Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad Roundhouse, Railroad Avenue, Seattle, ...
The Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, originally the Seattle & Walla Walla, became part of the Pacific Coast Railway in 1916. Caption by MOHAI staff Handwritten on image: 11739 Typed on verso: C & PS Roundhouse... More
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad Roundhouse, Seattle, 1913 (MOHAI 4213)
The Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, originally the Seattle & Walla Walla, became part of the Pacific Coast Railway in 1916. Caption by MOHAI staff Handwritten on image: 11743 Typed on verso: C & PS Roundhouse... More
Georgetown Yard of Pacific Coast Coal Co, Seattle, ca 1915 (MOHAI 4216...
Handwritten on image: 17563. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/1212 Fourth Ave/Seattle, USA Typed on verso: Georgetown Yard (South Seattle). View from rear. Signs in image: Red Front/ Tailors and Cleane... More
Great Northern train and ships at Smith Cove, ca 1906 (MOHAI 7168)
James J. Hill linked his Great Northern Railway Company with the Great Northern Steamship Company, thus providing direct passenger and freight service between the midwestern United States and Asia. The two part... More
King Street Station waiting room, Seattle, ca 1911 (MOHAI 3346)
Caption on image: Interior Northern Pacific Depot, Seattle, Wash. Postmarked April 27, 1911, from Southbend, Wash.; one-cent stamp. Handwritten on verso: Dear Aunt: Thanks for the card. We are all well and hope... More
King Street Station, Seattle, ca 1910 (MOHAI 3293)
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower af... More
King Street Station, Seattle, ca 1910 (MOHAI 3336)
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower af... More
King Street Station, Seattle, ca 1911 (MOHAI 2880)
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower af... More
Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, ca 1914 (MOHAI...
The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows a large construction site for the canal in Ballard.... More
Madison Street railroad depot, Seattle, ca 1893 (MOHAI 3139)
Signs in image: Carpets. S.L.S. & E. Ry. Freight Office. Schwabacher Bros. & Co. Hardware & Groceries. Raymond Eggert & Co. Standard Furniture Co. - Furniture & Carpets. H.J. Hull. Handwritten on verso: Seattle... More
Northern Pacific depot, Seattle, ca 1899 (MOHAI 2712)
Between 1892 and 1906, the Northern Pacific Railroad had a depot on Railroad Avenue at Columbia Street. Many people who were headed to the northern gold fields arrived by train at this Seattle railroad station.... More
Opening of Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway, Seattle, ca 1887 (MO...
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad Company was formed in 1885 by Daniel Gilman, Judge Thomas Burke, and other Seattle businessmen. By 1887, it ran from the Seattle waterfront to Smith Cove, across Salmo... More
Oregon-Washington Station, Seattle, ca 1911 (MOHAI 2988)
Caption on image: Oregon & Washington Railroad Depot, Seattle, Wash. New North Pacific Coast Terminal Union Pacific-Souther Pacific System. Subjects (LCTGM): Railroad stations--Washington (State)--Seattle; Unio... More
Oregon-Washington Station, Seattle, ca 1914 (MOHAI 3323)
Caption on image: O.W.R. & N. Station, Seattle, Wash. Postmarked November 12, 1914, from Tacoma; one-cent stamp. Handwritten on verso: My Dear Jessie just a line to say I am at 2040 1/2 Madison but don't know f... More
Pacific Coast Steamship Company piers with Columbia & Puget Sound Rail...
Pier B was located on the waterfront between Main and Jackson Streets. The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.... More
Pier 8 in Seattle, showing Pacific Net and Twine Company sign (MOHAI 4...
The Pacific Net and Twine Company was founded in 1897 by Edward Cunningham in Seattle, Washington. By 1913 the company had moved its operations to Pier 8 on Seattle's waterfront, where it provided the Puget Sou... More
Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway stock certificate, 1887 (MOHAI 85...
The Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad ... More
Trestle and bunkers of Cascade Coal Co, Latona neighborhood, Seattle, ...
Handwritten on image: 11724. Typed on verso: Lots 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Block 11, Lakeview Addition, Seattle, known as the Latona Bunker Property, leased to the Cascade Coal Co. Picture shows trestle and bunk... More
Church choir, probably between 1890 and 1910 (SEATTLE 528)
On verso of image: Said to be the choir of Immanuel (later Pontius) Lutheran Church, Seattle Subjects (LCTGM): Immanuel Lutheran Church (Seattle, Wash.)--People; Flags Subjects (LCSH): Choirs (Music)--Washingt... More
Crowd of men waiting at the dock for steamship QUEEN, Seattle, Washing...
PH Coll 334.Bailey1
Fred D. Day grocery store, Seattle, probably between 1909 and 1911 (SE...
Frederick D. Day was the manager of Hopkins-Day Co., wholesale butter, eggs, cheese and poultry, possibly located at 912 Western Ave.Written on verso: Seattle, Wa.Filed in Seattle--Stores
Five women and one man sitting in a boat on the shore of Lake Union, S...
Written on negative jacket: Boat. PH Coll 371.12 Subjects (LCTGM): Logs; Women--Washington (State)--Seattle; Men--Washington (State)--Seattle; Boats--Washington (State)--Seattle; Union, Lake (Wash.) Subjects ... More
Four locomotives from the Stillwell Brothers Company used in the const...
Affixed to verso: July 16, 1913. Lake Washington Canal. Stillwell Brothers, Seattle. Stillwell equipment 4 engines taken by Lake Washignton. Filed in Seattle--Canals Subjects (LCTGM): Stillwell Brothers Compan... More
Four men posed in little boat studio prop, the Hum-Dinger of Seattle, ...
Printed on veso: The home of the cowboy post cards PH Coll 334.Joy1
Five houses on 15th Ave, probably Seattle, ca 1905-1916 (SEATTLE 4580)
PH Coll 124.1-36a
Fleet of trucks automobiler carrying airplane wings, ca 1917-ca 1920 (...
PH Coll 513.4 Subjects (LCTGM): Airplane wings Subjects (LCSH): Airplanes--Wings
Five-masted sailing vessel in Seattle harbor, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEATTLE...
PH Coll 513.48 Subjects (LCTGM): Sailboats--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Sailboats--Washington (State)--Seattle
Group of people at Denny-Blaine Land Park Addition, including Mr Elber...
PH Coll 805.59 Subjects (LCTGM): Women--Washington (State)--Seattle; Children--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Women--Washington (State)--Seattle; Children--Washington (State)--Seattle; Juncus--Wa... More
Group of mothers with babies in a church, ca 1905-1916 (SEATTLE 4574)
Written on page: Clinic of native women where we teach the mothers how to keep their babies well and how to care for the sick ones. This is part of my "Mothers Congress" work here. Miss Ayers a missionary for ... More
Grocery store window display, ca 1916 (SEATTLE 755)
Advertisement for Royal Baking Powder. Subjects (LCTGM): Grocery stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Show windows--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Advertising--Baking powder--Washington (State)--... More
Group of people standing outside of the Lewis Sears Paper Company, ca ...
Filed in Seattle--Neighborhoods--Central Business District
Group of people on boat watching fire on unidentified waterfront, ca 1...
A photograph of a photograph possibly not in Seattle. PH Coll 513.85
House on a hill with Elbert F Blaine house in distance, Denny-Blaine N...
Caption on image: 1377 Wilse PH Coll 285.97
Parked snow plow, Seattle, ca 1916 (SEATTLE 3304)
PH Coll 896.24 Subjects (LCTGM): Utility poles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Street lights--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Snowplows--Washington (State)--Seattle; Snow--Washington (State)--Seattke
Pike St from vicinity of 8th Ave, ca 1925 (SEATTLE 657)
On verso of image: Pike St. at 7th (?) Subjects (LCTGM): Street railroad tracks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Drugstores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stores & shops--Washington (State)--Seattle; Utility pole... More
Piggly Wiggly Market on the northeast corner of NE 45th St and Brookly...
PH Coll 537.1.38 Subjects (LCTGM): Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Grocery stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Street railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Piggly Wiggly (Firm)
Queen Anne, looking northwest from Westlake Ave and Olive Way, ca 1925...
On verso of image: View from Medical-Dental Bldg. ca. 1925 Subjects (LCTGM): Panoramic views; Aerial views Subjects (LCSH): Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.); Westlake Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Sixth Avenue (Seattle,... More
Prospect St from Taylor Ave N, October 30, 1925 (SEATTLE 1397)
On verso of image: Taylor and Prospect looking east, 10-30-1925 PH Coll 266.144 Subjects (LCTGM): Residential streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Trucks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Automobiles--Washington... More
Seattle Municipal Railroad car interior, ca 1925 (SEATTLE 314)
On verso of image: SM Ry., interior, car number 500, double [illeg.]. Note comfortable old wicker upholstery PH Coll 266.326 Subjects (LCTGM): Seattle Municipal Street Railway--Equipment & supplies Subjects (... More
Seattle Municipal Railroad car at 4th Ave and Main St, ca 1925 (SEATTL...
On verso of image: Sm Ry. 616 on Main St. at Fourth S., looking west on Main. Downtown and Ravenna / Cowen Park Lines PH Coll 266.201 Subjects (LCTGM): Seattle Municipal Street Railway--Equipment & supplies; ... More
Seattle Reds baseball team, ca 1892 (SEATTLE 1361)
Seattle professional baseball team from 1890-1896, part of the Class C Pacific Northwest League. In 1892 the Seattle Reds won the P.N.L. pennant. Caption on image: The Seattle Reds Subjects (LCTGM): Seattle Re... More
Seattle Municipal Railway streetcar, ca 1925 (SEATTLE 483)
On verso of image: Seattle Municipal Ry. officials testing National Automatic Safety Fender, 1920s Subjects (LCTGM): Seattle Municipal Street Railway--People--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle Municipal Str... More
Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Seattle substation interior, Seattle, W...
Caption on Image: Interior of Seattle Sub Station. PH Coll 649.27 Subjects (LCTGM): Interiors--Washington (State)--Seattle; Men--Washington (State)--Seattle; Snoqualmie Falls Power Company--Facilities--Washin... More
Ship WEST HERBRIE, Seattle harbor, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEATTLE 4429)
PH Coll 513.46 Subjects (LCTGM): Steamboats--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Steamboats--Washington (State)--Seattle
Soldiers in formation and at attention, possibly Seattle, ca 1917-ca 1...
PH Coll 513.353 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle
Soldier riding elephant with banner "Marine Corps Recruiting, Seattle,...
PH Coll 513.266 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle; Elephants--Washington (State) Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Elephants--Washington (State)--Seattle
Soldiers in formation and at attention, possibly Seattle, ca 1917-ca 1...
PH Coll 513.352 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle
Soldiers carrying equipment, possibly Seattle, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEATTL...
PH Coll 513.348 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle; United States. Army--Equipment & supplies Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle; United States. Army--Equipment
Soldiers in formation and at attention, possibly Seattle, ca 1917-ca 1...
PH Coll 513.351 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle
Soldier in viewing box for parade, Seattle, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEATTLE 4...
PH Coll 513.268 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle That's the New Washington Hotel, still extant 2020 as the Josephin... More
Soldiers in formation and at attention, possibly Seattle, ca 1917-ca 1...
PH Coll 513.354 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle
Soldier riding elephant with banner "Marine Corps Recruiting, Seattle,...
PH Coll 513.265 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle; Elephants--Washington (State) Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Elephants--Washington (State)--Seattle
South School students and teachers, 1889 (SEATTLE 1570)
Weller St. between 10th Ave. S. and 12th Ave. S. On verso fo image: Puget Sound Viewing Co., 2017 5th St., Seattle, Wash, The old South School,. Seattle, 1889, Prof. Allen Prince. Jessie Havins[?] marked with ... More
South School students, ca 1900 (SEATTLE 1568)
Weller St. between 10th Ave. S. and 12th Ave. S. On verso of image: South School. Puget Sound Viewing Co., 2017 5th St., Seattle, Wash. PH Coll 334.Puget Sound Viewing Co. 4 Subjects (LCTGM): Students--Washin... More
Southern Restaurant after the Seattle fire of June 6, 1889 (SEATTLE 62...
Shows the temporary structure of the Southern Restaurant PH Coll 684.76 Subjects (LCTGM): Restaurants--Washington (State)--Seattle; Restaurant workers--Washington (State)--seattle; Tents--Washington (State)--S... More
Soldiers in parade with signs reading "Buy more Bonds", Seattle, ca 19...
PH Coll 513.273 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parades & processions--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parades--Washi... More
Soldiers in parade through downtown Seattle, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEATTLE ...
PH Coll 513.272 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parades & processions--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parades--Washi... More
Soldiers carrying unidentified object, possibly Seattle, ca 1917-ca 19...
PH Coll 513.349 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle; United States. Army--Equipment & supplies Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle; United States. Army--Equipment
Soldiers marching in parade, Seattle, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEATTLE 4265)
PH Coll 513.258 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parades & processions--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parades--Washi... More
Soldiers in parade through downtown, Seattle, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEATTLE...
PH Coll 513.269 Subjects (LCTGM): Soldiers--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parades & processions--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Soldiers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parades--Washi... More
Steamship AUSTRALIA leaving Seattle for Alaska, ca 1898 (SEATTLE 2675)
The steamer Australia, loaded with passengers, departs from the crowded Seattle waterfront bound for Alaska Caption on image: "The Klondike Fever" Australia leaving Seattle Stamped on verso: Scenic Fotografer,... More
Steamship CORONA leaving Seattle for Alaska, 1898 (SEATTLE 2672)
Caption on image: Her last trip - "The Klondike Fever" Corona leaving Seattle Jan. 20, 1898 No. 233 Copyrighted by Wilse & Kirk Seattle PH Coll 285.4 Subjects (LCTGM): Corona (Ship); Ships--Washington (State)-... More
Steamship CLEVELAND leaving Seattle for Alaska, ca 1898 (SEATTLE 2655)
Stamped on verso: Wilse Views & Enlargement 811 2nd Ave. Seattle Wash. Caption on image: "The Klondike Fever" Cleveland leaving Seattle No. 245 PH Coll 285.5 Subjects (LCTGM): Cleveland (Ship); Ships--Washing... More
Steam shovel at work, southeast corner of 3rd Ave and Olive Way during...
On verso of image: Denny Hill regrade, S. E. cor. Third and Olive -1909 PH Coll 1026.2 Subjects (LCTGM): Construction workers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Mine railroad cars--Washington (State)--Seattle; Rai... More
Steam shovel at work in back of railroad track and train, Montlake Dis...
Written on negative jacket: Steam Shovels in Montlake Cut. PH Coll 371.24 Subjects (LCTGM): Railroad tracks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Railroad locomotives--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Ste... More
Steamship MARU at sea, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEATTLE 4481)
PH Coll 513.41
Steamship LIBERTY, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEATTLE 4484)
PH Coll 513.40
Store at southwest corner of 2nd Ave and Union St, 1887 (SEATTLE 4251)
Handwritten on verso: 1887 Signs read: Art Depot. Picture frame manufactory, Wall pap... [Wall paper
Steamship VALENCIA leaving Seattle, April 7, 1898 (SEATTLE 2668)
The VALENCIA was one of many steamships transporting prospectors from Seattle to the gold fields of Alaska. Caption on image: "Valencia" April 7th, 1898, Wilse Photo. Seattle Wilse 444 PH Coll 285.8 Subjects ... More
Strand Theatre, ca 1905 (SEATTLE 388)
Located at 406 5th Ave. S. Subjects (LCTGM): Strand Theatre (Seattle, Wash.); Music halls--Washington (State)--Seattle; Carriages & coaches--Washington (State)--Seattle; Utility poles--Washington (State)--Seat... More
Stacks of split wood after clearing land near SW Rose St and Fauntlero...
On verso of image: Clearing Rose St. and Fauntleroy Ave,. 1906-07. PH Coll 1036.2 Subjects (LCSH): Clearning of land--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fuelwood--Washington (State)--Seattle; West Seattle (Seattle, ... More
Streetcar accident on University Way, 1909 (SEATTLE 937)
Caption on image: Linkletter On verso of image: Received from August Nilson, Jan. 24, 1972. This view was taken by a friend of August Nilson at the time of the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition , Seattle, Wash. ... More
Street corner and residences in the Mount Baker neighborhood, Seattle,...
PH Coll 353.13 Subjects (LCTGM): Dwellings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Apartment houses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Street railroad tracks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Utility poles--Washington (State)--S... More
Stillwell Brothers Company at work during the constriction of the Lake...
Affixed to verso: July 16, 1913. Lake Washington Canal. Stillwell Brothers, Seattle. Cutting ground between U of W, AYP and Broadway District as dirt is cut, new rails extended on steam shovel. Filed in Seatt... More
Steamship with painted design in Seattle Harbor, ca 1917-ca 1920 (SEAT...
PH Coll 513.47 Subjects (LCTGM): Steamboats--United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Steamboats--Washington (State)--Seattle
Tent store and restaurant at Fauntleroy, ca 1906 (SEATTLE 337)
On verso of image: The first store and restaurant at Fauntleroy was a - - tent. 1906-1907 PH Coll 1036.3 Subjects (LCTGM): General stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Restaurants--Washington (State)--Seattle;... More
Supplies for Chinese relief at the Colman Dock, Seattle, 1911 (SEATTLE...
Caption on image: Supplies for Chinese Relief, Seattle, WA., Mar. 2, 1911 Stamped on image: Davis-Graham Photo Co., No. 26 Colman Dock. Handwritten on verso: Following Chinese Revolution, Sun Yat Sen. Filed i... More
Thomas Wickham Prosch at desk, 1900 (SEATTLE 2651)
Thomas Prosch, civic leader and early historian, helped establish the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Printed on verso: Wilse, Scenic Fotografer, McDonald Blk. 811-2nd Ave. Seattle, Wash. Wilse 200C PH Coll 285.... More
Surrey Residence in Rainier Beach, ca 1905-1916 (SEATTLE 4575)
PH Coll 124.1-62
Theatrical group, West Seattle, ca 1922 (SEATTLE 1416)
On verso of image: Fairmont/ Fauntleroy ""Players"" ca. early 1920s PH Coll 1036.8 Subjects (LCTGM): Actors--Washington (State)--Seattle; Theatrical productions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stages (Platforms)... More
Tashiro Hardware Co interior, 1925 (SEATTLE 607)
Located at 109 Prefontaine Pl. On verso of image: Tashiro Hardware Co., 1925 Subjects (LCTGM): Hardware stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Interiors--Washington (State)--Seattle; People--Washington (State)-... More
Train station, probably between 1888 and 1910 (SEATTLE 1459)
Possibly the Seattle and International Railway station in the Unversity District Subjects (LCTGM): Seattle and International Railway Company--Facilities--Washington (State)--Seattle; Railroad stations--Washing... More
Train wreck in University District, August 20, 1894 (SEATTLE 1636)
On verso of image: Aug. 20, 1894. Wreck on Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern just west of Latone. Freight train from Gilman hit a cow. Mixer freight train, 10 cool cars, logs and box cars. Train had slowed down ... More
Two buildings with address 2016, Seattle, ca 1900s-1910s (SEATTLE 3958...
The Coolidge apartments were located at 903-07 Boylston Ave. Written on verso: John Davis and Co. PH Coll 1170.4 Subjects (LCTGM): Apartment houses--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Apartments--Wa... More