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Image of Rainier Club, Seattle, circa 1930
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Rainier Club, Seattle, circa 1930

The Rainier Club's new entrance and south addition are evident in this photograph. Handwritten on sleeve: Rainier Club.Photographer's Reference Number: 135156
ID Number:1983.10.4212
Date:Circa 1930
Image of View from Exchange Building along Second Avenue, Seattle, May 5, 1930
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View from Exchange Building along Second Avenue, Seattle, May 5, 1930

When it opened in 1930, at 821 Second Avenue, Seattle's Exchange Building was the tallest building in the downtown business district. This image shows the view from the Exchange Building to the north northeast, along Second Avenue. The tall flag-topped building in the distance is the Northern Life Tower (now the Seattle Tower). Handwritten on sleeve: City View from Exchange…
ID Number:1983.10.4218
Date:1930
Image of View from Exchange Building towards the east, Seattle, May 5, 1930
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View from Exchange Building towards the east, Seattle, May 5, 1930

When Seattle's Exchange Building opened in 1930 at 821 Second Avenue, it was the tallest building in the downtown business district. This image shows the view from the Exchange Building towards the east, along Marion Street. Sharp eyes will be able to pick out the gabled facade of the Rainier Club, the flat dome of First Methodist Church and the…
ID Number:1983.10.4219
Date:1930
Image of View south from Exchange Building, Seattle, May 5, 1930
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View south from Exchange Building, Seattle, May 5, 1930

When Seattle's Exchange Building opened in 1930 at 821 Second Avenue, it was the tallest building in the downtown business district. This image shows the view from the Exchange Building towards the south, with Smith Tower in the middle of the frame. Handwritten on sleeve: City View from Exchange Bldg. 5/5/30.Photographer's Reference Number: 135099Caption information source: Sally B. Woodbridge and…
ID Number:1983.10.4220
Date:1930
Image of Montlake and Laurelhurst neighborhoods, Seattle, April 25, 1930
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Montlake and Laurelhurst neighborhoods, Seattle, April 25, 1930

This photo looks out over Montlake to Portage Bay and the Lake Washington Ship Canal, with Laurelhurst in the background. Handwritten on sleeve: City View Montlake & Laurelhurst Dist. 4/25/30.Photographer's Reference Number: 135096
ID Number:1983.10.4222
Date:1930
Image of Seattle Yacht Club and Portage Bay, April 25, 1930
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Seattle Yacht Club and Portage Bay, April 25, 1930

The Seattle Yacht Club had its first home in West Seattle. After the Lake Washington Ship Canal opened in 1919, the club built new facilities in Montlake, on Portage Bay. This gave members a sheltered place to keep their boats and access to both Lake Washington and Puget Sound. The fresh water of Portage Bay also kept destructive barnacles from…
ID Number:1983.10.4224
Date:1930
Image of Schooner C.S. Holmes at anchor, Seattle, April 15, 1930
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Schooner C.S. Holmes at anchor, Seattle, April 15, 1930

The four-masted schooner C.S. Holmes, shown here anchored in Seattle, was a cod ship that operated in the Bering Sea and Alaskan coast. Handwritten on sleeve: Schr. C.S. Holmes at Anchor 4/15/30.Photographer's Reference Number: 135057Caption information source: "Puget Sound's Cod Schooners," by Walt Crowley, HistoryLink.org Essay 3695
ID Number:1983.10.4225
Date:1930
Image of Ballard High School, April 10, 1930
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Ballard High School, April 10, 1930

Ballard developed as a community of people working in the fishing, boat-building, and lumber mill industries. Starting in 1916, their older children attended the red brick Ballard High School. The school building was expanded in 1925, and other additions were made over the years. The structure was demolished in the summer if 1997 due to asbestos contamination and was replaced…
ID Number:1983.10.4228
Date:1930
Image of View northeast from King Street Station tower, Seattle, April 7, 1930
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View northeast from King Street Station tower, Seattle, April 7, 1930

This view of Seattle looks northeast from King Street Station towards First Hill. Signs in image: Seattle Lighting Fixture Co. Camels. The Best Coffee You Ever Tasted - Crescent Coffee. Osmers Drug Company. Hotel Reynolds. Maxwell House Coffee. Quaker Oats. Morton's Salt. Grand Union Hotel. Free Garage. Hotel New Richmond - Absolutely Fireproof - A Hotel for Your Wife Mother…
ID Number:1983.10.4232
Date:1930
Image of Emmanuel Church, Seattle, November 20, 1930
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Emmanuel Church, Seattle, November 20, 1930

Located at 503 North 50th Street across from Woodland Park, this church is today called the Emmanuel Bible Church. Handwritten on sleeve: Western Const. Co. - Emanuel Church Ext.Photographer's Reference Number: 136076
ID Number:1983.10.4235
Date:1930
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