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Image of Lewis Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905
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Lewis Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905

Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Boys Dorm.Webster & Stevens number: 2903
ID Number:1983.10.7056
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1905
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Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1905

James Clise built the Globe Building in 1901 to house office, shops, and rooms for men who came to Seattle during the Alaskan gold rush. In 2003, the Alexis Hotel occupied the building, located at First Avenue and Madison Street. Signs in image: Bismarck. Bank - Washington Trust Company. Globe Navigation Co. Palace of Sweets. Stone - Tailor. Globe Block.…
ID Number:1983.10.7063
Date:Circa 1905
Image of University of Washington fraternity house, Seattle, circa 1908
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University of Washington fraternity house, Seattle, circa 1908

The earliest fraternities associated with the University of Washington had to find housing amongst the residential and commercial buildings west of the campus. By 1908, however, some 40 acres of land to the north became available from the Puget Mill Company. Several fraternities then began constructing houses in the neighborhood between 45th and 50th NE and NE 17th and 21st,…
ID Number:1983.10.7069
Date:Circa 1908
Image of Professor Edmond Meany's museum in Denny Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905
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Professor Edmond Meany's museum in Denny Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905

The first building on the present campus of the University of Washington was Denny Hall, originally known as the Administration Building. At that time, all university activities took place in this single building. Denny Hall had science labs, a library, a natural history museum, administrative and faculty offices, ten classrooms, a music room, a lecture hall, and an assembly hall…
ID Number:1983.10.7072
Date:Circa 1905
Image of University of Washington fraternity house, Seattle, circa 1908
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University of Washington fraternity house, Seattle, circa 1908

The earliest fraternities associated with the University of Washington had to find housing amongst the residential and commercial buildings west of the campus. By 1908, however, some 40 acres of land to the north became available from the Puget Mill Company. Several fraternities then began constructing houses in the neighborhood between 45th and 50th NE and NE 17th and 21st,…
ID Number:1983.10.7075
Date:Circa 1908
Image of Delta Gamma sorority house, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905
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Delta Gamma sorority house, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1905

Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Sorority House.Webster & Stevens number: 2933
ID Number:1983.10.7076
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Dexter Horton Bank, Seattle, circa 1905
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Dexter Horton Bank, Seattle, circa 1905

Handwritten on sleeve: Dexter Horton Bank.Webster & Stevens number: 2945
ID Number:1983.10.7086
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Burke Building, Seattle, circa 1905
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Burke Building, Seattle, circa 1905

One of the most prominent architects to emerge during the post-1889 fire period in Seattle was Elmer H. Fisher, who designed the Burke building at 2nd and Marion St. It stood as one of the most impressive examples of this period for many years, and fragments of the building remain as decorative elements in the plaza of Seattle's new Federal…
ID Number:1983.10.7087.1
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Collins Block, Seattle, circa 1905
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Collins Block, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: Normandy [...]. [...] Architect. Pacific Optical Co. Tailors. [The...lace] House. Harvard Dental Parlors - Full Set of Teeth $4. The Thomas Investment Co. - Financial Ag'ts and Investment Bankers - Mortgage Loans, Investments, Insurance. Wilson's Modern Business College. Collins. J.A. Baillargeon & Co. Vienna Cafe - Fancy Bakery. The Copeland Medical Institute. Western Mutual Fire Insurance Ass'n.…
ID Number:1983.10.7088
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Haller Building, 1905
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Haller Building, 1905

The Haller Building was built in 1889-1890, during Seattle's post-fire building boom. When this photo was taken in 1905, the Haller Building housed law offices, doctors' offices, and the Seattle Tug Company on its upper floors. On the ground floor was a cigar store and the Bank of California.This photo shows the Haller Building at the northwest corner of Second…
ID Number:1983.10.7089.1
Date:1905
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