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Image of Sorrento Hotel dining room, Seattle, circa 1921
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Sorrento Hotel dining room, Seattle, circa 1921

By 1910, a number of hotels had been built just outside Seattle's downtown area for people traveling on business or pleasure. The Sorrento Hotel, which advertised itself as "a hotel in the heart of things," opened on First Hill in 1908. It had Seattle's first rooftop restaurant, a roof garden, and scenic views of the city, the bay, and the…
ID Number:1983.10.2195.3
Date:Circa 1921
Image of View of Lake Union from Capitol Hill, Seattle, circa 1922
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View of Lake Union from Capitol Hill, Seattle, circa 1922

This view of Lake Union shows a working Gas Works in the middle ground and house on Capitol Hill in the foreground. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Union Panorama.Webster & Stevens number: 86336
ID Number:1983.10.2261.3
Date:Circa 1922
Image of Toonerville trolley, circa 1918
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Toonerville trolley, circa 1918

Many children enjoy building wagons, carts, and other things that move. The three boys in this photo have built their own version of the Toonerville Trolley, named after a popular newspaper cartoon. The side of their trolley is made from a burlap bag which had held hog meal. The photo was taken around 1918, possibly on Seattle's Capitol Hill. The…
ID Number:1983.10.2377.1
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Landslide in West Seattle, December 12, 1921
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Landslide in West Seattle, December 12, 1921

In December 1921, torrential rains caused train wrecks, washed out bridges, and flooded Seattle streets and neighborhoods. Mrs. Samuel Adams of West Seattle and her two stepsons were buried in mud when their house was swept away by a landslide. Nine men were injured in a second slide while trying to recover the bodies.This photo shows the damage from the…
ID Number:1983.10.2402.6
Date:1921
Image of Carnation Milk advertisements at Moore's, circa 1919
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Carnation Milk advertisements at Moore's, circa 1919

A small evaporated milk company which opened in Kent in 1899 grew to become the nationally known Carnation Company. Canned milk had a small market at first, but was soon accepted by hungry babies and gold-rush miners alike. By 1926, the company had six Seattle-area dairies and six local evaporated milk plants, plus 24 evaporated milk plants elsewhere in the…
ID Number:1983.10.2432.2
Date:Circa 1919
Image of Log rafts near the Ballard Bridge, circa 1919
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Log rafts near the Ballard Bridge, circa 1919

Lumber mills lined both sides of the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Ballard. Rafts of logs were floated to the mills, where they were cut into lumber. In this photo, taken in about 1919, log rafts float at the southeast side of the Ballard Bridge, near the Bolcom Canal Lumber Company. Phinney Ridge rises in the right background. Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.2476.1
Date:Circa 1919
Image of Log rafts near Ballard Bridge, Seattle, circa 1919
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Log rafts near Ballard Bridge, Seattle, circa 1919

Lumber mills lined both sides of the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Ballard. Rafts of logs were floated to the mills, where they were cut into lumber. In this photo, taken in about 1919, log rafts float near the Ballard Bridge. Handwritten on sleeve: Ballard MillWebster & Stevens number: 96765
ID Number:1983.10.2476.2
Date:Circa 1919
Image of Ballard neighborhood from across Salmon Bay, Seattle, circa 1922
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Ballard neighborhood from across Salmon Bay, Seattle, circa 1922

This view looks across Salmon Bay into Ballard, with the Ballard Locks on the left through the trees. Handwritten on sleeve: Ballard panorama.Photographer's Reference Number: 93611
ID Number:1983.10.2845.1
Date:Circa 1922
Image of Hausler Building, Seattle, circa 1922
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Hausler Building, Seattle, circa 1922

Rhinehold and Tillie Hausler had this Rainier Beach building built in 1921 to house a drugstore and hardware store. They previously owned a grocery store next door, and before that were in Hillman City. Signs in image: Hausler. Drug Co. Mountain. Toilet goods, Cigars, Pharmacy, Stationery, Prescriptions. Delicious Drinks. Candies. Chemist. Drink Coca-Cola. Magazines. Atlantic City Grocery.Handwritten on sleeve: Hausler…
ID Number:1983.10.2871
Date:Circa 1922
Image of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, circa 1925
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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, circa 1925

As Seattle grew northwards, churches were built to serve nearby Roman Catholic residents. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church was built during the early 1920s at 52nd Street and Ninth Avenue NE in the University District. The neighboring priory had been completed in 1914. The green copper-clad steeple and large brick buildings are now easily seen from Interstate 5.This photo, probably taken…
ID Number:1983.10.2931.1
Date:Circa 1925
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