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Image of Portrait of Irene, Thomas, Warren, and Margie French, Seattle, circa 1910
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Portrait of Irene, Thomas, Warren, and Margie French, Seattle, circa 1910

Siblings Irene French Cardiff Witt (1854-1932), Thomas Franklin French (1862-1944), and Warren Harrison French (1868-1922) were all born in Illinois and moved to Seattle. Warren arrived in 1888, and helped fight the 1889 Great Fire. The French brothers are mentioned as part of a group of Seattleites met by Seattle Times reporter T. A. Davies during his 1897 trip to…
ID Number:1979.6841.12
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Portrait of Irene, Thomas, George, and Warren French, Seattle, circa 1920
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Portrait of Irene, Thomas, George, and Warren French, Seattle, circa 1920

Siblings Irene French Cardiff Witt (1854-1932), Thomas Franklin French (1862-1944), and Warren Harrison French (1868-1922) were all born in Illinois and moved to Seattle. Warren arrived in 1888, and helped fight the 1889 Great Fire. The French brothers are mentioned as part of a group of Seattleites met by Seattle Times reporter T. A. Davies during his 1897 trip to…
ID Number:1979.6841.13
Date:Circa 1920
Image of J.E. Standley and young girl in front of a totem pole, Seattle, circa 1925
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J.E. Standley and young girl in front of a totem pole, Seattle, circa 1925

Ohio-born curio collector Joseph Edward "Daddy" Standley (1854-1940) came to Seattle in 1899 and opened Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on Second Avenue and Pike Street. He moved the shop to the Colman Dock on the waterfront in 1904, and since 1988 the shop has been located at Pier 54. Still a family-run business after five generations, the store attracts about…
ID Number:1980.6877.4.85
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Ranke House and Cabrini Hospital, Madison St., Seattle, circa 1925
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Ranke House and Cabrini Hospital, Madison St., Seattle, circa 1925

This image features the three-story, Queen Anne Style Ranke House at the southeast corner of Madison Street and Terry Avenue on First Hill. First Hill was the residence of choice in the 1890s for elite Seattle residents who wanted to escape the fast pace of downtown. This mansion was built by German immigrants, contractor, and socialites Otto Ranke (1842-1892) and…
ID Number:1980.6877.48
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Apartment house on Queen Anne Avenue, Seattle, circa 1927
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Apartment house on Queen Anne Avenue, Seattle, circa 1927

Apartment houses began to appear in Seattle as early as 1890, when residents without family homes often lived in boarding houses and residential hotels. By 1910, as population growth outpaced development and house ownership diminished, renters enjoyed the convenience of apartments, which allowed for more privacy than boarding in a private home. Apartment construction increased throughout the 1920s. This photograph…
ID Number:1980.6877.262
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Group in Ballard backyard, Seattle, circa 1910
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Group in Ballard backyard, Seattle, circa 1910

This group was photographed in the backyard of a house at 6521 32nd Avenue NW in Ballard. The people are identified as Ole Moen, Edward Nolan, Laura (no last name given), and Elmer Morris.Carl Henry Moen took the photo. Moen was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up,…
ID Number:1980.6880.3
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Ed and Harold Moen at Fort Lawton, Seattle, circa 1910
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Ed and Harold Moen at Fort Lawton, Seattle, circa 1910

The photographer, Carl Henry Moen, snapped this shot of his brothers among the ferns at Fort Lawton, which was later turned into Discovery Park.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…
ID Number:1980.6880.20
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Moen family outside their house, Seattle, circa 1910
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Moen family outside their house, Seattle, circa 1910

Ole and Anna Moen, both immigrants from Norway, met in Minnesota in the 1880s. She was a waitress at a hotel and he played cornet in the hotel band. He moved to Seattle in 1889 and she followed two years later; they were married the day she arrived. Ole and Anna are shown here with their seven children - Carl…
ID Number:1980.6880.42
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Boys wearing hats from Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exhibition, Seattle, 1909
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Boys wearing hats from Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exhibition, Seattle, 1909

The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world's fair on the grounds of the University of Washington, was a popular destination in the summer of 1909. In this photo, Ed Moen and another boy are wearing hats from the fair.Ed's brother Carl took this photo. Carl Henry Moen was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times…
ID Number:1980.6880.62
Date:1909
Image of Family in front of their house, probably in Seattle, circa 1910
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Family in front of their house, probably in Seattle, circa 1910

This unknown family photo was taken at an unknown location by Carl Henry Moen. 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…
ID Number:1980.6880.63
Date:Circa 1910
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