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Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway train at Issaquah depot, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. This photo shows a passenger train at the depot in Issaquah. Stamped on…
ID Number:2016.81.1
Date:Circa 1890
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Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway locomotive and passenger car, Seattle, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. A passenger station on Railroad Avenue and a working yard at Interbay formed…
ID Number:2016.81.4
Date:Circa 1890
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Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern locomotive S.V. White at Interbay yard, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. A passenger station on Railroad Avenue and a working yard at Interbay formed…
ID Number:2016.81.5
Date:Circa 1890
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Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern baggage car, Seattle, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway had a passenger depot and freight office at the foot of Madison Street along the waterfront. This photo shows a railroad employee standing in front of a baggage car near that location.
ID Number:2016.81.6
Date:Circa 1890
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Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern tracks heading north from Seattle, circa 1890
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. A passenger station on Railroad Avenue and a working yard at Interbay formed…
ID Number:2016.81.9
Date:Circa 1890
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Group of men on Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway line, 1887
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway extended from the waterfront along the northern shore of Lake Union and then to the north side of Lake Washington, eventually reaching Snoqualmie Falls. In this photo, a group of investors inspect the progress of the line on the way to Woodinville. Colonel A. B. Rogers stands in the center foreground with white…
ID Number:2016.81.10
Date:1887
Ephemera
First Grand Lottery of Washington Territory tickets, July 4, 1876
In 1875, Seattle pioneer lumberman Henry Leiter Yesler (1810-1892) was property-rich but cash-poor, so he came up with a plan to liquidate much of his property by holding a lottery. The lottery had been authorized by the territorial legislative assembly the previous year in an act that stipulated 10 percent of the proceeds should be used to finance construction of…
ID Number:2016.84.1.1
Date:1876
Ephemera
First Grand Lottery of Washington Territory ticket order form, July 4, 1876
In 1875, Seattle pioneer lumberman Henry Leiter Yesler (1810-1892) was property-rich but cash-poor, so he came up with a plan to liquidate much of his property by holding a lottery. The lottery had been authorized by the territorial legislative assembly the previous year in an act that stipulated 10 percent of the proceeds should be used to finance construction of…
ID Number:2016.84.1.2
Date:1876
Poster
First Grand Lottery of Washington Territory broadside, Seattle, 1876
Twenty-three years after settling in Seattle, pioneer lumberman Henry Leiter Yesler (1810-1892) was property-rich but cash-poor, so he came up with a plan to liquidate much of his property by holding a lottery. The lottery was authorized by the Washington Territorial Assembly in 1875 in an act that stipulated 10 percent of the proceeds should be used to finance construction…
ID Number:2016.84.1.3
Date:1876
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View of old South Park Bridge, Seattle, 2008
The 14th Avenue South Bridge, later renamed the South Park Bridge, connected Seattle with the nearby South Park neighborhood. Spanning the Duwamish River, it was a double-leaf bascule bridge, meaning that the two halves of the road deck opened from the middle. The bridge, shown here, opened in 1931, and by 2009 carried some 20,000 vehicles per day. It was…
ID Number:2017.14.1
Date:2008