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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Crane lifting section of Space Needle ringer girder, ca. October 29, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69760024
Date: 1961-10-29
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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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View south from 5th Ave. and Pine St., 1887
Transcribed from photograph: "Views. From Fifth Avenue and Pine Street. Looking South. 1887. 1. Coppin's water works. 2. Sixth Street School. 3. Providence hospital. 4. Territorial University."
Identifier: spl_shp_5170
Date: 1887
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Joshua Green, 1968
Transcribed from photograph: "Portraits. Green, Joshua, 1869-1975. Born October 16, 1869. Drawing by Stuart Moldrem."
Identifier: spl_shp_22373
Date: 1968
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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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Jewish Transcript, v. 15, no. 28, Sep. 9, 1938
Identifier: spl_jt_3018328_15_28
Date: 1938-09-09
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Class 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
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Workers atop Space Needle, ca. early December 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_73670002
Date: 1961-12
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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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View SW from 32nd Ave., 1898
Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Thirty-second Avenue. South. 1898."
Identifier: spl_shp_5163
Date: 1898
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