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Olson & Winge Marine Works machinists on deck of the Columbia, formerly the King & Winge, Seattle, 1944
This image of machinists Frank Smith, Homer Pricket, and Axel Olson, was taken in 1944 at the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard on the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The men are posing on the deck of the schooner Columbia, formerly the King & Winge, which was built in 1914 by the King and Winge Shipbuilding Company, an important maritime…
ID Number:1972.5503.135
Date:1944
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Elliott Bay Shipbuilding Company on Harbor Island, Seattle, circa 1918
Elliott Bay Shipbuilding Company was located on Harbor Island in the Duwamish waterway in Seattle, at 1710 South Spokane Street. This view of the shipyard was taken between 1918-1919, and is facing northwest from Harbor Island so that the West Waterway is visible, with West Seattle beyond it in the distance.
ID Number:1972.5503.161.1
Date:Circa 1918
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Seattle waterfront from Elliott Bay, circa 1920
Visitors to Seattle in the early years of the 20th century could purchase panoramic images of the city to send to friends or keep as souvenirs. This postcard, with its hand-colored image, shows the bustling harbor and city. In the foreground, left to right, are a “mosquito fleet” steamer on its way across Puget Sound, a small launch, a freighter,…
ID Number:1973.5630.1
Date:Circa 1920
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Alki Beach Park, Seattle, circa 1908
Alki Beach has long been a popular recreation spot in the Puget Sound region. Originally a favorite campsite for Duwamish Tribe, it became known as the birthplace of Seattle when the Denny Party landed there in 1851. They called this settlement "New York Alki," a reference to the hope that it would grow to become an important city ("Alki" is…
ID Number:1973.5695.1
Date:Circa 1908
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Thelma Rydeen, Kathryn Tesack, and friend on sailboat, Puget Sound, August 1922
Kathryn Elizabeth Tesack (1906-1999) was born in Nome, Alaska, to John Anthony Tesack (1874-1960) and Mame Elizabeth Tesack (d. 1955). John owned a grocery store in Seattle from at least 1920-1940. Kathryn attended UW from 1926-1928, and in 1935 married Walter Henry Williams (1899-1992), in Nanjing, China, where their son John Walter Olding Williams was born in 1936. After Walter's…
ID Number:1974.5806.10
Date:1922
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Tall ship on waterfront, Seattle, 1907
This stereoview features a tall ship on the Seattle waterfront. Embossed on mount: HarwoodHandwritten on verso: 1907 - Waterfront
ID Number:1974.5868.209
Date:1907
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S.S. Minnesota, Seattle, circa 1908
When it was launched in 1903, the "Minnesota" was the largest ocean liner of its time. It was built for the Great Northern Railway Company, and carried passengers and freight between Seattle and various Asian ports. The ship's fastest trip between Yokohama and Puget Sound was 11 days, 20 hours, and 35 minutes.This photo, taken around 1908, shows the S.S.…
ID Number:1974.5868.220
Date:Circa 1908
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Union and S.S. Kitsap docked in Seattle, 1907
This view of the Seattle waterfront at the foot of Madison Street features the docked ships the Union and S. S. Kitsap. Handwritten on verso: 1907 - Foot of Madison St - the Kitsap.
ID Number:1974.5868.286
Date:1907
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S.S. Kitsap docked at Harper dock, 1908
The S. S. Kitsap is docked at Harper on the Kitsap Peninsula on this photo. Handwritten on verso: SS Kitsap.
ID Number:1974.5868.294
Date:1908
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People visiting ships on Naval Day, Seattle, 1908
This waterfront photo shows people visiting ships, including the S. S. Dirigo, during Naval Day. Handwritten on verso: Naval Day, going to see Ships. S.S. Dirigo.
ID Number:1974.5868.303
Date:1908