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South Seattle School, Seattle, circa 1911
South Seattle School opened in 1892 at a site south of the Seattle city limits on S. Andover Street. It became part of the Seattle School District in 1905 and remained open until June 1932. The building was demolished in 1939. Caption on image: South Seattle School.Handwritten on sleeve: South Seattle School.Photographer's Reference Number: 80
ID Number:1983.10.6569
Date:Circa 1911
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Denny Clay Company buildings, circa 1911
By 1910, the Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Company was one of Renton's most important businesses. Company workers removed the clay from nearby cliffs using high pressure hoses. Other laborers formed and baked the clay into bricks, sewer tile, terra cotta, and other building materials. By 1917, the Denny-Renton Clay Company was reportedly the world's largest producer of street paving brick.…
ID Number:1983.10.6573.2
Date:Circa 1911
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Lake Washington canal, circa 1904
Several small canals once connected Puget Sound, Lake Union and Lake Washington. These waterways were large enough to move logs but too small for boats. They were replaced by the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which opened in 1917.This photo shows a narrow portion of the canal in about 1904, before the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built. The photo may…
ID Number:1983.10.6576.1
Date:1904
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King County Hospital, circa 1902
In the 1880s, Dr. C.H. Merrick led the effort to turn the King County Poor Farm into King County Hospital. Until then, the county had contracted with the Sisters of Providence to take care of the county's poor people at the farm. The new hospital building, located on the Duwamish River south of Seattle, was designed by Willis A. Ritchie…
ID Number:1983.10.6577
Date:Circa 1902
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View of river, bridge, and town of Snohomish, Washington, circa 1910
The town of Snohomish sits at the confluence of the Pilchuck and Snohomish Rivers. From here, the Snohomish River flows northwest and joins Puget Sound north of Everett. This photo, probably taken sometime in the early 1900s, shows a bend in the Snohomish River and a railroad bridge crossing over to the town of Snohomish. Webster & Stevens number: 96
ID Number:1983.10.6581
Date:Circa 1910
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Hitt Fireworks Co., Seattle, circa 1911
Born in England, T.G. Hitt came to the Seattle area in 1905 and founded the Hitt Fireworks Company. The operation was based on a hill just outside Columbia City. Hitt became one of the foremost fireworks manufacturers in the country, known for elaborate public spectacles as well as small novelties such as "Flashcrackas." Hitt also produced special effects for Hollywood,…
ID Number:1983.10.6591.2
Date:Circa 1911
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Alki Avenue, Seattle, circa 1911
This view looks north along Railroad Avenue and shows the ferry terminal. The car line and tide-washed "road" under the trestle and alongside the lowlands had been named Railroad Avenue, but by 1910 was renamed Alki Avenue. Signs in image: Elliott Bay Yacht & Engine Co. Inc. - General Boat Building & Repairing, Marine Ways. Boat Building & Repairing -…
ID Number:1983.10.6599
Date:Circa 1911
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West Seattle School, Seattle, circa 1905
The small community of West Seattle constructed this impressive castle-like structure in 1893 to serve all of its school-age residents. The first year only a single classroom was used for 20 pupils. By 1902 high school classes began and enrollment continued to grow. This photo shows the West Seattle School as it looked prior to an addition constructed in 1909.…
ID Number:1983.10.6603
Date:Circa 1905
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West Seattle business district, circa 1904
The Duwamish River estuary and its shifting tidal islands separated West Seattle from downtown Seattle. For many years, people traveled between the two areas by ferry. In about 1900, Spokane Street was built from Beacon Hill across to West Seattle. The wooden street was built on a trestle above the water and flats. The area under the viaduct was later…
ID Number:1983.10.6604
Date:Circa 1904
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Rainier Beach streetcar station, circa 1911
In 1896, the old Seattle and Rainier Beach trolley line was extended to Renton. At that time, the 12-mile route between Seattle and Renton was the longest electric railway line in the world. The line, known after 1903 as the Seattle, Renton and Southern Railway, provided passenger and freight service to the once-isolated settlements between the two cities.This 1911 photo…
ID Number:1983.10.6605
Date:Circa 1911