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Image of Building at corner of 1st Ave. and Pike St., Seattle, circa 1903
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Building at corner of 1st Ave. and Pike St., Seattle, circa 1903

This building on the southwest corner of First Avenue and Pike Street in what is now the Pike Place Market neighborhood of Seattle was built in 1900. It was referred to variously as Knights of Pythias (K of P) Hall, Pythian Hall, and the Bartell Building until its purchase in 1915 by Frank Goodwin (1865-1954) of Goodwin Real Estate Company,…
ID Number:1972.5346.30
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Hotel Cecil, Beebe Building, and Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1903
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Hotel Cecil, Beebe Building, and Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1903

The three buildings seen here are viewed from Spring Street looking south towards Madison Street. They occupy the entire west side this block of First Avenue in the Central Business District of downtown Seattle. These buildings are listed together as (south to north) the "Globe Building, Beebe Building and Hotel Cecil" on the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings…
ID Number:1972.5346.31
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Rialto block, 2nd Ave., Seattle, circa 1903
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Rialto block, 2nd Ave., Seattle, circa 1903

The Rialto Building (also called Rialto Block), seen here looking north on Second Avenue from Madison Street, was designed in 1893, by architects James N. Corner and Warren Porter Skillings. Over the years the building housed a number of important tenants, including the Seattle Public Library from 1896-1899, and Frederick & Nelson department store from 1897-1918. The building is no…
ID Number:1972.5346.32
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Globe block, corner of Madison and Post Streets, Seattle, circa 1903
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Globe block, corner of Madison and Post Streets, Seattle, circa 1903

The Globe Block, seen here at the northeast corner of Madison Street and Post Street, was commissioned by Seattle Developer James W. Clise (1855-1939) in 1900-1901. The Alexis Hotel has occupied the Globe Building since 2003. This building and the two to the north are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Globe Building, Beebe Building and Hotel…
ID Number:1972.5346.33
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Globe Building, Beebe Building, and Hotel Cecil, Seattle, circa 1903
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Globe Building, Beebe Building, and Hotel Cecil, Seattle, circa 1903

The three buildings seen here are viewed from Madison Street looking north towards Spring Street. They occupy the entire west side of this block of First Avenue in downtown Seattle. These buildings are listed together as (south to north) the "Globe Building, Beebe Building and Hotel Cecil" on the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings are also part of…
ID Number:1972.5346.36
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Photograph of Olive Graef Treat in horse-drawn carriage on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1903
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Photograph of Olive Graef Treat in horse-drawn carriage on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1903

Olive Treat moved from New York to Seattle with her husband Harry Whitney Treat in 1906. The Treats owned a mansion on Queen Anne Hill, where they also kept a stable of horses. They owned several carriages with matched teams, such as this one. The Treats bought hundreds of acres of land north of Ballard and developed the Loyal Heights…
ID Number:1972.5460.4
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Carroll Harwood on wooden sidewalk, Georgetown, 1908
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Carroll Harwood on wooden sidewalk, Georgetown, 1908

In this photo, a child identified as Carroll Harwood stands on the boardwalk road of Graham Avenue in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. Handwritten on verso: On Graham Ave., Georgetown. Carroll Harwood.
ID Number:1974.5868.237
Date:1908
Image of Beacon Avenue looking south, Seattle, circa 1910
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Beacon Avenue looking south, Seattle, circa 1910

This early twentieth century view is taken from the middle of Beacon Hill, likely on Beacon Avenue, looking south. Handwritten on verso: Looking South on Becone [sic] Hill.
ID Number:1974.5868.238
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Women watching naval parade from roof, Seattle, 1908
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Women watching naval parade from roof, Seattle, 1908

In this image, two women can been seen watching a parade from the roof of the Bailey Building in downtown Seattle. According to the note on the back of the photo, they are wathcing a naval parade in 1908, possibly for the visit of the Great White Fleet to Seattle on May 26. Handwritten on verso: South from Roof of…
ID Number:1974.5868.309
Date:1908
Image of Cherry Street and Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1908
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Cherry Street and Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1908

This photo of downtown Seattle is at Second Avenue and Cherry streets. Embossed on mount: HarwoodHandwritten on verso: Between Cherry & Col. E on 2nd.
ID Number:1974.5868.317
Date:Circa 1908
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