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Image of Lookout at Madrona Park, Seattle, 1909
SHS9163
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Lookout at Madrona Park, Seattle, 1909

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The Madrona beach on Lake Washington was popular for swimming and picnics. In 1890,the park was expanded and an electric trolley line built from downtown Seattle. This image shows a rustic lookout perched on a tree stump in the woods overlooking the shore.

SHS category: Parks

Caption information source: HistoryLink.org essay 2235.
ID Number: SHS9163
Date: 1909
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w ; 5.25 x 3.25 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS9163
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Nature, Neighborhoods, Recreation, Lake Washington

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