86 results for: Wilse, Anders B.
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Hotel Diller, Seattle, circa 1900
The building that formerly was the Hotel Diller, minus its elaborate cornice, continues to occupy the southeast corner of 1st Avenue and University Street. Caption on image: Seattle Photo Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 143
ID Number:Lib1988.33.221
Date:Circa 1900
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Collins Block, Seattle, circa 1898
Signs in image: Dr. Nelson, Dentist. Wilson's Modern Business College. The Lace House.Collins. The Copeland Medical Institute. Vienna Cafe - Restaurant. German Bakery. Bartell Drugs Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 189
ID Number:Lib1988.33.222
Date:Circa 1898
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Kinnear Park, Seattle, circa 1898
Kinnear Park is located on the southwest slope of Queen Anne Hill, near Smith Cove. In 1889, George Kinnear gave the park to the City of Seattle for one dollar. Over the next ten or so years, the city built paths and flower beds, and added seats and a pavilion. Landslides plagued the lower part of the park until the…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.229
Date:Circa 1898
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Cargo of gold at Seattle waterfront, July 17, 1899
While the majority of Klondike miners returned to Seattle empty handed, a few adverturers brought back fortunes in gold. This photo, taken in July 1899, shows a shipment of gold brought to Seattle on the steamer "Roanoke". This one cargo was worth nearly $4 million. The "Roanoke", owned by the North American Transport and Trading Co., operated between Seattle and…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.234
Date:1899
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Canoes on Black River, circa 1898
Until 1916, the Black River linked Lake Washington with the Duwamish River, and the water was deep enough for steamboats to travel between towns on the lake and Puget Sound. After the lake was lowered in 1916, during construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, the Black River dried up and gradually disappeared. This photo shows the Black River as…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.238
Date:Circa 1898
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Magnolia Bluff bicycle path, Seattle, circa 1898
Caption on image: Magnolia Bluff Bicycle Path. Wilse.Photographer's Reference Number: 490
ID Number:Lib1988.33.239
Date:Circa 1898
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George Kinnear, Seattle, circa 1898
George Kinnear arrived in Seattle in 1878 and became active in various civic activities. He promoted road construction through Snoqualmie Pass, organized an immigration board, and was treasurer of a local power and railway company. In 1885, he moved into a large, new mansion the south slope of Queen Anne Hill. This photo, taken around 1898, shows George Kinnear seated…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.243
Date:Circa 1898
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Dogsled outside the Pioneer Restaurant, Seattle, circa 1898
Miners headed to the Klondike gold fields had to take along a year's worth of food and other supplies. Some people bought dog teams and sleds in Seattle to carry their goods through the snow. Any dog that seemed strong enough to pull might be pressed into service.This photo, taken in between 1897 and 1900, shows a group of men…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.244
Date:Circa 1898
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Index Mountain, circa 1898
In 1890, Amos D. Gunn bought land on the north fork of the Skykomish River, in southern Snohomish County. He named a nearby mountain Mount Index because its sharp crags reminded him of a hand with an upward pointing index finger. He named his new settlement Index, after the mountain.This photo, taken by Anders Wilse sometime between 1897 and 1900,…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.276
Date:Circa 1898
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Black River, Seattle, circa 1899
Before the building of the Lake Washington Ship Canal lowered the level of Lake Washington, the Black River linked lake commerce with Puget Sound by way of the Duwamish River. After the lowering of the lake during the summer of 1916, the Black River dried up and gradually disappeared. This photo shows the Black River as it looked around 1898-1900.
ID Number:Lib1988.33.284
Date:Circa 1899