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Image of Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1911
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Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1911

The City of Seattle spent $10,000 to install a double row of stalls to provide shelter for Pike Place Market farmers and their customers. The canopy-covered west side was known as "the dry row." The arcade, extending from Pike Street to Stewart Street, was ready for occupancy in early 1911. Handwritten on sleeve: Pike Place Mkt. newsheds, 1905 [sic].Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.7355.2
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Mrs. C.H. Pomeroy's houseboat interior, Seattle, 1905
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Mrs. C.H. Pomeroy's houseboat interior, Seattle, 1905

Houseboats have been popular in various parts of Seattle for many years. Plain and fancy summer houseboats showed up on Lake Washington soon after the opening of the Yesler cable car line in 1888. Both upper class and working class people lived in houseboats on Lake Union. There were speakeasy houseboats during Prohibition and working class houseboat dwellings on the…
ID Number:1983.10.7356.1
Date:1905
Image of G.L Reichenbach's houseboat, Seattle, 1905
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G.L Reichenbach's houseboat, Seattle, 1905

Houseboats have been popular in various parts of Seattle for many years. Plain and fancy summer houseboats showed up on Lake Washington soon after the opening of the Yesler cable car line in 1888. Both upper class and working class people lived in houseboats on Lake Union. There were speakeasy houseboats during Prohibition and working class houseboat dwellings on the…
ID Number:1983.10.7356.3
Date:1905
Image of Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1905
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Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: Ryan [...] Newton Co. - Commission Merchants - Fruits and Produce. Rainier Beer. Star Grocery Co. (on wagon). Rustler Grocery (on wagon). [...rs] Supply Co. Sandy Beach. West Seattle Ferry. Seattle Sheet Metal Shop. Tent [Factory].Handwritten on sleeve: Western Avenue.Webster & Stevens number: 3302
ID Number:1983.10.7359.1
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Grocery wagons on Marion Street, circa 1905
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Grocery wagons on Marion Street, circa 1905

Before the opening of Seattle's Pike Place Market in 1907, farmers sold their fruit and vegetables to the customer through brokers or other middlemen. Much of this wholesale produce trade took place in the so-called Commission District, in the area of Railroad and Western Avenues and Columbia and Marion Streets. Once the wholesalers took their commissions, customers paid more and…
ID Number:1983.10.7360
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Interurban car at Wildwood station, Rainier Valley, Seattle, circa 1905
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Interurban car at Wildwood station, Rainier Valley, Seattle, circa 1905

In 1896, the old Seattle and Rainier Beach trolley line was extended to Renton. At that time, the 12-mile route between Seattle and Renton was the longest electric railway line in the world. The line, known after 1903 as the Seattle, Renton and Southern Railway, provided passenger and freight service to the once-isolated settlements between the two cities.This photo, taken…
ID Number:1983.10.7363.2
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Hotel Stander, Seattle, 1905
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Hotel Stander, Seattle, 1905

The Stander Hotel was located on the northwest corner of 4th and Marion, where the Downtown YMCA building now stands. Handwritten on sleeve: Hotel Stander, 1905.Webster & Stevens number: 3374
ID Number:1983.10.7365
Date:1905
Image of Seaview Hall at Alki, Seattle, circa 1905
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Seaview Hall at Alki, Seattle, circa 1905

By the early 1900s, Alki had grown from a out-of-the-way campground to a full-fledged summer resort. Nestled along the beach were dozens of summer cottages, many with wistful names such as "Kill Time" and "La Siesta."This photo shows Seaview Hall, a sizable structure similar to The Stockade, which was a popular hotel at Alki. The vacationers would come by ferry…
ID Number:1983.10.7366.2
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Seattle, circa 1907
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Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Seattle, circa 1907

Ohio-born curio collector Joseph Edward "Daddy" Standley (1854-1940) came to Seattle in 1899 and opened Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on Second Avenue and Pike Street. He moved the shop to the Colman Dock on the waterfront in 1904, and since 1988 the shop has been located at Pier 54. Still a family-run business after five generations, the store attracts about…
ID Number:1983.10.7367
Date:Circa 1907
Image of New England Hotel, Seattle, 1905
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New England Hotel, Seattle, 1905

The New England Hotel building is still in existence on the northwest corner 1st Avenue South and South Main Street in Pioneer Square. Signs in image: Newsome's [Employment?] [...]. German Restaurant - Waffle House. Baths 15 Cents - [...ry] Office. Crawford & Pratt Employment Agency. [Licyman?] & [Renard's?] Employment Agency. Lodging. Cape Nome Lodging House. Bohemian Beer. New England Hotel.…
ID Number:1983.10.7368
Date:1905
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