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Lake Washington Ship Canal entrance looking west, Seattle, circa 1917

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This photo shows the mouth of Salmon Bay after the Lake Washington Ship Canal and the Hiram Chittenden Locks were constructed. The photographer stood on the newly constructed Great Northern Railroad bridge and faced west and slightly south to capture this view of the developing waterfront and the railroad tracks.

Handwritten on sleeve: Salmon Bay [sic].
Photographer's Reference Number: 59122
ID Number: 1983.10.10575
Date: Circa 1917
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 glass negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.10575
Copyright: No Known Copyright