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Image of Hinckley Block, Seattle, circa 1911
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Hinckley Block, Seattle, circa 1911

The Hinckley Building, shown here, was located at 713 Second Avenue near Pioneer Square. The building opened in 1890 and was demolished 34 years later. Signs in image: Sherman, Clay & Co. Join the Richmond Club - $400.00 Pianos at $290.00 - Club Terms $10.00 Cash, $6.00 a Month. John Davis & Co. - Real Estate - Mortgages for Sale…
ID Number:1983.10.6786
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Postal employees and wagons, Seattle, circa 1911
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Postal employees and wagons, Seattle, circa 1911

Handwritten on sleeve: P.O. Collectors Group.Photographer's Reference Number: 1406
ID Number:1983.10.6798
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Pole vaulter from Lowell School, 1912
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Pole vaulter from Lowell School, 1912

Seattle's public schools originally had no athletic programs. In 1904, a group of private citizens began sponsoring school clubs for track and other sports. By 1912, Lowell School had programs in track, football, and baseball. In this 1912 photo, a pole vaulter from Lowell School poses for the photographer. At that time, only men competed in track and field meets.…
ID Number:1983.10.6826.1
Date:1912
Image of Hotel Seattle, Seattle, ca. 1911
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Hotel Seattle, Seattle, ca. 1911

The Hotel Seattle was located near Pioneer Square, which was then the heart of Seattle's business district. The five-story brick and stone building had 200 rooms. It was close to the railroad depots, the docks, and the point where most of the city's streetcar lines started. The hotel was torn down in 1962 to make room for a parking garage.…
ID Number:1983.10.6827
Date:Circa 1911
Image of First and Spring, Seattle, 1912
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First and Spring, Seattle, 1912

Looking south on First from Spring, this view shows the Beebe Building, the Cecil Hotel, and the Globe Building on the right. On the far left is the Holyoke Building, then the Schoenfeld Building, the Wadsworth, and the Hotel Louvre. The trolley is crossing First at Madison Street. Signs in image: Your Credit is Good. Standard Furniture Co. Hotel [Lou..re].…
ID Number:1983.10.6830
Date:1912
Image of Ballard Library, 1911
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Ballard Library, 1911

Ballard's first public library was once only a reading room on Ballard Avenue. A new, brick library building was built on Market Street with money from the community and the Carnegie Foundation. The Carnegie Free Public Library building housed both library services and a large auditorium. It was the first branch library in Seattle to have a children's librarian.This photo…
ID Number:1983.10.6837
Date:1911
Image of Providence Hospital, Seattle, 1911
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Providence Hospital, Seattle, 1911

Three Sisters of Providence arrived in Seattle from Vancouver, Washington in May 1877 to manage the King County Poor Farm on the Duwamish River. In May 1878, the sisters purchased and remodeled a house at Fifth Avenue and Madison, and established the first Providence Hospital. The group built a second, larger hospital in several phases, beginning in 1882.This photo, taken…
ID Number:1983.10.6842
Date:1911
Image of Interlake School, Seattle, 1911
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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
Image of Lowell School, circa 1911
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Lowell School, circa 1911

The Lowell School was originally named the Pontius School, renamed the Columbia School in 1891, and was finally renamed the Lowell School in 1910. It was built in 1889 on East Mercer Street on Capitol Hill. At that time, the area was outside the city limits. Within 20 years, the city had grown and the school was surrounded by a…
ID Number:1983.10.6844
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Lincoln Hotel, Seattle, circa 1911
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Lincoln Hotel, Seattle, circa 1911

This photo looks northwest across 4th Avenue and Madison Street to the Lincoln Hotel, which opened in 1900. The hotel's roof garden is visible and a corner of the Cranegie Library can be glimpsed on the right. Handwritten on sleeve: Lincoln Hotel (cable car).Photographer's Reference Number: 2106
ID Number:1983.10.6849
Date:Circa 1911
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