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Telephone Building, Seattle, circa 1921
The Pacific Telephone Building was constructed in 1921 at Third Avenue and Seneca Street. Here, the facade appears complete, but signs of construction can be seen near the street. Handwritten on sleeve: Telephone Bldg.Photographer's Reference Number: 86018Caption information source: "American Telephone and Telegraph Company (A, T and T), Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, Office Building #2, Seattle, WA," PCAD, https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/8827/
ID Number:1983.10.2176
Date:Circa 1921
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Smith Tower and the County-City Building, circa 1921
In about 1912, a group of citizens pushed for a new governmental "Civic Center" in the recently regraded Denny Hill area. This effort failed, however. In 1916, the new King County Courthouse and Municipal Building, also known as the County-City Building, opened on Third Avenue, convenient to the heart of the old downtown.This photo, taken around 1921, shows the County-City…
ID Number:1983.10.2234.2
Date:Circa 1921
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Train at Skagit River power site, circa 1921
Harsh terrain made the development of Seattle City Light's three Skagit River dams very difficult. Once they got permission to proceed on the Gorge Creek Diversion Dam in 1918, workers built access roads and a railway line, the Skagit River Railway, to haul supplies and workers to the construction site.This photo, taken around 1921, shows what is probably an excursion…
ID Number:1983.10.2251.6
Date:Circa 1921
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Skagit Dam construction site, circa 1921
Harsh terrain made the development of Seattle City Light's three dams on the Skagit River very difficult. Once they got permission to proceed on the Gorge Creek Diversion Dam in 1918, workers had to build access roads through the mountainous wilderness and railway lines to haul supplies and workers to and from the construction site.This photo, taken around 1921, shows…
ID Number:1983.10.2251.25
Date:Circa 1921
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County-City Building, Seattle, circa 1921
In 1916, the new King County Courthouse and Municipal Building, also called the County-City Building, opened on Third Avenue in downtown Seattle. The building, designed by Seattle architect Augustus Warren Gould, was five stories tall, with a partial sixth story for the use of the city engineer.This photo, taken on a sunny afternoon in 1921, shows the new County-City building…
ID Number:1983.10.2333.2
Date:Circa 1921
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Sixth and Pike, Seattle, circa 1922
This view of Sixth Avenue and Pike Street taken around 1922 shows the contrast of newer reinforced concrete buildings, like the Grunbaum Brothers Furniture Company building on the left, juxtaposed with older wooden buildings. Signs in image: Grunbaum Bros. Furniture Co. Inc. - Complete Home Furnishers - Easy Terms. Pitcairn Aged Varnish. W.H. Pope & Co. - Wall Paper, Paints.…
ID Number:1983.10.2600
Date:Circa 1922
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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, circa 1925
As Seattle grew northwards, churches were built to serve nearby Roman Catholic residents. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church was built during the early 1920s at 52nd Street and Ninth Avenue NE in the University District. The neighboring priory had been completed in 1914. The green copper-clad steeple and large brick buildings are now easily seen from Interstate 5.This photo, probably taken…
ID Number:1983.10.2931.1
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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Excavation for the new Bon Marche store, circa 1928
When the original Bon Marche department store opened in 1890, Seattle's population stood at around 50,000 residents. The company grew with the city. By the time the Bon Marche moved into its big new store in 1929, the city was over ten times as large. This photo, taken about 1928, shows the excavation for the new Bon Marche building in…
ID Number:1983.10.3490.1
Date:Circa 1928