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Image of Makah whale hunters landing their canoe at Neah Bay, 1900
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Makah whale hunters landing their canoe at Neah Bay, 1900

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.122
Date:1900
Image of Dearborn Building, Seattle, circa 1900
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Dearborn Building, Seattle, circa 1900

Signs in image: H.H. Dearborn & Co. Real Estate - Office 313 2nd Ave. So. Music Hall. Dearborn. Metropolitan Printing and Binding Co. Merz Dairy Supply Co.Caption on image: Seattle Photo Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 55
ID Number:Lib1988.33.127
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Boats in Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898
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Boats in Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1898

Caption on image: Wilse.Photographer's Reference Number: 1183
ID Number:Lib1988.33.131
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Interior of Burke home
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Interior of Burke home "Illahee"on Lake Washington, circa 1898

Judge Thomas Burke and his wife Caroline had a large home on Seattle's Boyleston Avenue on Capitol Hill. They built a summer home, which they named Illahee, on the western shore of Lake Washington.This photo, taken by Anders Wilse between 1897 and 1900, shows the living room at Illahee. The Burkes have followed one of the fashions of the times…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.135
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Makah boy rowing a canoe at Neah Bay, 1900
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Makah boy rowing a canoe at Neah Bay, 1900

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.136
Date:1900
Image of Exterior of Burke home
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Exterior of Burke home "Illahee" on Lake Washington, circa 1898

Judge Thomas Burke and his wife Caroline had a large home on Seattle's Boyleston Avenue on Capitol Hill. They built a summer home, which they named Illahee, on the western shore of Lake Washington.This photo shows the exterior of Illahee, the Burke's summer home on Lake Washington. The Burkes built their retreat in a fashionable rustic bungalow style, with rough…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.137
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Woman with hop basket, circa 1900
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Woman with hop basket, circa 1900

From the late 1860s to the early 1890s, hop farming was an important activity in the valleys of the Puget Sound region, including Puyallup, White River, and Snoqualmie. Indigenous workers came from through the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and Alaska (but especially from regional tribes like the Puyallup, Snoqualmie, Muckleshoot, Duwamish, Sammamish, Lummi, and Nisqually) as a seasonal labor force to…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.139
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, Seattle, 1899
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Unveiling the totem pole at Pioneer Square, Seattle, 1899

This Tlingit totem was carved around 1790 to honor a tribal woman named Chief-of-All-Women and it was placed in the village of Tongass on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The businessmen were indicted for the theft, but…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.146
Date:1899
Image of Staff outside U.S. Assay Office, Seattle, circa 1899
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Staff outside U.S. Assay Office, Seattle, circa 1899

The United States monetary system used to be on the gold standard. People used gold coins, as well as paper currency which was backed by gold. When gold started arriving in Seattle from the Klondike in 1898, the government opened an assay office to buy gold and to certify its purity.This photo shows the U.S. Assay Office and its staff.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.163
Date:Circa 1899
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
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