272 results for: Lake Union
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Yacht Comrade, Seattle, August 5, 1935
Built in Lake Union by Franck & McCrary in 1930, the gas powered yacht Comrade was first owned by H.W. Davis, Jr. Handwritten on sleeve: Yacht Comrade 8/5/35.Photographer's Reference Number: 143993Caption information source: "Comrade," Classic Yacht Register, https://classicyachtinfo.org/yachts/comrade
ID Number:1983.10.4731.3
Date:1935
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Yacht Vendovi, Seattle, July 6, 1936
The yacht Vendovi is shown here on Lake Union with the Aurora Bridge in the background. Handwritten on sleeve: Yacht Vendovi Ext 7/6/36.Photographer's Reference Number: 144400
ID Number:1983.10.4767.1
Date:1936
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Lake Union from east, Seattle, circa 1895
This photo was taken looking west from North Broadway on Capitol Hill. Queen Anne is across Lake Union, and Wallingford is on the right. The Olympic Mountains are visible in the distance. Original photo was copied by Webster & Stevens.Handwritten on sleeve: Old Seattle View from No. Broadway to Fremont.Webster & Stevens number: 337x.2
ID Number:1983.10.6073.2
Date:Circa 1898
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Western Mill and southern Lake Union, circa 1885
Pioneer David Denny owned the land south of Lake Union. In 1882, he opened the Western Mill on the lake's southern shore. A small community soon grew up around the lumber mill. By the end of the 1880s, streetcars and roads had been built as the area was settled.In this photo, taken around 1885 by Theodore Peiser, the Western Mill…
ID Number:1983.10.6380
Date:Circa 1885
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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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Cascade School, Seattle, circa 1903
Cascade School opened in 1894 on land that had belonged to the Pontius family, near the south end of Lake Union. Beginning with 200 pupils, the school's enrollment grew rapidly. By the time this photo was taken, the building had been enlarged once to increase the number of classrooms. In 1904, a second addition was placed on the north side.…
ID Number:1983.10.6726
Date:Circa 1903
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Interlake School, Seattle, 1911
When the Interlake School was constructed in 1904, the Wallingford neighborhood was growing very rapidly. The architect designed an addition in the central rear section that was built four years later. The name of the school refers to its location midway between Lake Union and Green Lake. In the 1920s, Interlake was the largest elementary school in Seattle. It closed…
ID Number:1983.10.6843
Date:1911
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Lake Washington Ship Canal, circa 1915
The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows part of the canal in about 1915, about four years after construction started. It was probably taken between Fremont and Ballard in Seattle. Photographer's Reference Number: 2506
ID Number:1983.10.6929
Date:Circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1915
The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay.This photo shows part of the canal in about 1915, about four years after construction started. It was taken towards the east, from a point between Fremont and Ballard. Plumes of steam billow from the heavy earthmoving equipment in…
ID Number:1983.10.6931
Date:Circa 1915
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Digging the channel for the Lake Washington Ship Canal, circa 1915
One part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal project involved connecting Salmon Bay with Lake Union. Workers dug the channel with steam shovels and used trains to carry the dirt away.This photo was taken around 1915. It shows a steam shovel and earthmoving train during the digging of the canal. The buildings in the far left are probably mills near…
ID Number:1983.10.6932
Date:Circa 1915