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University National Bank, Seattle, circa 1925
The University State Bank moved to this building on the northeast corner of N.E. 45th St. and University Way N.E. in 1913. Its successor banks have occupied the site ever since. Handwritten on sleeve: University BankPhotographer's Reference Number: 112838
ID Number:1983.10.2988.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Golfers on course at Olympic Golf and Country Club, circa 1925
The Olympic Golf and Country Club was located at NW 90th Street and 19th NW north of Ballard at what is today Olympic Manor housing development. In 1950, part of the property was sold to a real estate developer and part taken over by the federal government for a defense installation. This land later became the site of Whitman Middle…
ID Number:1983.10.3011.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Woman's Century Club, Seattle, circa 1925
A group of prominent Seattle women founded the Woman's Century Club in 1891. Club activities included the study of the arts and social issues, and members also lobbied for social justice. In 1925, the group built a brick club house on Harvard Avenue at Roy Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill area. In 1968, the club sold its building with the…
ID Number:1983.10.3052.3
Date:Circa 1925
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Taggart Motor Co. and Georgetown City Hall, Seattle, 1925
Before it was annexed to Seattle in 1910, Georgetown was a separate city connected to Seattle by streetcar. By the mid-1920s, Georgetown was just a short drive away in the family automobile. This 1925 photo shows evidence of both the old and the new transportation. Taggart Motor Company, the Ford dealership, sits on Stanley Avenue near the streetcar tracks. The…
ID Number:1983.10.3076.3
Date:1925
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Georgetown City Hall, circa 1925
Georgetown, located to the north of Boeing Field, was once a separate city connected to Seattle by streetcar. It became part of Seattle in 1910. In the 1920s, Georgetown's old city hall remained a center of community activity. It housed a baby clinic, the police department, and a branch of the Seattle Public Library.This photo shows how the Georgetown City…
ID Number:1983.10.3076.5
Date:Circa 1925
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Olympic Manor house under construction, April 7, 1926
Seattle grew quickly after 1900. New residential areas extended out from the central city. Houses in those areas were often individually built by skilled carpenters and other craftsmen.In this photo, two plasterers stand by a new house in Olympic Manor, a housing development in north Seattle in the Crown Hill neighborhood. They are mixing plaster for surfacing the interior walls.…
ID Number:1983.10.3148.2
Date:1926
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Olympic Manor house under construction, April 7, 1926
Seattle grew quickly after 1900. New residential areas extended out from the central city. Houses in those areas were often individually built by skilled carpenters and other craftsmen.In this photo, two plasterers stand by a new house in Olympic Manor, a housing development in north Seattle in the Crown Hill neighborhood. They are mixing plaster for surfacing the interior walls.…
ID Number:1983.10.3148.3
Date:1926
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New homes in Laurelhurst, circa 1925
Beginning in 1906, a group of local property owners started promoting Laurelhurst as a good place to live. Although the city annexed the area in 1910, until the 1920s it was difficult to get there except by railroad or by ferry from Madison Park. Laurelhurst grew faster after the Montlake Bridge was completed in 1925 and roads were improved. This…
ID Number:1983.10.3171.3
Date:Circa 1925
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St. Vincent De Paul secondhand store, Seattle, circa 1926
St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic volunteer organization that serves poor families and individuals. Its Salvage Bureau offered used items for sale with all proceeds benefiting its programs. The store shown in this photo was located at First and Battery St. in Belltown. Signs in image: St. Vincent De Paul Salvage Bureau - Used Articles For Sale. Bay State…
ID Number:1983.10.3183
Date:Circa 1926
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West Seattle proud of fine homes, May 1926
After World War I ended, home building boomed all over the United States. This included West Seattle, which was now connected to Seattle by ferry, streetcar, and road. More and more people owned cars, and builders began to include garages in their new houses. This photo shows a new home at 1925 Sunset Avenue in West Seattle, with its garage…
ID Number:1983.10.3216.5
Date:1926