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Girls on a horse at Mount Rainier National Park, circa 1917
After the road from Longmire Springs to Paradise was finished in 1915, this part of Mount Rainier National Park became very popular with tourists. Adults and children had lots of outdoor activities to choose from. They could go hiking or horseback riding on the many miles of trails or just sit and enjoy the mountain air.In this photo, taken around…
ID Number:1983.10.10628
Date:Circa 1917
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Campers in Woodland Park, circa 1919
As cars got less expensive and people had more free time, many people started to take car camping vacations. They camped in farmyards, by the roadside, or in city parks. Cities and towns soon started building organized campgrounds. In 1920, Seattle's park department opened an "Automobile Tourist Camp" in the northern part of Woodland Park, overlooking Green Lake.This photo shows…
ID Number:1983.10.10781
Date:1918
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Green River Gorge, circa 1920s
The Green River Gorge is a 12-mile-long river-cut rock canyon located just east of Black Diamond, Washington. Most other rivers in western Washington run over softer ground, which creates broad, winding valleys. By contrast, at the gorge, the Green River cut through hard bedrock, creating a steep, narrow canyon. In the late 19th century coal mining began near the gorge,…
ID Number:1983.10.11063
Date:Circa 1925
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Alaska bald eagle, circa 1907
A number of photographers followed the miners to Alaska during the late 1890s and early 1900s. Some tried mining. Others set up businesses, photographing wildlife, scenery, people, and whatever else they saw around them. They made a living selling the photos to miners, tourists, and anyone else who would buy them.This photo, taken around 1907, shows a bald eagle perched…
ID Number:1983.10.13055
Date:1907
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Large western red cedar tree, circa 1925
The western red cedar or redcedar, the largest tree in the Pacific Northwest, is an environmentally and culturally important tree in the region. Indigenous tribes have long used the tree for homes, canoes, fishing, art, clothing, and medicines. An important part of the ecosystem, the western red cedar is naturally insect- and fungi-resistant and the shade from the tree helps…
ID Number:1983.10.PA21.14
Date:Circa 1925
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Aerial view of Washington State coastline, 1959
This aerial view, taken by the U.S. Coast Guard, shows an unidentified location along the Washington coast. Handwritten on sleeve: WASHINGTON STATE, Coast, Coast Guard airviews. Date photograph was filed by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 13, 1959.
ID Number:1986.5.15526.3
Date:1959
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Frank Herbert, Seattle, September 19, 1969
Tacoma-born author Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr. (1920-1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel "Dune" and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and university lecturer. At the time this image was taken, Herbert was a reporter for the…
ID Number:1986.5.51074.26
Date:1969
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Frank Herbert interviewing Roy Prosterman, Seattle, September 19, 1969
Tacoma-born author Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr. (1920-1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel "Dune" and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and university lecturer. At the time this image was taken, Herbert was a reporter for the…
ID Number:1986.5.51074.29
Date:1969
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Frank Herbert signing books, Seattle, December 5, 1971
In this image, Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) signs copies of "Dune" and other books at the Balcony Book Store at the Pacific Science Center. Though he became famous for writing science fiction, Herbert was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and university lecturer; he was a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1969…
ID Number:1986.5.55465.23
Date:1971
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Don't Fail to See Ravenna (or Big Tree Park), 1909
Seattle's Ravenna Park was among the few areas that escaped the logger's ax in the late 1800s, thus preserving stunning examples of giant old-growth Douglas Firs. Centered around a stream that ran from Green Lake to Union Bay, the park opened in 1887 as Ravenna Springs Park, named for the Italian town which sits beside an ancient forest. Owners William…
ID Number:1987.69.1
Date:1909