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Image of Leary Estate Building, Seattle, circa 1918
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Leary Estate Building, Seattle, circa 1918

Signs in image: Buon [Gu...]. Gerber [...] Repairing. Cafe. Martins Restaurant. D.B. McBride & Co. - Tailors Trimmings - Imported Woolens. Drugs - Mechanics Drug Store. B&B Tailors - Butler & Blumenthal. Woolley & Co. - Wholesale, Retail - Imported Manila - Smoke the Los Angeles Cigar. Geneva Hotel.Handwritten on sleeve: Leary Estate Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 62685
ID Number:1983.10.7206
Date:Circa 1918
Image of New Spokane Street Bridge, circa 1917
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New Spokane Street Bridge, circa 1917

In 1917, the city built a new swing bridge to carry Spokane Street traffic to West Seattle. The roadway passed 28 feet above the West Waterway of the Duwamish River. The bridge tender watched water traffic from a little cabin on the side of the bridge. When ship traffic approached that was too tall to fit under the span, the…
ID Number:1983.10.7210.1
Date:Circa 1917
Image of Seaboard Building, Seattle, circa 1918
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Seaboard Building, Seattle, circa 1918

Signs in image: Hotel Central. Oysters. Hoffman's Cloaks & Suits. Doherty's Tuval Cigars. Bank. Eye Ear Nose & Throat. Fred A. Carver - Lawyer, Notary Public. The Prudential. Dr. Stillson. Blake Furniture [...]. The Little Theatre. Boulevard Chop House. Woodhouse-[Grunbaum?] Furniture Co. Coliseum - Pauline Frederick.Handwritten on sleeve: Seaboard Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 62720
ID Number:1983.10.7211
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Basketball players at the University of Washington, 1918
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Basketball players at the University of Washington, 1918

The University of Washington basketball team played a 500 season in 1918. The team won five games and lost five games. In this photo, three University of Washington basketball players shoot baskets in a gym. Webster & Stevens number: 62736
ID Number:1983.10.7214
Date:1918
Image of Learning how to dust and sweep, circa 1918
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Learning how to dust and sweep, circa 1918

The University of Washington's home economics program taught women the latest scientific methods for running an efficient home. This photo, taken about 1918, shows three students learning proper ways to dust and clean. Webster & Stevens number: 62757
ID Number:1983.10.7222
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Cooking class at the University of Washington, circa 1918
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Cooking class at the University of Washington, circa 1918

The University of Washington's home economics department taught students the latest scientific methods in cooking and nutrition. Starting in 1918, all women students were required to take a course in "food administration" in order to graduate.This photo was taken in about 1918. It shows three students preparing ingredients in a cooking class. Webster & Stevens number: 62866
ID Number:1983.10.7229
Date:Circa 1918
Image of New York Block, Seattle, circa 1918
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New York Block, Seattle, circa 1918

The New York Block was one of a number of brick and stone buildings built just after Seattle's Great Fire of 1889. It was seven stories tall and was located at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Street. Signs in image: New York Central Lines. Southern Pacific Lines. W.J. Marvin - Real Estate, Investor, Developer. Union Mutual Life.…
ID Number:1983.10.7234.1
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Thomas Barker talking to shipyard workers inside the hull of a wooden ship, 1918
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Thomas Barker talking to shipyard workers inside the hull of a wooden ship, 1918

When the United States entered World War I in 1918, Seattle's shipyard workeers were called on to help win the war.In this photo, Thomas Barker, representing the U.S. Department of Labor, speaks to several hundred shipyard workers about the importance of their work to the nation's war effort. The men are sitting on the beams and scaffolding of a large…
ID Number:1983.10.7236.3
Date:1918
Image of Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1905
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Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: [Old?] Valley Whiskey. C.W. Boynton [Saw...]. Butchers. Paints. Abbott. Wallpaper.Handwritten on sleeve: Pike St.Webster & Stevens number: 2965
ID Number:1983.10.7284
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Houses in University District, Seattle, circa 1905
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Houses in University District, Seattle, circa 1905

Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Street View - Row of Houses.Webster & Stevens number: 2996
ID Number:1983.10.7301
Date:Circa 1905
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