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Financial district, 2nd Ave. and Columbia St., Seattle, 1925
This view of the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Columbia Street in downtown Seattle includes several buildings that remain standing. In the center of the frame The Seattle National Bank Building (now the United Way Building), built in 1921, stands at 720 Second Avenue. Moving south on Second Avenue, the 15-story Dexter Horton building is at 710 Second Avenue,…
ID Number:1980.6877.32
Date:1925
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Portrait of First Baptist Church's building committee, Seattle, circa 1908
Seattle First Baptist Church was organized in 1869 by 11 men and women on a lot donated by Elizabeth (Jones) Holgate (1796-1880), a widow who had lived in Seattle since at least 1856. The wooden church was built on the east side of Fourth Avenue, between Cherry Street and James Street. The building was abandoned after 1908 when regrading of…
ID Number:1980.6882.1
Date:Circa 1908
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Original building of First Baptist Church, Seattle, circa 1895
Seattle First Baptist Church was organized in 1869 by 11 men and women on a lot donated by Elizabeth (Jones) Holgate (1796-1880), a widow who had lived in Seattle since at least 1856. The wooden church was built on the east side of Fourth Avenue, between Cherry Street and James Street. The building was abandoned after 1908 when regrading of…
ID Number:1980.6882.2
Date:Circa 1895
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Construction of First Baptist Church's second building, Seattle, October 12, 1910
Seattle First Baptist Church was organized in 1869 by 11 men and women on a lot donated by Elizabeth (Jones) Holgate (1796-1880), a widow who had lived in Seattle since at least 1856. The wooden church was built on the east side of Fourth Avenue, between Cherry Street and James Street. The building was abandoned after 1908 when regrading of…
ID Number:1980.6882.3
Date:1910
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Downtown Seattle from Seventh Avenue and Alder Street, 1914
In 1914 Seattle's population had reached an estimated 304,126. According to the 1914 Polk Seattle City Directory, Seattle boasted the "largest clay products plant on the Pacific Coast; largest shoe factory on Pacific Coast; largest jewelry manufacturing concern on Pacific Coast; largest condensed milk concern in the West; largest dry docks on Pacific Coast; largest fisheries and lumbering interests in…
ID Number:1980.6923.9
Date:1914
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View of 3rd Ave. and Pine St., Seattle, 1908
This image of the intersection of Third Avenue and Pine Street was taken facing southeast. Visible in the distance are the two towers of St. James Cathedral (completed in 1907) at 804 Ninth Avenue in the First Hill neighborhood. A transitional period in transportation is illustrated here, with a streetcar, several automobiles, and horse-drawn vehicles in evidence. Signs in image:…
ID Number:1980.6923.48
Date:1908
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Spectators watching a circus parade on Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1900
In this image spectators perch on carts to watch the circus parade on Second Avenue at the corner of James Street in downtown Seattle. The large brick building across the street is the Butler Hotel, and the pale building to the left is a corner of the Seattle Hotel. Handwritten on verso: Street Scene on Circus day, Seattle Wash.
ID Number:1980.6923.53
Date:Circa 1900
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Crowd watching a circus parade on Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1900
In this image spectators perch on carts to watch the circus parade on Second Avenue at the corner of James Street in downtown Seattle. The large brick building across the street is the Butler Hotel, and the pale building to the left is a corner of the Seattle Hotel. Handwritten on verso: Street Scene, Seattle Wash. Waiting for the Circus…
ID Number:1980.6923.54
Date:Circa 1900
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Southwest view of Seattle after fire, July 1889
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the City, destroying 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The city didn't take much time to mourn; most businesses decided to rebuild where they had been, and rebuilding began almost immediately, creating a building…
ID Number:1980.6923.118
Date:1889
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Transit News, May, 1959
The Seattle Transit System was created in 1940 to run the all-bus transit system for the City of Seattle. This department became part of Metro Transit in 1973, serving all of King County. This edition of the newsletter "Transit News" (Volume 2, number 9) covers funding and planning for the monorail, an appearance of bus operator James Wesselius on local…
ID Number:1980.6969.2.1
Date:1959