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Image of Third and Pike, Seattle, 1911
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Third and Pike, Seattle, 1911

Signs in image: Cash, Credit. Lithographers. Chinese Noodle Cafe. United Cigars. Theatre. College Inn [...]. Hotel. Lotus. Dentist. Dr. Hanover. Ohio Dental Parlors. The Owl Drug Co. Cut Rate Druggists. Hotel Abbott. Handwritten on sleeve: 3rd & Pike 1911.Photographer's Reference Number: 198
ID Number:1983.10.6612
Date:1911
Image of Sullivan Building, Seattle, 1911
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Sullivan Building, Seattle, 1911

This photo features the Right Hotel in the Sullivan Building. Signs in image: Clothing - Ellis H. Cross. C. Blumenfeld. Tremendous Purchase Sale - [...] Sold Both Wholesale & Retail - Seattle's Greatest Sale - See Prices in Windows. The Rubber Store. Seattle Sporting Goods Co. Arkwright & [Bowder?] Hat Shop - Hats Cleaned & Blocked. Sullivan Building. The Right…
ID Number:1983.10.6613
Date:1911
Image of Fourth and Pike, Seattle, 1911
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Fourth and Pike, Seattle, 1911

A street car is seen turning through the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Pike Street in Seattle. Signs in image: Bank. The Quaker Drug Co. Cafe American. [Congress?]. Crote Rankin. Cash, Credit. Chinese Noodle Cafe. Mee Hung Low - Chinese Noodles & Chop Suey - Cafe. Handwritten on sleeve: 4th & Pike 1911.Photographer's Reference Number: 207
ID Number:1983.10.6614
Date:1911
Image of Man inside Oriental Dock warehouse, Seattle, 1911
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Man inside Oriental Dock warehouse, Seattle, 1911

Handwritten on sleeve: Oriental Dock Whse Int 1911.Photographer's Reference Number: 277
ID Number:1983.10.6619
Date:1911
Image of Ships in Eagle Harbor, circa 1910
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Ships in Eagle Harbor, circa 1910

In 1902, the Hall Brothers moved its shipyard from Port Blakely to Winslow, on Eagle Harbor, so that it could expand. At Eagle Harbor, Hall Brothers built lumber schooners, sternwheelers, and propeller-driven steamers. Although the Halls sold their business in 1916, area shipbuilding continued until 1959. Workers modernized older ships and built minesweepers for World War II. This photo, probably…
ID Number:1983.10.6625
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Hotel Pacific, Seattle, 1911
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Hotel Pacific, Seattle, 1911

The Hotel Pacific was located at 302 2nd Avenue South close to both train stations. Signs in image: Storage. [...ranch]. Restaurant. Detroit Cafe. Laundry - Baths - Oriental Steam Laundry Co. Union Depot Bar. Juan de Fuca Cigars. Chancellor Cigar - C.A. Swanson. Pacific Hotel - Shave - 15. Hotel Pacific. Shine 5 Cents. [...vester] Brothers Co. - Wholesale Grocers.…
ID Number:1983.10.6631
Date:1911
Image of Post Office at Third and Union, Seattle, 1911
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Post Office at Third and Union, Seattle, 1911

Seattle's Third Avenue post office was begun in 1903 and completed in 1908. The building's official name was the U.S. Court House, Custom House, and Post Office. Third Avenue was being regraded at this time, and the front door of the new building ended up four feet above the new sidewalk. The steps that were added to the building became…
ID Number:1983.10.6634
Date:1911
Image of American Hotel, Seattle, 1911
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American Hotel, Seattle, 1911

The American Hotel at Fourth Avenue and Westlake Avenue opened in 1907 and was renamed Hotel Central in 1914. Signs in image: Queen City Dye Works. The Antiseptic - Agency Supply Laundry Co. Ladies Tailors. [...] Habit Makers. American Hotel. Oysters. The Quaker Drug Co. Cafe [American?]. [Antlers?] Hotel.Handwritten on sleeve: American Hotel 1900 [sic - 1911].Photographer's Reference Number: 388Caption…
ID Number:1983.10.6635
Date:1911
Image of Life drawing class at Western Academy of the Beaux Arts , 1911
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Life drawing class at Western Academy of the Beaux Arts , 1911

After the University of Washington moved to its present campus, a group of Seattle artists and architects held art classes in the old downtown university building. In 1908, they formed the Western Academy of the Beaux Arts and purchased land near Bellevue for an artists' community. This 1911 photo shows a Beaux Arts life drawing class. The artists' drawings are…
ID Number:1983.10.6640
Date:1911
Image of Beaux Arts sculpture class, 1911
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Beaux Arts sculpture class, 1911

In 1908, Seattle's Western Academy of the Beaux Arts bought land south of Bellevue. Members wanted to build a community where artists and craftspeople could live, work, and play together. They called their new settlement Beaux Arts Village. Part of the land was set aside for workshops and studios.This 1911 photo shows a Beaux Arts sculpture class. Several of the…
ID Number:1983.10.6644
Date:1911
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