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Image of George Yates Dog and Cat Hospital ambulance, Seattle, circa 1910
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George Yates Dog and Cat Hospital ambulance, Seattle, circa 1910

Dr. Yates had a veterinary business at 1322 Aloha Street. In this photo, he is accompanied by a dog while making his rounds in the Eastlake neighborhood. Lettering on ambulance: Dr. Geo. H. Yates Dog - Cat Hospital. Ambulance. 1322 Aloha St., 8 Eastlake Ave.Webster & Stevens number: 4906
ID Number:1983.10.7558
Date:Circa 1910
Image of View along Pike Street from the corner of Second Avenue, circa 1909
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View along Pike Street from the corner of Second Avenue, circa 1909

Even in the early 1900s, Pike Street was busy with people and vehicles. In this photo, electrically-powered streetcars rumble down the center of the street, and horse-drawn carts drive next to the curb. Webster & Stevens number: 5596
ID Number:1983.10.7630.1
Date:Circa 1909
Image of Actors from
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Actors from "The Alaskan," circa 1907

Seattle's Moore Theatre opened in December 1907, with an original musical comedy, "The Alaskan." According to the program, the story was set in Nome, and the characters included two prospectors, an heiress, her chaperone, a ladies' maid, a mailman, and an art scholar. The eighteen musical numbers included choruses by "Sextette Girls," "Eskimo Girls," "Show Girls," and "Alaskan Miners."In this…
ID Number:1983.10.7971
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Steam fire engine, circa 1909
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Steam fire engine, circa 1909

Seattle's fire department bought a number of new engines after the Great Fire of 1889.This photo shows one of the department's horse-drawn pumpers racing to a fire in about 1909. The steam in the photo comes from the fire engine's boiler. The boiler makes steam to power the engine's water pump. When the engine gets to the fire, firemen will…
ID Number:1983.10.8172
Date:Circa 1909
Image of Cowboy doing rope tricks, 1909
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Cowboy doing rope tricks, 1909

Cheyenne Bill's Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders opened in Seattle's Madison Park on July 17, 1909. The show featured Indigenous performers dancing, trick ropers, cowpunchers, bucking horses, and recreations of frontier battles.This photo shows one of the trick ropers in the 1909 Wild West Show. The Seattle Times reported that the audience was awed by the whirling…
ID Number:1983.10.8298
Date:1909
Image of Cowboy trick rider, 1909
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Cowboy trick rider, 1909

Crowds flocked to Cheyenne Bill's Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders in July 1909. This photo shows a cowboy trick rider in the 1909 Wild West Show. The Seattle Times reported that rider Jim Kennedy did somersaults on the galloping horse's back, hung by his heels, and ended his performance with a headstand in the saddle as his…
ID Number:1983.10.8328.1
Date:1909
Image of AYPE Welcome Arch on Second Avenue, Seattle, 1909
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AYPE Welcome Arch on Second Avenue, Seattle, 1909

This photo shows Second Avenue in Seattle bustling with pedestrians and traffic, as cars and horse-drawn carts pass under the Welcome Arch for the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE). Signs in image: [Turkish] Baths. [...] Theatre. Hair Dressing and [Manic...]. [...] Clark Dentist. Welcome. Finer Tailor, Better Fabric. Turrell's Shoes. National Meat Co. (on wagon).Handwritten on sleeve: 2nd Ave. section.Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.8382
Date:1909
Image of Harry Whitney Treat's horses, Seattle, circa 1910
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Harry Whitney Treat's horses, Seattle, circa 1910

Businessman Harry Whitney Treat arrived in Seattle from New York in 1902. He bought hundreds of acres of land north of Ballard where he developed the Loyal Heights area and Golden Gardens Park. The Treats owned a mansion on Queen Anne Hill, a large country estate in Loyal Heights, and were active in Seattle society. Treat was an avid horseman…
ID Number:1983.10.8648.1
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Street sweeper, circa 1912
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Street sweeper, circa 1912

Before 1908, when the city of Seattle took over the maintenance of city streets, streets were cleaned (or not cleaned) by local residents and business owners. Manure was a particular problem because most vehicles of the time were pulled by horses and other animals. The city hired people to clean the manure and garbage from the streets. In this photo,…
ID Number:1983.10.8653.1
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Street sweeper at work, Seattle, circa 1910
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Street sweeper at work, Seattle, circa 1910

Before 1908, when the city of Seattle took over the maintenance of city streets, streets were cleaned (or not cleaned) by local residents and business owners. Manure was a particular problem because most vehicles of the time were pulled by horses and other animals. The city hired people to clean the manure and garbage from the streets. Photographer's Reference Number:…
ID Number:1983.10.8654
Date:Circa 1910
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