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Washington National Guard 1st Infantry Regiment parade to Alki Point, West Seattle, May 13, 1886
During the period before statehood, the U. S. Federal Government authorized Washington Territory to form militia units to assist the civil authorities in maintaining law and order. A more permanent force was created on March 9, 1886, with the formation of the First Infantry Regiment of the Washington National Guard, led by Lieutenant-Colonel George D. Hill. The 2nd Infantry Regiment followed…
ID Number:SHS812
Date:1886
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Firemen and wagon at Ballard Fire Station No. 18, circa 1907
This photograph shows five fireman and their horse-drawn hose wagon at the original wooden fire station on NW Market Street and Russell Ave NW in Ballard. This was a volunteer station until Ballard's annexation into Seattle on June 1, 1907, when it because Hose No. 18, a paid company of the Seattle Fire Department. In 1911, this building was replaced…
ID Number:SHS1042
Date:Circa 1907
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Shorey's Books at 3rd Ave. and Cherry St., Seattle, circa 1895
Legendary Seattle bookstore Shorey's was founded by newspaperman Samuel Fernald Shorey (1851-1932) in 1890 as a small magazine and cigar store at Third and James. Sam's great-nephew John W. "Bill" Todd Jr.(1914-2007) bought the store in 1939, and it was later run by his son, Jim Todd. Shorey's maintained its huge inventory even though the store had to move several…
ID Number:SHS1317
Date:Circa 1895
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Seattle skyline and suffragists, 1915
The print pictured here features two panoramic images, one of the Seattle skyline, with many landmarks identified, and the other of a large group of people posing together on a city sidewalk. Most of the individuals are women, and several are proudly displaying copies of The Suffragist, a weekly newspaper published by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Handwritten on…
ID Number:SHS5211
Date:1915
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Waterfront and downtown, Seattle, 1888
Signs in image: Our House. Clothiers. Safe Deposit Co. Gordon Hardware Co. Seattle Hardware Co. The Arcade - W.P. Boyd & Co. Drugs - [Asten?] & Co. Columbia House [...]. San Francisco Store - Dry Goods. St. Elmo Hotel. New England Hotel. Live Stable.Caption on mount: Peiser - 817 and 819 Second Street, Seattle, W.T.Caption on verso: First-class Work Guaranteed,…
ID Number:SHS7637
Date:1888
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Policemen's Ball attendees at Armory, Seattle, February 21, 1911
Seattle's Policemen's Ball was held annually from at least 1899 to benefit the Seattle Police Relief Association (also called the Policemen's Benevolent Association). The association used funds raised for the pensioning of police officers injured in the line of duty or for the funeral expenses of those who died while members of the force. The photograph shown here was taken…
ID Number:SHS7850
Date:1911
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Performers from the "Streets of Cairo" in the Oriental Village pose on the Pay Streak at AYPE, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle to publicize the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape Architecture firm and located on the campus of the University of Washington. The AYPE's amusement park and midway area was located along what is now 15th Avenue, and was called the Pay…
ID Number:SHS7956
Date:1909
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White Pass & Yukon Route train, trestle, and tunnel, circa 1899
The first leg of the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad line was the most difficult to build. Between Skagway and White Pass, the tracks climbed 2,885 feet in just 21 miles. This required several switchbacks and careful tracklaying in order to make the route safe and passable. A 250 foot tunnel had to be blasted through solid rock. This…
ID Number:SHS10117
Date:Circa 1899
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Tal Tan Billy, Alaska, circa 1898 - 1920
The Tlingit are a group of Indigenous peoples whose traditional home is on the coast of southeastern Alaska. The Tlingit, as well as neighboring groups, weave elaborate ceremonial blankets with abstracted images of animals. The blankets are called Chilkat blankets after one of the Tlingit tribes, and are traditionally worn during important events.The man in this photograph wears a woven…
ID Number:SHS14164
Date:Circa 1909