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Image of Building Owners and Managers Conference delegates outside New Washington Hotel, Seattle, April 1920
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Building Owners and Managers Conference delegates outside New Washington Hotel, Seattle, April 1920

In this photo, delegates at the Second Pacific Northwest Conference of Building Owners and Managers pose outside of the New Washington Hotel, the meeting headquarters. The convention opened April 23, with delegates from San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, B.C., Spokane, Tacoma, and Seattle attending. The delegates discussed the costs of operating commercial properties, zoning regulations, and the need for "alert, efficient…
ID Number:1998.31.1
Date:1920
Image of Seattle General Hospital nurses on roof, circa 1915
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Seattle General Hospital nurses on roof, circa 1915

Seattle General Hospital was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle from 1900-1971, later merging with two other local hospitals to become the Swedish Medical Center. Considered one of the best teaching hospitals in the region, 598 student nurses were trained at the hospital's School for Nurses between 1897-1938. In this image four nurses or nursing students pose on…
ID Number:1998.41.12.1
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Seattle Elks band at Boys Picnic, Woodland Park, 1923
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Seattle Elks band at Boys Picnic, Woodland Park, 1923

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) hosted an annual picnic for boys at Woodland Park in Seattle, and on July 27, 1923, they had a special guest. President Warren G. Harding was on a Western tour across the United States, in what he called his "Voyage of Understanding." He gave a speech at Woodland Park for 30,000 assembled…
ID Number:1998.44.1
Date:1923
Image of Guests around table at Arctic Club dinner, Seattle, April 27, 1916
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Guests around table at Arctic Club dinner, Seattle, April 27, 1916

Fred H. Hayner (1869-1920) and his wife Marguerite M. "Minnie" (Sharrock) Hayner (b. 1870) moved from New York State to Seattle sometime before they hosted the 1916 dinner party pictured here. The lavish dinner was part of a dinner dance at the Arctic Club, an event described in the Society Pages of the April 28, 1916, edition of the Seattle…
ID Number:1999.9.1
Date:1916
Image of Coal miners posing on the surface at Ravensdale mine, circa 1910
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Coal miners posing on the surface at Ravensdale mine, circa 1910

Underground coal mining at the Ravensdale Mine was begun around 1899 by the Seattle and San Francisco Railway and Navigation Company. In 1900 the Northern Pacific Railroad (NPRR) built a rail line to the area, making coal mining much more financially feasible. NPRR created a subsidiary corporation, the Northwestern Improvement Company, which purchased the Ravensdale mine and built up the…
ID Number:1999.48.1
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Group on porch of Florence Crittenton Home, Seattle, circa 1900
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Group on porch of Florence Crittenton Home, Seattle, circa 1900

Florence Crittenton homes are residential care facilities for young girls who are pregnant, parenting or at-risk. Originally opened in 1883 as a refuge for young prostitutes, the homes soon became maternity centers for young, often poor, unmarried pregnant women, providing medical care, therapy, support services and educational opportunities. The Florence Crittenton Home of Seattle opened in 1899 with two maternity…
ID Number:2000.43.7
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Emil Schanno standing on bridge near Alki Point, Seattle, 1890
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Emil Schanno standing on bridge near Alki Point, Seattle, 1890

Emil Sabastian Schanno (1872-1936) was born in The Dalles, Oregon, to Charles Francis Schanno (1833-1889), a brewer born in France, and Emma Hannah (Bartlett) Schanno (1848-1894). In 1904 in Walla Walla Emil married Alice May (Cameron) Schanno (1869-1952); by 1910 they were living near Alki Point in West Seattle, where they operated one of the area's first restaurants, at 2758…
ID Number:2000.52.21
Date:1890
Image of Construction shed for battleship Nebraska, Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle 1902
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Construction shed for battleship Nebraska, Moran Brothers shipyard, Seattle 1902

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. To accommodate the construction of so large a vessel, the shipyard, located at the foot of South Charles Street, required major renovations. A large quantity of heavy tools and equipment was purchased, and a ship shed was built with…
ID Number:2000.87.21.18
Date:1902
Image of Construction of ship shed for battleship USS Nebraska, Moran Brothers shipyard, 1902
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Construction of ship shed for battleship USS Nebraska, Moran Brothers shipyard, 1902

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. To accommodate the construction of so large a vessel, the shipyard, located at the foot of South Charles Street, required major renovations. A large quantity of heavy tools and equipment was purchased, and a ship shed was built with…
ID Number:2000.87.21.22
Date:1902
Image of Crowd at keel laying ceremony for the Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, July 4, 1902
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Crowd at keel laying ceremony for the Nebraska at Moran Brothers shipyard, July 4, 1902

In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. The shipyard underwent major renovations to accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, including the building of a 600 foot long ship shed. This photo shows a crowd of people gathered in the Nebraska's decorated construction shed to…
ID Number:2000.87.21.25
Date:1902
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