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Workers in salmon cannery, circa 1908
In 1905, three-quarters of Washington state's salmon catch came from Puget Sound. The fish were brought in to Seattle, Bellingham, Anacortes, and other Puget Sound ports where they were cleaned, processed, and canned. This photo, probably taken around 1908, shows three men at work in a Puget Sound cannery. Handwritten on sleeve: Canning Salmon.Photographer's Reference Number: 5812
ID Number:1983.10.7671
Date:Circa 1908
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Redelsheimer's department store, circa 1906
Julius Redelsheimer owned a department store on First Avenue in Seattle. This photo, taken around 1906, shows the inside of Redelsheimer's store decorated with flowers, plants, and cedar garlands. To the right is a moving walkway which took customers to the upper floor. the building had a skylight and a light well in the center which helped to light each…
ID Number:1983.10.7684
Date:Circa 1906
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First Hill from downtown, Seattle, circa 1908
The photo was taken from the Hoge Building looking toward the King County Courthouse and "Profanity Hill." The Alaska Building stands in the foreground. Handwritten on sleeve: City View Pan.Photographer's Reference Number: 5967
ID Number:1983.10.7690
Date:Circa 1908
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View north from Hoge Building, Seattle, circa 1908
Handwritten on sleeve: View from Hoge Bldg N.Photographer's Reference Number: 5967C
ID Number:1983.10.7693
Date:Circa 1908
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Old sailor with ship model, circa 1906
Many sailors stayed in Seattle and other port cities when they became too old for the hard work at sea. In Seattle, some lived at the Seamen's Institute home on Western Avenue.In this photo, taken at the Seamen's Institute around 1906, a retired sailor works on a model ship. Photographs and pictures decorate the net hanging on the wall behind…
ID Number:1983.10.7695
Date:Circa 1906
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Fremont neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1906
Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, northwest of Lake Union, was named for a town in Nebraska where some of its founders hailed from. Fremont started in the 1880s as a settlement around a sawmill, and grew to a town of 5,000 before it became part of Seattle in 1891. Lake Union emptied into Salmon Bay through a narrow channel called the Outlet.…
ID Number:1983.10.7716.2
Date:Circa 1906
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Stone Avenue Bridge and Wallingford neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1912
Before the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built, a temporary bridge on Stone Avenue carried traffic across to Fremont. Most of the bridge consisted of a wooden roadway on a trestle. The short metal span was just large enough to let logs and small boats pass through. Stone Avenue is now called Stone Way. Handwritten on sleeve: Pan Phinney Dist.Photographer's…
ID Number:1983.10.7717.1
Date:Circa 1912
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Fremont and Wallingford neighborhoods, Seattle, circa 1906
Handwritten on sleeve: Pan Phinney Dist.Photographer's Reference Number: 6093
ID Number:1983.10.7717.2
Date:Circa 1906
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Group of Suquamish people waiting at Colman Dock, Seattle, circa 1911
The Suquamish tribe lived on Bainbridge Island and fished in the waters of Puget Sound long before Seattle was founded. The Suquamish carved dugout canoes and used them to travel to fishing and hunting grounds across Puget Sound. Fishing, especially for salmon, was of central importance to the Suquamish for both subsistence and culture. Suquamish fishers used subtle environmental clues…
ID Number:1983.10.7723
Date:1911
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Automobile excursion on the paved Bothell Highway, circa 1911
The Bothell Highway ran north from Lake City along the northern shore of Lake Washington. It connected Seattle and nearby towns to Bothell. A drive to Bothell was a popular Sunday excursion for citydwellers. The road was first paved in 1911, but the new "waterproof non-skidding and low maintenance" surface turned to a sticky tar. The road was repaved in…
ID Number:1983.10.7724.1
Date:Circa 1911