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Jackson St. wharf, 1882
Transcribed from photograph: "Waterfront. Wharves. 1882. Jackson Street wharf. City and Ocean dock. Center Right side: Bow's livery stable. Center Right side: New England Hotel. Tower above that, City Hall. Catholic Church, with steeple. To right of that is Arlington Hotel."
Identifier: spl_shp_5110
Date: 1882
View this itemCharles Plummer's House, 1885
Transcribed from photograph: "Houses. Plummer, Charles. House at Northeast corner of Jackson St. and Occidental St. Built 1854; additions made 1859; demolished by fire June 6, 1889. 1885."
Identifier: spl_shp_15007
Date: 1885
View this itemAgricultural Building at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, 1909
Transcribed from photograph: "Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. 1909. Agricultural building. Graham & Meyers, architects. Olmsted & Dawson, landscape architects."
Identifier: spl_shp_11986
Date: 1909
View this itemClass of South School, ca. 1890
Transcribed from front of photograph: "Seattle Portraits. Group. Class of South School. 3rd grade. Miss Hamlin, teacher. 1889-1890." Transcribed from back of photo: “THIRD GRADE-1889-90-Foto From Zoe (Stetson) Renninger. Miss Hamlin Teacher 1 Bess Laurimore 2 Rachel Garfinkle 3 Lizzie Jones 4 Bertha Dishon 5 Henry Hanke 6 Eddie Boyle 7 Hallie Philbrick 8 Jack Griffin 9 [unnamed] 10 Hayes Wakefield 11 Lou Singerman 12 [unnamed] 13 [unnamed] 14 [unnamed] 15 [unnamed] 16 [unnamed] 17 [unnamed] 18 [unnamed] 19 Walter Hilton 20 [unnamed] 21 [unnamed] 22 Walter Cure 23 Charles Hoege 24 Fritz [blank] 25 [unnamed] 26 Miss Hamlin 27 [unnamed] 28 Bert Ehle 29 [unnamed] 30 [unnamed] 31 [blank] Evans 32 [unnamed] 33 Elias Nelson 34 Peter [blank] 35 Willie McDonald 36 [unnamed] 37 Clara Monasmith 38 Elsie Bruns 39 Irene Lesser 40 [unnamed] 41 [unnamed] 42 Sarah Howard 43 Leila Baldwin 44 [unnamed] 45 [unnamed] 46 Zoe Stetson 47 Irma Ranke 48 Blanche [blank] 49 Nellie Houtz 50 Jessie Roberts 51 Osco Cure 52 Jennie Severence 53 Gertie Stevens 54 [unnamed]
Identifier: spl_shp_22760
Date: 1890
View this itemWest Seattle Branch Children's Room, Seattle Public Library, ca. 1910
Transcribed from photograph: "West Seattle Branch. Children's Room. 42nd Ave. S. W. and West College St. Built 1910. Interior."
Identifier: spl_shp_15289
Date: 1910
View this itemNorthgate Shopping Center, 1952
Transcribed from photograph: "Shopping Centers. Northgate. Airplane view looking toward west. 1950. Photo 1952. John Graham & Co., architects."
Identifier: spl_shp_20783
Date: 1952
View this itemCoal Bunkers of Oregon Improvement Co., ca. 1880
Transcribed from photograph: "Waterfront. Coal bunkers of the Oregon Improvement Company. King Street. Captain John Williamson in foreground."
Identifier: spl_shp_5190
Date: 1880?
View this itemHans and Nels Nelson at corner of Dock Pl. and Ballard Ave., 1892
Transcribed from photograph: Hans Nelson and son Nels Nelson. Hotel and restaurant on corner of Dock Place and Ballard Ave. Ballard."
Identifier: spl_shp_40027
Date: 1892
View this itemHenry Suzzallo memorial library, ca. 1950
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Colleges & Universities. Washington (state) University. Henry Suzzallo memorial library. Exterior, detail of facade showing sculptured figures by Allan Clark: "Thought", "Inspiration," and "Mastery.""
Identifier: spl_shp_21820
Date: 1950?
View this itemForward deck of Battleship New Mexico, September 12, 1919
Transcribed from photograph: "Pacific Fleet. Review, Sept. 12-14, 1919. Battleship new Mexico. Forward deck showing 14 inch guns. Flagship of Admiral Rodman."
Identifier: spl_shp_14585
Date: 1919-09-12
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