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Amphibious vehicle carrying newspapers, Seattle, March 1, 1948
This amphibious "duck" vehicle carried newspapers across Puget Sound during a stoppage in ferry service. Handwritten on negative: Leonard Handson - Marshall Minig - H.K. Millls, M. Boles, Duck carries P.I. to islands; 3-1-48.Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - P.I. Circulation (Duck loading P.I. During ferry stoppage).Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may…
ID Number:PI24588
Date:1948
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Launching of the "Executive" and the "Facility," June 1944
The Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company built several river steamers for the Klondike gold rush and over 20 naval vessels for World War I. After building the pontoons for the first Lake Washington floating bridge, the company turned back to building ships for World War II.In this photo, taken on a sunny June day in 1944, a large crowd…
ID Number:PI26304
Date:1944
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Three steamboats at the Miles Canyon tramway, circa 1898
Miles Canyon and White Horse Rapids were among the most dangerous parts of the Yukon River between Lake Bennett and Dawson. In 1898, a five-mile tramway was built around these two obstacles, and travelers could ride around them in safety. The tramway operators charged 25 cents a pound to haul gold seekers' goods on horse-drawn flat bed cars. Many miners…
ID Number:SHS49
Date:Circa 1898
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East-facing view of Seattle and the Alaskan, 1888
Seattle in the 1880s was a rapidly growing city, aided in no small part by the 1883 connection with the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Lumber and coal were the primary industries, but the growth of fishing, wholesale trade, shipbuilding, and shipping also contributed to the town's economic expansion and population growth. The Seattle City Census of 1888 records population at…
ID Number:SHS201
Date:1888
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Indigenous woman and canoe at the Seattle waterfront, 1898
Indigenous people from many parts of the Pacific Northwest came to Seattle to trade and buy supplies. In this photo, a woman holding a basket stands by a large canoe at the Seattle waterfront. The design of the canoe and her hat suggest that she is from one of the First Nations in Vancouver Island or another part of coastal…
ID Number:SHS321
Date:1898
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West Seattle grain elevator, circa 1895
Colonel Thomas Ewing, the major developer of West Seattle, foresaw a great industrial center on the peninsula. In 1890, Ewing built a grain elevator and hailed it as the key to Seattle's future as a worldwide grain exporter. Ewing convinced the Northern Pacific Railroad to build a trestle across the tide flats to reach his grain elevator. The railroad carried…
ID Number:SHS1053
Date:Circa 1895
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Steamboat "Bailey Gatzert" at yard, circa 1890
The "Bailey Gatzert," named for an early Seattle businessman and mayor, was launched in Ballard in 1890. The luxury sternwheeler carried passengers on the Columbia River and Puget Sound and was one of the fastest vessels of its day. In 1920, the "Bailey Gatzert" became the first vessel to be rebuilt specifically for ferrying automobiles on Puget Sound. The ferry…
ID Number:SHS1076
Date:Circa 1890
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Steamer "Queen" and ice floes at Taku Inlet, 1897
Steamers carrying gold seekers north from Seattle during icy weather didn't always have an easy time of it. Alaska's Inland Passage could be tricky and dangerous, and channels weren't always marked.In this 1897 photo, the steamer "Queen" is stuck on a sandbar in Taku Inlet, southeast of Juneau. The vessel waited for six hours in the ice before it floated…
ID Number:SHS1512
Date:1897
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U.S.S. Nebraska launching October 7, 1904
In 1904, the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle launched the battleship "Nebraska." This vessel was the first steel ship to be built on Puget Sound and the first naval battleship to be built in the Pacific Northwest. At the launching, bands played, people cheered, dignitaries made speeches, and the daughter of the Governor of Nebraska christened the vessel with a…
ID Number:SHS2042
Date:1904
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Steamship "Queen" and schooner at Seattle pier, circa 1898
So many people wanted to go north to the gold fields of the Klondike region that all sorts of boats and ships were pressed into service. Some were more seaworthy than others.This photo, taken in 1898 or 1899 shows a group of men at the Seattle waterfront looking at the steamer "Queen" (right) and a small wooden schooner (left). The…
ID Number:SHS2075
Date:Circa 1898