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Image of Georgian Hotel brochure, June 1, 1923
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Georgian Hotel brochure, June 1, 1923

Built about 1920, the Hotel Georgian was located in downtown Seattle at 1420 Fourth Avenue. The seven-story, brick-faced building had many Georgian Revival architectural details, such as quoins, a rooftop balustrade, and keystones. The building was demolished in 1971.The brochure pictured here includes a map of the hotel's location in Seattle's shopping district, one block from the Bon Marche and…
ID Number:Lib1987.20.4
Date:1923
Image of View of 9th Avenue South, Seattle, July 17, 1923
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View of 9th Avenue South, Seattle, July 17, 1923

This photograph of 9th Avenue South is looking North, with First Hill in the distance and Beacon Hill on the right. There are two men on the right of the plank road who appear to be at work, another man looks on from the right side of the road. This area south of downtown Seattle was originally made up of…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.7.2.71
Date:1923
Image of Arlington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1900
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Arlington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1900

Caption on image: Seattle Photo Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 117
ID Number:Lib1988.33.169
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Hotel York, Seattle, circa 1900
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Hotel York, Seattle, circa 1900

The Hotel York, located on the northwest corner of 1st Avenue and Pike Street, most likely was demolished for the development of the Pike Place Market. Signs in image: Scandinavian Drug Co. - Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. Henry the Fourth [...] Havana Cigar. The Hirsch Pharmacy Company, Inc. - Come In While You Wait for the Car - Det Norske Apothek.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.178
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Great Northern Hotel, Seattle, circa 1898
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Great Northern Hotel, Seattle, circa 1898

The Terry Denny Building, also known as the Great Northern Hotel, is on the west side of 1st Avenue South between South Washington Street and Yesler Way. Signs in image: Pride of Seattle Hand Laundry (on wagon). Terry Denny. Hotel Northern. M. Levy & Co. Importers & Jobbers. Paints, Varnishes. Cigars & Tobacco.Photographer's Reference Number: 161
ID Number:Lib1988.33.209
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Hotel Diller, Seattle, circa 1900
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Hotel Diller, Seattle, circa 1900

The building that formerly was the Hotel Diller, minus its elaborate cornice, continues to occupy the southeast corner of 1st Avenue and University Street. Caption on image: Seattle Photo Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 143
ID Number:Lib1988.33.221
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Students posing outside Seattle Engineering School, 1917
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Students posing outside Seattle Engineering School, 1917

Designed by prolific Seattle architect Victor W. Voorheess (1876-1970) for real estate developer Joseph Vance, the Seattle Engineering School opened in 1918 in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood. The three-story school contained 148 homes for students, many of whom were qualified blacksmiths, electricians, or steam engineers retraining as automobile mechanics. In 1920 the school opened the Kuay, a training garage…
ID Number:Lib1989.3.26
Date:1917
Image of Jackie Souder's Orchestra, circa 1945
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Jackie Souder's Orchestra, circa 1945

Jackie Souder and his Orchestra performed at various venues around Seattle in the 1920s-1940s, and were the featured band at the Olympic Hotel in the mid-1920s.
ID Number:Lib1990.8.192
Date:Circa 1945
Image of Southeast corner of S. Jackson St. and 6th Ave S., Seattle, circa 1925
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Southeast corner of S. Jackson St. and 6th Ave S., Seattle, circa 1925

The Rainier Heat & Power Company was founded in 1912 by William M. Chappell (1867-1921). A successful businessman and gold prospector, he came to Seattle in 1900 to invest in real estate. The Rainier Heat & Power Co. maintained a heating plant and developed buildings in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. Rainier Heat & Power Co. is listed in city…
ID Number:Lib1990.21.4
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Southwest corner of S. Jackson St. and 6th Ave S., Seattle, circa 1925
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Southwest corner of S. Jackson St. and 6th Ave S., Seattle, circa 1925

The Rainier Heat & Power Company was founded in 1912 by William M. Chappell (1867-1921). A successful businessman and gold prospector, he came to Seattle in 1900 to invest in real estate. The Rainier Heat & Power Co. maintained a heating plant and developed buildings in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. Rainier Heat & Power Co. is listed in city…
ID Number:Lib1990.21.5
Date:Circa 1925
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