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Image of Ferry and rowboat, Seattle, 1908
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Ferry and rowboat, Seattle, 1908

This image shows a rowboat next to the West Seattle Ferry. Handwritten on verso: 1908 - West Seattle Ferry Boat.
ID Number:1974.5868.437
Date:1908
Image of Fugitive flamingo wading in Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, October 16, 1960
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Fugitive flamingo wading in Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, October 16, 1960

In October of 1960 the whereabouts of a flamingo escaped from Woodland Park Zoo was front page news around Puget Sound. The flamingo escaped on October 12 after a flight from his open enclosure at the zoo. Acting park superintendent, Edward J. Johnson, said the flamingo was likely eating well and its dense feathers would allow it to easily survive…
ID Number:1974.5887.1
Date:1960
Image of Briscoe School student in pile of apples, Kent, circa 1925
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Briscoe School student in pile of apples, Kent, circa 1925

The Briscoe School for Boys in Kent, Washington, operated from 1909 to 1970 as a Catholic orphanage and boarding school for boys around the Puget Sound region. This photo of a boy from the school hiding in a pile of apples is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the…
ID Number:1974.5923.257
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Briscoe School students, Kent, circa 1925
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Briscoe School students, Kent, circa 1925

The Briscoe School for Boys in Kent, Washington, operated from 1909 to 1970 as a Catholic orphanage and boarding school for boys around the Puget Sound region. This photo of boys playing is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward…
ID Number:1974.5923.267
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Waterfront from Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1920
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Waterfront from Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1920

This photo of the Seattle waterfront is a copy negative and part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride continued…
ID Number:1974.5923.372.1
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, circa 1950
Postcard

Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, circa 1950

By 1918, the railroad and the Sunset Highway brought tourists to Snoqualmie Falls. Some stayed at Snoqualmie Falls Lodge or stopped off to enjoy one of the lodge's famous breakfasts. Across the river from the lodge was the Puget Sound Power & Light Company's hydroelectric generating station, built in the 1890s. The electrical station is still there, but Salish Lodge…
ID Number:1975.6181.1
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Damage to Seattle business district after Great Fire, June 6, 1889
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Damage to Seattle business district after Great Fire, June 6, 1889

The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the City. The fire started in a paint and woodwork shop at Front and Madison and swept a southward across 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The inferno completely consumed the business district's wooden…
ID Number:1976.6362.224
Date:1889
Image of The ferry
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The ferry "Bainbridge" at the Port Blakely dock, circa 1925

When Port Blakely, Washington, was a bustling lumber mill and shipbuilding town, it had regular steamer and ferry service. Even after the shipyard moved in 1903 and the sawmill closed down in 1922, ferry service continued. The "Bainbridge," one of the area's first auto ferries, had the Seattle to Port Blakely run from 1924 to 1937.This photographic postcard, probably made…
ID Number:1977.6486.11
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Second Port Blakely Mill with log pond in foreground, circa 1895
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Second Port Blakely Mill with log pond in foreground, circa 1895

Captain William Renton founded the first Port Blakely mill in 1864 on Bainbridge Island's Blakely Harbor. The mill burned down and was rebuilt in 1888. This mill too burned down and was rebuilt in 1907. The mill finally closed and was demolished in 1924 as a result of a decline in the lumber market. Caption information source: Price, Andrew Jr.…
ID Number:1977.6486.59
Date:Circa 1895
Image of Pacific Coast Steamship Company piers with Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad passenger depot and team tracks, Seattle, circa 1904
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Pacific Coast Steamship Company piers with Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad passenger depot and team tracks, Seattle, circa 1904

Pier B was located on the waterfront between Main and Jackson Streets. The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Pacific Coast Coal Co. and the Pacific Coast Railway. The Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, originally the Seattle & Walla Walla, became part of the Pacific Coast Railway…
ID Number:1978.6585.2
Date:Circa 1904
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