316 results for: Recreation
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Cowen Park, Seattle, circa 1911
Cowen Park is located on the west end of Ravenna Park. Charles Cowen deeded the property to the city for park purposes in 1906. Both parks once supported huge old-growth trees, but these disappeared in a series of controversial logging efforts through the years. Handwritten on sleeve: Cowan [sic] Park.Photographer's Reference Number: 8124
ID Number:1983.10.7951
Date:Circa 1911
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Man with large tree in Ravenna Park, Seattle, circa 1911
Handwritten on sleeve: Ravenna Park.Photographer's Reference Number: 8140
ID Number:1983.10.7952.1
Date:Circa 1911
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Children in wading pool at Lincoln Park, Seattle, circa 1911
Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill, so named because of the Lincoln Reservoir near Broadway and Pine Streets, once had many attractions for Seattle's children: a wading pool, sand pile, playground, and large ball field. As the city grew and the neighborhood's population changed, there were fewer families with young children. By the 1930s, complaints were heard about deteriorating playground equipment,…
ID Number:1983.10.7988
Date:Circa 1911
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Girls with hoops in playground, circa 1910
For many years, Seattle's parks and playgrounds have had organized play activities led by adults. In the early years, boys and girls played in separate groups. Starting in 1910, the parks held an annual Play Festival in which the children showed off their games, dances, races, exercises, gymnastics, and other activities.This photo shows a group of girls doing hoop exercises…
ID Number:1983.10.8407
Date:Circa 1910
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Story hour at Collins Playground, Seattle, circa 1912
Collins Playground, on South Main Street and Fourteenth Avenue South was the site of the Seattle Public Library's first extension programs for children. Librarians traveled to the playground for story hours and other activities. By 1911, the library was presenting programs at five city playgrounds.In this photo, taken about 1912, children are listening to a library story program at Seattle's…
ID Number:1983.10.8410
Date:Circa 1912
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Story hour at Collins Playground, circa 1912
Collins Playground, on South Main Street and Fourteenth Avenue South was the site of the Seattle Public Library's first extension programs for children. Librarians traveled to the playground for story hours and other activities. By 1911, the library was presenting programs at five city playgrounds.In this photo, taken about 1912, children are listening to a library story program at Seattle's…
ID Number:1983.10.8411
Date:Circa 1912
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President Taft at the Seattle Golf and Country Club, October 1, 1909
At the end of September 1909, President William H. Taft visited Seattle for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. During his visit, he played nine holes of golf at the Seattle Golf and Country Club. The president was presented with a silver trophy which the club had bought especially for the occasion.This photo shows President Taft and other golfers at the Seattle Golf…
ID Number:1983.10.8433
Date:1909
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Collins Playground, Seattle, circa 1909
Handwritten on sleeve: Collins Playground.
ID Number:1983.10.8568
Date:Circa 1909
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Lincoln Park baseball, circa 1915
In 1900, Seattle's original Lincoln Playfield was built on Eleventh Avenue East between Pine Street and Denny Way. The popular baseball field was located south of the reservoir, near Broadway High School. By 1908, the park board reported that neighbors had started to complain about the players' bad language and "undesirable loafing."This photo shows a crowd of fans watching a…
ID Number:1983.10.8628.2
Date:Circa 1915
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Girls playing on slide, Seattle, circa 1910
Handwritten on sleeve: Girls on Slide.Webster & Stevens number: 15246
ID Number:1983.10.8636
Date:Circa 1910