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Puddle backfill, Keechelus Dam, circa 1917
East of the Cascade Mountains, rainfall is unpredictable and farming is difficult without a steady supply of water. As early as 1890, various private irrigation projects tried to remedy this by diverting water from the mountains to the dry land below. By 1906, the United States Bureau of Reclamation had bought several reservoir sites, including Lake Keechelus. This photo, taken…
ID Number:1981.7333.78
Date:Circa 1917
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Meadow Creek, Washington, circa 1917
The Keechelus Dam, at the south end of Lake Keechelus, was completed in 1917. For several summers, dam construction workers lived at a camp called Meadow Creek. The temporary town had a post office, school, store, YMCA, and several other businesses. Almost everyone left during the winter, except for about 25 families who stayed on to take care of the…
ID Number:1981.7333.111
Date:Circa 1917
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Ladies Musical Club members posing for the club's 30th anniversary, Seattle, 1921
The Ladies Musical Club (LMC) of Seattle was organized officially on March 2, 1891, during the heyday of the national women's club movement from the 1890s through the 1920s. Women's organizations not only provided countless benefits to urban and rural communities, but they also helped give a public voice and influence to women even before they were enfranchised as full…
ID Number:1981.7337.288.5
Date:1921
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Bridge construction at the Green River Gorge, circa 1914
In 1914 and 1915, workers replaced the old road bridge which crossed the Green River Gorge near Franklin, Washington. The old bridge had been built in the late 1880s. This photo shows both the old and the new bridges. Compare the size of the workmen waving from the unfinished bridge with the size of the structures and the depth of…
ID Number:1982.20.6
Date:Circa 1914
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Olympic Hotel under construction, May 2, 1924
Seattle's Olympic Hotel, is still a downtown landmark. It was built from steel, brick, concrete, and terra cotta. Like many taller city buildings, the decoration on the lower floors is much more detailed than that on the upper floors. The elegance of the lower floors was meant to attract people at street level.This photo shows the wooden catwalks and scaffolding…
ID Number:1983.10.309.1
Date:1924
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Formal gardens, reservoir, and pavilion at Volunteer Park, circa 1914
In the early 1900s, the Olmsted Brothers firm of landscape designers submitted a plan for Volunteer Park to the city of Seattle. The design included curving roads and formal gardens. A water tower was built in 1906, and the conservatory was added in 1912.This photo shows the reservoir, small lily ponds, gardens, and a long pavilion with a bandstand at…
ID Number:1983.10.463.2
Date:Circa 1914
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View of the Denny Regrade area, circa 1925
Denny Hill, which stood north of Seattle's downtown was thought to block the city's growth. The steep hill was removed in two stages between the 1890s and the 1930s, and the land was regraded. The area where Denny Hill stood is still known as the Denny Regrade.This photo was taken in about 1925, after the first Denny Hill regrading project.…
ID Number:1983.10.498
Date:Circa 1925
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Liggett Building under construction, Seattle, March 14, 1927
This picture shows the Fourth & Pike Building under construction. At that time, it was called the Liggett Building. Signs in image: Liggett Building - "Where Traffic Flows" - Store, Shop & Office Space - For [...] and [...] Tenants - Goodwin Real Estate Co. The Rexall Store - The Largest Retail Drug Business in the World - Liggetts Drugs…
ID Number:1983.10.659
Date:1927
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Houses under construction at Queen Anne Park, April 19, 1927
Queen Anne Hill, northwest of Seattle's downtown, became a popular place to live as the city grew. Queen Anne Park, on the northwest side of the hill, was started in 1926 and was the last major housing development in the area before the Depression. In this 1927 photo, houses are under construction at Queen Anne Park on Queen Anne Hill.…
ID Number:1983.10.700.1
Date:1927
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Edmundson Pavilion under construction, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1927
This athletic facility was originally named the Men's Athletic Pavilion, but was renamed Hec Edmundson Pavilion in the mid-1940s to honor Clarence "Hec" Edmundson, a longtime basketball and track and field coach. Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Stadium Crowds Etc.Webster & Stevens number: 127718
ID Number:1983.10.937.3
Date:Circa 1927