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Cable car line on James Street, 1905
Some of Seattle's steep streets had cable car lines. Cable cars move by gripping a long wire cable that runs under the street. This photo was taken on James Street in 1905, looking downhill towards Pioneer Square. The cross street at the bottom of the slope is Second Avenue. At that time, James Street still had wooden sidewalks. Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.6854
Date:1905
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Second and Yesler, 1905
Signs in image: Base Ball [on streetcar]. Butler. Wilson Whiskey - That's All! Restaurant. Barberis. Copeland Medical Institute. Collins. Wilson's Modern Business College. Western Mutual Fire Insurance Ass'n. Wilson & Phillips. Cafe. Handwritten on sleeve: Second Ave. from Yesler Way, 1905.Webster & Stevens number: 2127
ID Number:1983.10.6856
Date:1905
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Pike Place Market, circa 1911
Before the Pike Place Market opened in 1907, King County farmers had a harder time making a steady income. They either had to sell their produce to wholesalers or travel to town to sell directly to hotels, restaurants, and residents. If no buyers were found, the fruits and vegetables were left to rot. The market gave farmers a permanent place…
ID Number:1983.10.6868.1
Date:Circa 1911
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The new arcade at the Pike Place Public Market, circa 1911
Seattle's Pike Place Market began as a jumble of farm carts, produce, and shoppers on Western Avenue. Starting in 1911, farmers could set up stalls in the city's new covered arcade. The "dry row" of stalls was inside the arcade, and the "wet" stalls were outside. All stalls rented for 20 cents a day.This photo, taken around 1911, shows shoppers…
ID Number:1983.10.6868.2
Date:Circa 1911
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Bunkers and wharves at the Pacific Coast Coal Company, 1911
Railroad cars carried coal from the mines east of Lake Washington to the Seattle waterfront. The coal was offloaded and stored in bunkers. Then it was loaded onto ships bound for ports in Alaska or California.In this photo, taken in 1911, a railroad car filled with coal sits at the end of the dock at the Pacific Coast Coal Company…
ID Number:1983.10.6872.1
Date:1911
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Turntable and roundhouse at the Pacific Coast Coal Company bunkers , 1911
When a train gets to the end of its track, the engine has to be turned around. This is done by driving the engine onto a turn-table, and then turning it in the right direction. When not in use, locomotives were housed in roundhouses.This photo shows the turn-table and roundhouse at the Pacific Coast Coal Company's waterfront storage bunkers on…
ID Number:1983.10.6872.2
Date:1911
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Hoge Building, 1911
The Hoge Building, at Second Avenue and Cherry Street, housed a bank at street level and other offices upstairs. For a short time, this terra-cotta and brick office building was the tallest building in Seattle. In this photo, taken in 1911, the Hoge Building nears completion. Webster & Stevens number: 2404
ID Number:1983.10.6875
Date:1911
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Stone Avenue Bridge, 1911
Before the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built, a temporary bridge on Stone Avenue carried traffic across to Fremont. Most of the bridge consisted of a wooden roadway on a trestle. The short metal span was just large enough to let logs and small boats pass through.This photo shows the Stone Avenue Bridge in about 1911. Stone Avenue is now…
ID Number:1983.10.6877.1
Date:1911
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Loggers outside bunkhouse, circa 1911
The men who worked in logging camps lived together in crude bunkhouses. Conditions in the camps were harsh, uncomfortable, and dirty. Handwritten on sleeve: Group of Loggers by Bunkhouse.Webster & Stevens number: 2432
ID Number:1983.10.6881
Date:Circa 1911
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Loggers at top of log chute, circa 1902
Loggers often used wooden chutes to move cut logs to a central loading place. The chutes were temporary structures, built out of long straight logs called "chute sticks." In gravity chutes, logs slid downhill under their own weight. In trailing chutes, logs were pulled along by cables. Handwritten on sleeve: Crew on top of log chute, 1900-05.Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.6882
Date:Circa 1902