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Image of Lebanon Home, circa 1920
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Lebanon Home, circa 1920

The Lebanon Rescue Home was located at 1110 NW 65th Street in Ballard. In 1920, the Superintendent was Libbie B. Brown. Handwritten on sleeve: Lebanon Home. Webster & Stevens number: 84005Caption source: 1920 Seattle City Directory
ID Number:1983.10.6462.2
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Times Square Building, 1920
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Times Square Building, 1920

The Times Square Building was the headquarters of The Seattle Times. It was also the location for the Webster & Stevens photography studio from 1917 to 1928. The open area in front of the building was named after Times Square in New York City and was a popular gathering place.This photo shows the wide front end of the triangular Times…
ID Number:1983.10.6468.2
Date:1920
Image of Flooding in Kent, circa 1915
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Flooding in Kent, circa 1915

Flooding was a serious problem in Kent since its founding in pioneer days. Until a dam was built in the 1950s, the Green River flooded almost every winter. Water covered farms and washed away roads and bridges.This photo, possibly taken in 1906, 1911, or 1921, shows one of Kent's many floods. Firewood and other floating debris fill the yard. The…
ID Number:1983.10.6479.4
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Dining room at the Big Tree Inn, circa 1921
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Dining room at the Big Tree Inn, circa 1921

In 1915, Humboldt County, California, sent an exhibit to San Francisco's Pan-Pacific Exposition housed in sections of a giant redwood log. After the fair was over, the buildings were moved to Venice, California and became the Big Tree Inn. In 1921, the inn was moved from California to a site near Des Moines, Washington, where it served as a restaurant.…
ID Number:1983.10.6481.3
Date:Circa 1921
Image of Lobby at the Big Tree Inn, circa 1921
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Lobby at the Big Tree Inn, circa 1921

In 1915, Humboldt County, California, sent an exhibit to the Pan-Pacific Exposition housed in sections of a giant redwood log. After the fair was over, the buildings were moved to Venice, California and became the Big Tree Inn. In 1921, the inn was moved from California to a site near the Des Moines Highway, near Des Moines, Washington, where it…
ID Number:1983.10.6481.4
Date:1921
Image of Franklin D. Roosevelt, August 20, 1920
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, August 20, 1920

Former assistant secretary to the Navy and Democratic nominee for vice president Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Seattle in August 1920 as part of a Democratic party campaign. He traveled throughout Washington with several prominent state Democrats. This photo was taken at the King Street station prior to his speech given at the Arena. Handwritten on sleeve: Franklin D. Roosevelt. See…
ID Number:1983.10.6486.3
Date:1920
Image of Hotel Waldorf, Seattle, circa 1921
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Hotel Waldorf, Seattle, circa 1921

The Hotel Waldorf, on the northeast corner of 7th Avenue and Pike Street, was during its last decades an inexpensive apartment building. It was demolished for the expansion of the Washington Trade Center. Signs in image: [...l] Brighton. Pure Milk Dairy - Ice Cream. Hotel Waldorf. Millinery. Shoe Repairing - Shoe Store. Chauncey Wright Restaurants Co. Candies. American Furniture Co.…
ID Number:1983.10.6493
Date:Circa 1921
Image of Car near tractor with load of hay, 1921
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Car near tractor with load of hay, 1921

By the 1920s, The Seattle Times ran regular articles describing trips that Seattleites could take in their cars. On a 1921 Seattle Times Auto Tour along the Green River, the photographer snapped this picture of the tour car next to a tractor hauling a huge load of hay. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Times Tour, Green River.Photographer's Reference Number: 83535
ID Number:1983.10.6496.7
Date:1921
Image of Snoqualmie Falls and lodge, 1920
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Snoqualmie Falls and lodge, 1920

By 1918, the railroad and the Sunset Highway brought tourists to Snoqualmie Falls. Some stayed at Snoqualmie Falls Lodge or stopped off to enjoy one of the lodge's famous breakfasts. Across the river from the lodge was the Puget Sound Power & Light Company's hydroelectric generating station, built in the 1890s. The electrical station is still there in the 2020s,…
ID Number:1983.10.6513.1
Date:1920
Image of Young man in a seaplane, circa 1910
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Young man in a seaplane, circa 1910

In the early days of flying, many people experimented with airplane design. In Seattle, some people built seaplanes.This photo, taken around 1910, shows a young man in a seaplane named the "Angeles." The engine and propellar are mounted behind the pilot. The pilot, who steered the plane by pulling on cables which run to the rudder at the front. The…
ID Number:1983.10.6517.2
Date:1910
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