Seattle Sawdust: Bits and Pieces from the Seattle Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle is literally built on sawdust. As pioneer mill owner Henry Yesler told historian Hubert Howe Bancroft, "We commenced sawing wood under a shed in March '53; the saw dust we filled swamps with, and the slabs we built a wharf with." This collection presents some of Seattle's historical "sawdust" - unique and interesting materials from The Seattle Public Library's Seattle Collection.
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Greetings from Seattle, ca. 1940
Promotional booklet of Seattle highlights such as the Seattle Art Museum, the Lacey V. Murrow Floating Bridge (now I-90), the waterfront, the George Washington Memorial Bridge, Mount Rainier, the San Juan Islands, skiing, the University of Washington, Volunteer Park, private homes, and Frederick and Nelson.
Identifier: spl_saw_2831672
Date: 1940
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Seattle City Engineer's Annual Report, 1910
Annual report of the Seattle City Engineer discussing the annexation of new districts to Seattle; work on regrading Jackson Street, Denny Hill, Western Avenue, Pine Street, Olive Street, Dearborn Street, 12th Avenue, 9th Avenue S. and Fifth Avenue; the city's water supply, sewers and garbage disposal.
Identifier: spl_saw_895651_1910
Date: 1910
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Seattle Weekly News: Progress and Home Industry Edition, July 7, 1913
Seattle (Wash.)--Description and travel; Canals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.); Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Seattle, Wash.); Franklin High School (Seattle, Wash.); Ballard High School (Seattle, Wash.); Mount Baker Park (Seattle, Wash.); Manufacturing industries--Washington (State)--Seattle; Salmon Bay (Seattle, Wash.); Railroad bridges--Washington (State)--Seattle; Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.); Panama Canal (Panama); Potlatch--Washington (State)--Seattle; Smith Cove (King County, Wash.)
Identifier: spl_saw_327387
Date: 1913-07-11
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