Seattle Historical Photograph Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. More than 2,000 images reveal Seattle’s evolution. Early photos capture Seattle’s pioneers, the Great Fire of 1889 and the Denny Regrade along with historical buildings, streets and landmarks.
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View east at Denny Way and Warren Ave. N., October 1957
Seattle; Wash. Civic Center; Tidewater Oil Co. Warren & Denny; View east
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00524
Date: 1957-10
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Northgate 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
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Future path of I-5 near Republican St., October 29, 1960
Seattle; Freeway route; Seattle; View north from Republican.
Identifier: spl_wl_fnh_00106
Date: 1960-10-29
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Worker on top of Space Needle roof beam, ca. December 5, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74540001
Date: 1961-12-04
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View S.E. from Berlin Pavilion N.W. corner of fairground
Berlin Pavilion on the International Mall of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). “The story of a divided Berlin is told to visitors through a network of four movie projectors that keep a film constantly in operation, an illuminated map, earphones through which visitors may hear a message in English from Mayor Willy Brandt, and eight panels containing photographs of the history of the city. Gerhard Zimmerman, Director” (Official press book: Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Century 21 Exposition, 1962, p. 35)
Identifier: spl_wl_exp_00236
Date: 1962-04-28
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Agricultural 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
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Your adventure on Seattle's Space Needle : World's Fair 1962, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Brief, colorful brochure for visitors to the Space Needle, a 605-foot-tall tower constructed for the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). “The Space Needle, a modernistic totem of the Seattle World’s Fair, was conceived by Eddie Carlson as a doodle in 1959 and given form by architects John Graham Jr., Victor Steinbrueck, and John Ridley. When King County declined to fund the project, five private investors, Bagley Wright, Ned Skinner, Norton Clapp, John Graham Jr., and Howard S. Wright, took over and built the 605-foot tower in less than a year.” (Walt Crowley, “Space Needle (Seattle).” HistoryLink.org, http://historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=1424)
Identifier: spl_c21_2581571
Date: 1962
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Thomas Jefferson Humes, ca. 1900
Transcribed from photograph: "Portraits. Humes, Thomas Jefferson. 1849-1904. Mayor 1897-1904."
Identifier: spl_shp_14994
Date: 1900?
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Cabin of "Green Lake John," ca. 1870
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Houses. "Green Lake John." Ca. 1870. Exterior. Log cabin. Three-quarter view from front and left side."
Identifier: spl_shp_22958
Date: 1870?
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Earshot Jazz, v.7, no.8, Sep. 1991
This issue begins with an article about guitarist Mark Whitfield, written by Joseph Murphy, page 1. This issue holds notes on Allen Youngblood, Milo Petersen, and Jay Clayton, page 2. Andrew Freund reviews Billboard's writings on the Jazz industry. Garfield High School's Jazz ensemble went on tour to Paris, discussed by Sandra Burlingame, page 3. Earshot Scholarship recipients are Tajh Taylor, Sam Matthews, and Zanchie Whitehead, discussed on page 3 by Fred Wardenburg. Gary Bannister writes a brief performance preview for Swedish jazz musicians who will be performing in Seattle, page 4. Bob Nixon is featured in a spotlight biography on page 5, written by David Dickerson. Performance reviews of the Bellevue Jazz Festival, Chateau Ste. Michelle Wintery, A Collage of Music, Jazz Port Townsend, Gig Harbor Jazz Festival, and Mount Hood Festival of Jazz begin on page 6. Steven Robinson, Andrew Freund, and Sandra Burlingame review live performances and showings of North Sea Jazz Festival, Peggy Stern, Black Stage Views, The Lives of Quincy Jones, page 12. Earshot Jazz reviews the albums The Marksman by Mark Whitfield, Signs of Life by Peter Apfelbaum & The Hieroglyphics Ensemble, Dust to Dust by Butch Morris, and Departure by David Friesen & Uwe Kropinski, page 16. Cover art is a photograph of Mark Whitfield.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_1991_07_08
Date: 1991-09
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