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Madison Park docks, Seattle, circa 1911
Madison Park, at the end of the Madison Street cable car line, was one of Seattle's privately-developed "trolley parks." In addition to a ferry landing, it had a pavilion, a boathouse, picnic areas, piers, a promenade, and offshore bandstands with shoreline seating. Caption on image: Madison Park.Handwritten on sleeve: Madison Park.Photographer's Reference Number: 827
ID Number:1983.10.6715
Date:Circa 1911
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Clubhouse at The Meadows, circa 1907
As early as 1872, Seattle had regular horse racing. Starting in 1902, racing fans flocked to The Meadows, south of downtown Seattle on the current site of Boeing Field. The Meadows closed in 1909, when Washington State made racetrack betting illegal. This photo, taken sometime between 1902 and 1909, shows the clubhouse at The Meadows, south of downtown Seattle. On…
ID Number:1983.10.6738.2
Date:Circa 1907
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Swimmers at Alki Beach, Seattle, 1912
In July 1905, the West Seattle newspaper reported that the Alki natatorium was a wonderful success in its first year of operation. The "bathing tank"--130 feet long, 53 feet wide and up to 9 feet deep--was filled directly from Puget Sound daily. The adjacent pavilion hosted social dances on Saturday evenings. Caption on image: Alki Beach Bathing Pavilion, Seattle.Handwritten on…
ID Number:1983.10.6779
Date:1912
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Exterior of Alki Natatorium, 1905
In 1905, the Alki Point Transportation Company opened the Alki Natatorium in West Seattle. Visitors could swim in the heated waters of the 130-foot long swimming pool or dance under paper lanterns in the adjacent pavilion.This photo shows a daytime view of the Alki Natatorium around the time of its 1905 opening. The larger part of the shingled building houses…
ID Number:1983.10.7328.1
Date: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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Dreamland Skating Rink, Seattle, circa 1908
Sign in image: This Hall Can Be Rented for Dances, Entertainments, Conventions - For Particulars See McKinley & Watson, 1402 First Ave.Handwritten on sleeve: Dreamland Skating Rink.Photographer's Reference Number: 6966
ID Number:1983.10.7797
Date:Circa 1908
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Children on the carousel at Luna Park, circa 1907
Charles I. Looff, a German immigrant, built a huge amusement park at Alki in 1907. He named it Luna Park. The carousel was manufactured at his factory in Rhode Island and then sent to Seattle. A wooden covering protected the merry-go-round and its riders from the weather.In this photo, taken around 1907, children ride the painted horses on the carousel…
ID Number:1983.10.7883
Date:Circa 1907
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Luna Park roller coaster, Seattle, circa 1912
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:1983.10.7884
Date:Circa 1912
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Luna Park, circa 1909
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 rollercoaster, or a carousel, or have a drink at what was advertised as "the longest bar on the bay." They could even…
ID Number:1983.10.8281.2
Date:Circa 1909
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Cowboy doing rope tricks, 1909
Cheyenne Bill's Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders opened in Seattle's Madison Park on July 17, 1909. The show featured Indigenous performers dancing, trick ropers, cowpunchers, bucking horses, and recreations of frontier battles.This photo shows one of the trick ropers in the 1909 Wild West Show. The Seattle Times reported that the audience was awed by the whirling…
ID Number:1983.10.8298
Date:1909