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Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1915

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows part of the canal about four years after construction started and looks east from 5th Avenue NW towards the northern edge of Queen Anne. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Canal.Webster & Stevens number: 2511
ID Number:1983.10.6934
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal spillway near Fremont, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal spillway near Fremont, circa 1915

During the building of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, temporary dams were built at various places to control the water level. This photo, taken around 1915, shows the spillway of a temporary dam at the western end of Lake Union, near Fremont. Logs for a nearby lumber mill float behind the dam. The Stone Way Bridge and Capitol…
ID Number:1983.10.6935
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, circa 1915
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Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, circa 1915

The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo was probably taken at Salmon Bay, looking to the east. Many such small wooden houses bordered the shore of the waterway. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Canal.Photographer's Reference Number: 2513
ID Number:1983.10.6936
Date:Circa 1915
Image of First Avenue South from King Street, circa 1905
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First Avenue South from King Street, circa 1905

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the area south of Seattle's Yesler Way was a seedy, rough neighborhood, notorious for its gambling and other forms of vice.This photo, taken on a sunny day around 1905, shows the east side of First Avenue South, south of King Street. Signs on the buildings advertise numerous saloons with furnished rooms upstairs ("beds…
ID Number:1983.10.6937
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Northern Pacific Railroad depot, circa 1905
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Northern Pacific Railroad depot, circa 1905

Between 1892 and 1906, the Northern Pacific Railroad had a depot on Railroad Avenue at Columbia Street. Many people who were headed to the northern gold fields arrived by train at this Seattle railroad station. In 1906, the railroad moved its operations to the new King Street Station.This photo, probably taken sometime between 1904 and 1906, shows the low Northern…
ID Number:1983.10.6939
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Hoge Building, Seattle, circa 1905
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Hoge Building, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: Hoge Building. Conservative Life Insurance Co. - "The Most Successful." Furnished Rooms. Robert S. [U...] Real Estate Loans. Dean & Curtiss Tailors. [E.H. Wharton?] Dentist. J.R. Justice Stationer - Filing Cabinets, Card Systems. This Paving Done With Wilkeson Sandstone Block - Bell & Price General Construction - Our Bonds Furnished by H.A. Raser. The Ivy Press. L.L.…
ID Number:1983.10.6942
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Lincoln Hotel interior, Seattle, circa 1905
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Lincoln Hotel interior, Seattle, circa 1905

Handwritten on sleeve: Hotel Lincoln Interiors.Webster & Stevens number: 2550
ID Number:1983.10.6943.2
Date:Circa 1905
Image of View of fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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View of fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6948
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6949
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6950
Date:Circa 1905
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