3379 results for: Seattle Photographic Co.
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Crowd going to see battleships, Seattle, 1908
The Great White Fleet, or Atlantic Fleet, was sent by President Teddy Roosevelt on a peacetime goodwill tour around the world beginning December 16, 1907 and ending February 22, 1909. On May 23, 1908, the fleet arrived in Seattle for a four day visit, including a parade on May 26th and opportunities to tour the ships. This photo is likely…
ID Number:1974.5868.415
Date:1908
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Ferry and rowboat, Seattle, 1908
This image shows a rowboat next to the West Seattle Ferry. Handwritten on verso: 1908 - West Seattle Ferry Boat.
ID Number:1974.5868.437
Date:1908
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Wagons outside King Street Station, Seattle, circa 1907
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower after a famous bell tower in Venice, Italy. This mimicry of European architecture added a touch of tradition and heritage to Seattle's growing downtown area. This photo…
ID Number:1974.5868.445
Date:Circa 1907
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King Street Station waiting room, Seattle, 1907
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower after a famous bell tower in Venice, Italy, and incorporated similar design in the interior, as shown here. Handwritten on verso: King St Station 1907.
ID Number:1974.5868.448
Date:1907
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Workers using water hoses to regrade Denny Hill, Seattle, circa 1909
Workers in the first Denny Hill regrading project sometimes used high pressure jets of water to wash away the hill. Over five million gallons of water were pumped from Elliott Bay and Lake Union every day. The dirt was washed out into the bay through tunnels and flumes. Embossed on mount: HarwoodHandwritten on verso: Regrade
ID Number:1974.5868.481
Date:Circa 1909
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Washington Park Boulevard, Seattle, 1906
This view looks out over Washington Park Boulevard to Lake Union and Portage Bay below. Handwritten on verso: 1906 - Boulevard, Lk Union, Portage and University.
ID Number:1974.5868.532
Date:1906
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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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Margaret Levald Jensen with doll and cradle, Seattle, October 28, 1923
Margaret Levald Jensen (1920-) was born in Seattle to Peter Johan Jensen (1882-1975) and Caroline (Hodt) Jensen (1885-1984). She attended Long Beach Junior College in 1942. She married Frank Norman Gangler (1916-2008), Commander, USNR, in 1945, and had three children. The couple retired to Whidbey Island in 1984.In this image a young Margaret poses outside with her doll and doll…
ID Number:1974.5930.4
Date:1923
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Amy Christensen Erickson, Seattle, circa 1911
Amy Christensen Erickson (1896-1973) was born in Seattle to Charles Christensen (1857-1912) and Augusta (Andersen) Christensen (1855-1927). Amy graduated from Acme Business College in 1912. She married Hans Erickson (1886-1935) in 1914, and together they had two children, Stanley Erickson (b. 1916), and Mary Ann Ericksen (b. 1928). Hans joined the Seattle Fire Department in 1913, and was the pilot…
ID Number:1974.5935.1
Date:Circa 1911
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NOAA ocean survey ship Oceanographer, Seattle, 1974
NOAAS Oceanographer (R 101), originally USC&GS Oceanographer (OSS O1), was an American Oceanographer-class oceanographic research vessel in service in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1966 to 1970 and in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 1996. She served as flagship of both the Coast and Geodetic Survey and NOAA fleets. During her 30…
ID Number:1974.5946.1
Date:1974