650 results for: Lake Washington
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House constructed by Long Building Company, Seattle, circa 1920
J. Stanley Long (1883-1959) was a contractor who built homes in Seattle neighborhoods for more than 50 years. Born in Ohio, Long studied law in Chicago, and moved to Seattle in 1906. In Seattle, rather than practicing law, Long focused his energies on the growth potential of the local housing market. Long built and sold his first house in 1906.…
ID Number:2010.76.1.65
Date:Circa 1920
Photograph
Fremont streetcar and pedestrians along waterfront, Seattle, circa 1900
In this photo, the "Fremont 16" streetcar runs on tracks along the west side of Lake Union, with a smartly dressed couple strolling on the adjacent wooden walkway. The letters "SE Ry" are worked into the ornate metalwork on the electrical poles, initials of the Seattle Electric Railway Company. Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John…
ID Number:2011.26.7.12
Date:Circa 1900
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Sidewheel steamboat Kirkland docked on east side of Lake Washington, circa 1890
Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.45
Date:Circa 1890
Poster
Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, July 21-23, 1972
Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.The poster pictured here features artwork by Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929), a Swedish-born American sculptor known for his public art installations typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. His painting, "Lake Union, Seattle,…
ID Number:2011.49.2
Date:1972
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Crescent Manufacturing Company Social Association Picnic, Halls Lake, July 12, 1919
The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early twentieth century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and the following year consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington.The handwritten note on this photograph…
ID Number:2011.114.84
Date:1919
Document
Deed to City of Seattle for Carkeek Park property, Seattle, August 21, 1918
Seattle’s original Carkeek Park was located on Lake Washington, roughly where Magnuson Park is today. English-born Seattle businessman and contractor Morgan J. Carkeek had come to Seattle in 1875. In 1919, he and his wife gave some 23 acres of land on Lake Washington to the City of Seattle for a park, to be called “Carkeek Park”. On August 21,…
ID Number:2012.3.3
Date:1918
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Handmade china cabinet at Renfro residence, Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including Alfred Renfro. The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios and craft workshops. At the time there was no…
ID Number:2013.39.3.1
Date:Circa 1910
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Window seat at Renfro residence, Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft…
ID Number:2013.39.3.4
Date:Circa 1910
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Handmade table at Renfro residence, Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft…
ID Number:2013.39.3.7
Date:Circa 1910
Photograph
Fireplace in living room at Renfro residence, Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft…
ID Number:2013.39.3.9
Date:Circa 1910