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Image of Sourdough Club on ship
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Sourdough Club on ship "Portland" during Golden Potlatch, Seattle, July 17, 1912

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. The appropriation of culture in order to market products or events is a common example of discrimination and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples in the United States. In…
ID Number:1954.776.1
Date:1912
Image of King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, September 11, 1915
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King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, September 11, 1915

This image of the King County Courthouse in Seattle was taken facing northeast during construction on September 11, 1915. Architect A. Warren Gould designed the five-story steel frame and reinforced concrete structure, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. The building sits at 516 Third Avenue, between Dilling Way and James Street, and was dedicated May 4, 1916,…
ID Number:1955.970.500.7.1
Date:1915
Image of King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, July 17, 1915
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King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, July 17, 1915

This image of the King County Courthouse in Seattle was taken facing southeast during construction on July 17, 1915. Architect A. Warren Gould designed the five-story steel frame and reinforced concrete structure, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. The building sits at 516 Third Avenue, between Dilling Way and James Street, and was dedicated May 4, 1916…
ID Number:1955.970.500.7.2
Date:1915
Image of King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, May 15, 1915
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King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, May 15, 1915

This image of the King County Courthouse in Seattle was taken facing southeast during construction on May 15, 1915. Architect A. Warren Gould designed the five-story steel frame and reinforced concrete structure, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. The building sits at 516 Third Avenue, between Dilling Way and James Street, and was dedicated May 4, 1916…
ID Number:1955.970.500.7.3
Date:1915
Image of Naval Training Station construction on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 1, 1918
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Naval Training Station construction on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 1, 1918

This image of the construction of the temporary Naval Training Station was taken on October 1, 1918. The training camp was active from August 1, 1917 to 1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students and graduates from University of Washington, Washington State College, and Oregon colleges, were trained for both naval and naval aviation units. The two buildings…
ID Number:1955.970.500.8.1
Date:1918
Image of Naval Training Station buildings under construction on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 8, 1918
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Naval Training Station buildings under construction on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 8, 1918

This image of the construction of the temporary Naval Training Station on the University of Washington campus was taken on October 8, 1918. The two buildings in the background were built for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909; the Washington State Building is on the right edge of the frame, with the Forestry Building is directly behind.The training camp was built…
ID Number:1955.970.500.8.2
Date:1918
Image of Naval Training Station barracks on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 1, 1918
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Naval Training Station barracks on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 1, 1918

This image of the construction of the temporary Naval Training Station on University of Washington campus, showing finished barracks, was taken on October 1, 1918. The training camp was active from August 1, 1917 to 1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students and graduates from University of Washington, Washington State College, and Oregon colleges, were trained for both…
ID Number:1955.970.500.8.3
Date:1918
Image of Dexter Horton building under construction, Seattle, January 24, 1923
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Dexter Horton building under construction, Seattle, January 24, 1923

This image of the Dexter Horton Building in Seattle was taken during construction on January 24, 1923. When it opened the following year, the 15-story building at Second Avenue and Cherry Street, was one of the largest office buildings in the country at 328,000 square feet. A protected historic landmark since 1993, the building was named for Pioneer Dexter Horton,…
ID Number:1955.970.500.35.2
Date:1923
Image of Seattle waterfront from Elliott Bay, circa 1920
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Seattle waterfront from Elliott Bay, circa 1920

Visitors to Seattle in the early years of the 20th century could purchase panoramic images of the city to send to friends or keep as souvenirs. This postcard, with its hand-colored image, shows the bustling harbor and city. In the foreground, left to right, are a “mosquito fleet” steamer on its way across Puget Sound, a small launch, a freighter,…
ID Number:1973.5630.1
Date:Circa 1920
Image of General office building, Pacific Coast Co., 77 Washington St., Seattle, circa 1907
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General office building, Pacific Coast Co., 77 Washington St., Seattle, circa 1907

The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Pacific Coast Coal Co. and the Pacific Coast Railway. Handwritten on image: 11897. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/Seattle, USASigns in image: Steam Specialty and Supply Co.Typed on verso: General Office Building, 77 Washington St., Seattle.
ID Number:1978.6585.1
Date:Circa 1907
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