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Image of Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953
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Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953

Three young women stand on winner's blocks at Madrona Park on Lake Washington, with an official standing in the center.
ID Number:2014.49.006.011.0033
Date:Circa 1965
Image of Exterior of Yarbrough family home, Kirkland, circa 1955
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Exterior of Yarbrough family home, Kirkland, circa 1955

Letcher and Arlene Yarorough lived in Kirkland, on Lake Washington. Letcher Yarbrough was president of the Seattle branch of the NAACP in the mid-1940s and later state president. With others, he helped pass the Washington State Fair Employment Practices Act of 1949. This photo shows a view of the Yarbrough's home among tall conifers across Lake Washington.
ID Number:2014.49.006.026.0108
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Butch Smith and Sonny Norris sitting in rowboat, Seattle, July 4th, 1947
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Butch Smith and Sonny Norris sitting in rowboat, Seattle, July 4th, 1947

In this image Al "Butch' Smith, Jr., left, and Claude "Sonny" Norris, Jr., sit together in a row boat. The photographer's notes say the photo was taken near Deception Pass, however his son, Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., identified it as likely the Lake Washington Arboretum.
ID Number:2014.49.010.048.0183
Date:1947
Image of Double exposure of Izzy Smith and Lake Washington, Seattle, 1989
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Double exposure of Izzy Smith and Lake Washington, Seattle, 1989

Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. This photo is a double exposure showing Smith's wife Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith (1916-2008) superimposed over a photograph of Lake Washington in Seattle.
ID Number:2014.49.030.043.02
Date:Circa 1989
Image of KIRO engineers Jim Hatfield and Jim Upthegrove working near Lake Washington, 1938
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KIRO engineers Jim Hatfield and Jim Upthegrove working near Lake Washington, 1938

KIRO was founded by Moritz Thomsen of the Pacific Biscuit Company and began broadcasting on April 27, 1927 as the 100-watt station KPCB 650. Over the years, the Seattle KIRO broadcast station moved several times. The first location was at Fourth and University. As of 2025, the KIRO station studios are located in the Belltown neighborhood, with a transmitting tower…
ID Number:2014.67.17
Date:1938
Image of House on northwest corner of Meridian and Kirkwood Place, Seattle, circa 1925
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House on northwest corner of Meridian and Kirkwood Place, Seattle, circa 1925

This charming Craftsman style bungalow was located on the eastern side of Green Lake. The two women on the porch may be members of Seattle's Swedish community, as this photo is from an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in the State of Washington." Some of the photos in the album are signed Nordlands Foto Company, K.E. Nordland owner,…
ID Number:2016.59.13
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, Seattle, circa 1920
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Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, Seattle, circa 1920

Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church began in 1908 as an outreach mission of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in downtown Seattle to the Swedish immigrants that settled in the Green Lake area at the turn of the 20th century. The congregation was served by several intern pastors before calling their first full time pastor, Otto Karlstrom, in 1911. Services were held in Swedish…
ID Number:2016.59.30
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Passengers boarding the Leschi ferry, Seattle, circa 1920
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Passengers boarding the Leschi ferry, Seattle, circa 1920

This image shows people boarding the Leschi, a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington between Kirkland and Seattle from 1913 to 1950, and afterward on Puget Sound until 1967. Steamboat operations on Lake Washington eventually became almost the sole province of one firm, Anderson Steamboat Company, founded by John L. Anderson (1868–1941), an immigrant from Sweden. Anderson’s company had…
ID Number:2016.59.31
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Lake Washington ferry dock at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1920
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Lake Washington ferry dock at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1920

This image of the Leschi was taken at the main terminal at Leschi Park for Anderson Steamboat Company, founded by John L. Anderson (1868–1941), an immigrant from Sweden. Anderson’s company had over 50 stops on the lake. The Leschi was a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington between Kirkland and Seattle from 1913 to 1950, and afterward on Puget…
ID Number:2016.59.32
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Ferry Issaquah launching, Kirkland, 1914
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Ferry Issaquah launching, Kirkland, 1914

In 1914, the Anderson Steamboat Company launched the ferry "Issaquah." The vessel was one of the first in the Pacific Northwest designed to carry automobiles as well as horse drawn vehicles. Until 1918, the "Issaquah" sailed between Leschi, Mercer Island, and Newport, where it linked up with the new highway to North Bend. The "Issaquah" could also be rented for…
ID Number:2016.59.54
Date:1914
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