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View of Enumclaw, Washington, circa 1905
Enumclaw, Washington, is located on the plateau between the Green and White Rivers. The town was platted in 1884, and the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad came through in 1885. Enumclaw quickly became a boomtown of lumber mills and farms. Residents supplied timber and produce to the nearby mining towns of Black Diamond and Franklin.This photo shows a view of…
ID Number:1983.10.7423
Date:Circa 1905
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Luna Park, Seattle, 1905
West Seattle's Luna Park was named for Luna, the Roman goddess of the moon. The amusement park was a popular place for Seattleites to swim, dance, and have fun. They could ride on a giant water slide, a roller coaster, or a carousel, or have a drink at what was advertised as "the longest bar on the bay." They could…
ID Number:1983.10.7424.1
Date:1905
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Group of people on the unfinished Smith Tower, circa 1914
When it opened in 1914, Seattle's Smith Tower was said to be the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi River. Such a tall building attracted the curious, even before it opened. This photo, probably taken in 1914, shows a group of unidentified sightseers, who are clearly not afraid of heights, posing for the photographer among the construction materials on the…
ID Number:1983.10.7426
Date:Circa 1914
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Dedication of pioneer monument at Alki, Seattle, November 18, 1905
On November 18, 1905, the surviving members of the Denny Party gathered at their old landing place on Alki Beach to dedicate a monument to the founding of Seattle. According to the inscription, the monument was erected by the Washington University State Historical Society and presented by Leonora Denny. Handwritten on sleeve: Unveiling Monument, Pioneer Day, Alki, 1905?Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.7430.1
Date:1905
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Pioneer group at Alki monument, November 18, 1905
On November 18, 1905, the surviving members of the Denny Party gathered at their old landing place on Alki Beach to dedicate a monument to the founding of Seattle. According to the inscription, the monument was erected by the Washington University State Historical Society and presented by Leonora Denny.This photo shows the remaining pioneers standing by the monument. The bearded…
ID Number:1983.10.7432
Date:1905
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West Queen Anne School, 1905
In 1895, the West Queen Anne School replaced the first school in the Queen Anne neighborhood. The new brick building had eight classrooms. It was expanded in 1899 and 1901 as the neighborhood grew. West Queen Anne School had Seattle's first woman principal, Adelaide Pollock, who served from 1900-1918. The school building still stands on Queen Anne Hill and is…
ID Number:1983.10.7436
Date:1905
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University Club, Seattle, circa 1910
The University Club at the corner of Madison Street and Boren Avenue had originally been built as a residence for Elizabeth Stacy. It became a residential and social club in 1902 and an addition to the building on the south side created rooms for dining, billiards, and reading. Its membership was restricted to men and at first limited to 200.…
ID Number:1983.10.7442
Date:Circa 1910
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The intersection of Yesler and Jefferson Streets, circa 1906
Downtown Seattle grew quickly during the late 1890s. This photo, taken sometime after 1903, shows the congested area near Seattle's City Hall (large building in the center). Jefferson Street, to the left of City Hall, is being regraded. The street is partially blocked by a house which is being moved. Streetcars and buggies move along Yesler Street (lower left). The…
ID Number:1983.10.7451.2
Date:Circa 1906
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Summit School, Seattle, circa 1905
This architecturally distinctive school building was designed by James Stephen. Summit School opened with a full house of elementary and high school students in 1905, but the older classes moved the following year to their own building, known as Franklin School. As the surrounding neighborhood became more commercial, the school population declined, but Summit was used for a variety of…
ID Number:1983.10.7457
Date:Circa 1905
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John Hay School, circa 1905
In September 1905, John Hay School opened on Boston Street in Seattle's Queen Anne Hill neighborhood. There were 325 students in grades one through seven. The John Hay School building later housed an alternative school, and in 2010 was renamed Queen Anne Elementary. It is one of Seattle's few remaining wooden buildings designed by school district architect James Stephen.This photo…
ID Number:1983.10.7463
Date:Circa 1905