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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 taken from a dock on Salmon Bay, at the west end of the canal route, looking east. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Canal.Photographer's Reference Number: 2510
ID Number:1983.10.6933
Date:Circa 1915
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 Varsity Crew, 1926
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Varsity Crew, 1926

Here, the University of Washington's varsity crew team row on Lake Union, with the gas plant (now Gas Works Park) on the north shore of the lake in the distance. Webster & Stevens number: 108783
ID Number:1983.10.7158
Date:1926
Image of Mrs. C.H. Pomeroy's houseboat interior, Seattle, 1905
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Mrs. C.H. Pomeroy's houseboat interior, Seattle, 1905

Houseboats have been popular in various parts of Seattle for many years. Plain and fancy summer houseboats showed up on Lake Washington soon after the opening of the Yesler cable car line in 1888. Both upper class and working class people lived in houseboats on Lake Union. There were speakeasy houseboats during Prohibition and working class houseboat dwellings on the…
ID Number:1983.10.7356.1
Date:1905
Image of G.L Reichenbach's houseboat, Seattle, 1905
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G.L Reichenbach's houseboat, Seattle, 1905

Houseboats have been popular in various parts of Seattle for many years. Plain and fancy summer houseboats showed up on Lake Washington soon after the opening of the Yesler cable car line in 1888. Both upper class and working class people lived in houseboats on Lake Union. There were speakeasy houseboats during Prohibition and working class houseboat dwellings on the…
ID Number:1983.10.7356.3
Date:1905
Image of Cascade School, Seattle, circa 1905
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Cascade School, Seattle, circa 1905

Cascade School opened in 1894 in the neighborhood located at the south end of Lake Union. The school served preschool through eighth grade students. This photo shows the building after the second addition had been completed in 1904, when the enrollment reached 949 students. Cascade School closed following the earthquake of April 1949, which fortunately happened during spring vacation. Webster…
ID Number:1983.10.7536
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Ballard locks under construction, Seattle, circa 1913
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Ballard locks under construction, Seattle, circa 1913

For years, there was no easy or cheap way to move logs, coal, and other resources directly from the east side of Lake Washington to Elliott Bay. There were many plans and several attempts to build a canal via Lake Union. However, none was successful until the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built. Ground was broken for the Lake Washington…
ID Number:1983.10.7659.2
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Fremont neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1906
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Fremont neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1906

Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, northwest of Lake Union, was named for a town in Nebraska where some of its founders hailed from. Fremont started in the 1880s as a settlement around a sawmill, and grew to a town of 5,000 before it became part of Seattle in 1891. Lake Union emptied into Salmon Bay through a narrow channel called the Outlet.…
ID Number:1983.10.7716.2
Date:Circa 1906
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