, circa 1925

This north-facing photograph of downtown Seattle appears to have been taken from a tall building located at Fourth Avenue and Seneca Street. Several historic buildings can be seen in the image, as well as Lake Union in the distance. At about the center of the frame the ornate Coliseum Theater, opened in 1916, stands at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street.…
ID Number:1980.6923.34
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Lake Washington Casino at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1890
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Lake Washington Casino at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1890

As Seattle’s wooded hills were logged, realtors developed the newly cleared lands. To attract prospective buyers to the new house lots, developers built a cable car line from Pioneer Square to the shores of Lake Washington, at what is now Leschi, and opened an amusement park there in 1888. Seattle entertainment manager John Cort opened his Lake Washington Casino (later…
ID Number:1980.6923.61
Date:Circa 1890
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