This image shows people boarding the Leschi, a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington between Kirkland and Seattle from 1913 to 1950, and afterward on Puget Sound until 1967. Steamboat operations on Lake Washington eventually became almost the sole province of one firm, Anderson Steamboat Company, founded by John L. Anderson (1868–1941), an immigrant from Sweden. Anderson’s company had over 50 stops on the lake; the main terminal was at Leschi Park, a popular resort connected to Seattle by cable car.
This image comes from a photograph album entitled "The Swedes’ Life and Work in the State of Washington."
Caption information source: "The ferry Leschi makes its last run, ending ferry service on Lake Washington on August 31, 1950," by Alan J. Stein, HistoryLink.org Essay 2638 Caption information source: Lake Washington steamboats and ferries, Wikipedia
ID Number: 2016.59.31
Date: Circa 1920
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on paper : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv63388
Credit: MOHAI, The Swedes' Life and Work in the State of Washington Photograph Album, 2016.59.31
