photographs by asahel curtis

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Klondiker-whitepass - A black and white photo of a man on a horse

Klondiker-whitepass - A black and white photo of a man on a horse

Klondiker with packhorse and dog on Porcupine Hill, White Pass Trail, ca. 1898. Photo taken by Asahel Curtis during his trip to the Klondike in 1897-1899.

Seattle-klondike-1897 - A large group of people standing around a boat

Seattle-klondike-1897 - A large group of people standing around a boat

Steamship WILLAMETTE at Pacific Coast Steamship Co. dock, Aug. 9, 1897, ready to leave Seattle for the Klondike.

Skookum-jim-bonanza-1898

Skookum-jim-bonanza-1898

Skokum Jim, Bonanza Creek, 1898. Hydraulic lift and steam engine seen

Thawing-eldorado-creek-1898

Thawing-eldorado-creek-1898

Steam used for thawing ground at Eldorado Creek in Klondike during the gold rush, 1898

Underground-mining-klondike

Underground-mining-klondike

Underground mining at Klondike gold field, 1898 Public domain photograph of quarry workers, mining, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Iron Chink" at work in Pacific American Fisheries cannery, 1905 (MOHAI 7030)

"Iron Chink" at work in Pacific American Fisheries cannery, 1905 (MOHA...

In 1902, machines called "Iron Chinks" started replacing the largely Chinese cannery workers who butchered and canned the fish. The use of a racial slur in the machine's name is one example of the discriminatio... More

AA Denny home, June 18, 1915 (MOHAI 7155)

AA Denny home, June 18, 1915 (MOHAI 7155)

Arthur A. Denny landed at Alki Beach with the Denny Party in November 1851. At first, he and his family lived in log homes. In 1865, they moved to a new house at the corner of First Avenue and Union Street. Den... More

Asahel Curtis and companion on Skagway Trail, ca 1897 (MOHAI 7072)

Asahel Curtis and companion on Skagway Trail, ca 1897 (MOHAI 7072)

Seattleite Asahel Curtis left for the Klondike in 1897 and stayed two years, taking photos for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. With today's tiny cameras and one-hour printing, it is easy to forget that he and t... More

Beacon Hill regrading, Seattle, July 2, 1923 (MOHAI 8796)

Beacon Hill regrading, Seattle, July 2, 1923 (MOHAI 8796)

This photograph shows the north end of Beacon Hill facing north. Dearborn Street is visible coming from the left center edge of the frame, between Beacon Hill and what will later be the International District o... More

Bothell, ca 1902 (MOHAI 1502)

Bothell, ca 1902 (MOHAI 1502)

In its earliest days, Bothell was the home of a lumber camp and a shingle mill. Later, the area turned to dairy farming, poultry, and produce. Caption on image: Bothell Wash. Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, ... More

CC Calkins Hotel, East Seattle, ca 1890 (MOHAI 2665)

CC Calkins Hotel, East Seattle, ca 1890 (MOHAI 2665)

Wisconsin-born C.C. Calkins arrived in Seattle in 1887 and bought a homestead at the north end of Mercer Island. By 1890, he had laid out the town of East Seattle and built an elegant resort hotel. The hotel fl... More

Chief Isaac of the Hän people, ca 1898 (MOHAI 6925)

Chief Isaac of the Hän people, ca 1898 (MOHAI 6925)

The Hän people lived along the Yukon River in eastern Alaska and western Yukon Territory. One of their largest camps was at the junction of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers. It was near here that George W. Carmack... More

Chin Gee Hee, Chinese labor contractor, ca 1904 (MOHAI 6881)

Chin Gee Hee, Chinese labor contractor, ca 1904 (MOHAI 6881)

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Chinese labor contractors brought thousands of Chinese men to the Pacific Northwest to build railroads and to work in canneries, logging camps and coal mines. Companie... More

City Hall, Seattle, ca 1903 (MOHAI 1133)

City Hall, Seattle, ca 1903 (MOHAI 1133)

In 1890, Seattle's City Hall moved into King County's old courthouse at Third Avenue and Jefferson Street. Seattle's population grew very fast during the next eighteen years. As the city boomed, the city govern... More

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, November 6, 1920 (MOHAI 8808)

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seat...

This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on November 6, 1920. Husky Stadium was originally built with a seating capacity of 30,000 to replace ... More

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 19, 1920 (MOHAI 8807)

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seat...

This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on October 19, 1920. Husky Stadium was originally built with a seating capacity of 30,000 to replace D... More

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 23, 1920 (MOHAI 8802)

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seat...

This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on October 23, 1920. The view is from the centerline at the east end of the stadium, looking northwest... More

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 30, 1920 (MOHAI 8804)

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seat...

This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on October 30, 1920. The view is from the top of the bowl, looking east, with Lake Washington visible ... More

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, September 24, 1920 (MOHAI 8825)

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seat...

This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on September 24, 1920. Several laborers are looking towards the camera, pausing in their work to build... More

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, southwest view, Seattle, November 13, 1920 (MOHAI 8805)

Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, sout...

This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on November 13, 1920. Husky Stadium was originally built with a seating capacity of 30,000 to replace ... More

Dead horses on White Pass Trail, 1898 (MOHAI 7248)

Dead horses on White Pass Trail, 1898 (MOHAI 7248)

In 1897 and 1898, many of the Klondike stampeders used pack horses and mules to carry supplies along the White Pass Trail. Smart pack train owners took good care of their animals, but the trail was rough and th... More

Denny Regrade progress, Seattle, 1906-1908 (MOHAI 1457)

Denny Regrade progress, Seattle, 1906-1908 (MOHAI 1457)

Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Caption on image: Denny Hill Regrade - Moving 7,500,000 Cubic Feet of Earth to Build a City. Seattle Washington. 1906 - Old ... More

Denny Regrade, Seattle, 1907 (MOHAI 1860)

Denny Regrade, Seattle, 1907 (MOHAI 1860)

Workers began regrading Seattle's Denny Hill in 1898. At first, the owners of the Washington Hotel didn't want the city to remove their part of the hill. This left the hotel sitting on a raw peak of land while ... More

Fifth and Pike in snow, Seattle, February 2, 1916 (MOHAI 2108)

Fifth and Pike in snow, Seattle, February 2, 1916 (MOHAI 2108)

Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Handwritten on mount: Snowfall - Feb 2 1916 - 5th & Pike. Subjects (LCTGM): Snow--Washington (State)--Seattle; Street railr... More

Fire Chief Ralph Cook, Seattle, ca 1895 (MOHAI 180)

Fire Chief Ralph Cook, Seattle, ca 1895 (MOHAI 180)

Embossed on mount: Curtis - 709 - 2nd Ave., Seattle. Handwritten on verso: Fire Chief of Seattle Ralph Cook. Subjects (LCTGM): Fire fighters--Washington (State)--Seattle People: Cook, Ralph

Green Lake, Seattle, ca 1900 (MOHAI 1366)

Green Lake, Seattle, ca 1900 (MOHAI 1366)

Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Handwritten on mount: View across Greenlake [sic] ca. 1900. Church - Greenlk. Cong.? Subjects (LCTGM): Lakes & ponds--Washi... More

Husky Stadium bleachers during stadium construction, Seattle, November 13, 1920 (MOHAI 8806)

Husky Stadium bleachers during stadium construction, Seattle, November...

This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on November 13, 1920. The benches for the amphitheater-style seating are nearly complete. Husky Stadiu... More

Husky Stadium bleachers under construction, Seattle, September 1, 1920 (MOHAI 8803)

Husky Stadium bleachers under construction, Seattle, September 1, 1920...

This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on September 1, 1920. The view is from the centerline looking northeast. The amphitheater-style seatin... More

Land fill and tidal flats south of downtown Seattle, November 27, 1923 (MOHAI 8800)

Land fill and tidal flats south of downtown Seattle, November 27, 1923...

This photograph shows the land fill and tidal flats of the SoDo neighborhood south of downtown Seattle. Visible at about the center of the right edge of the frame are men working on a new property by digging ca... More

Laying the cornerstone of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, March 15, 1911 (MOHAI 9577)

Laying the cornerstone of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle,...

In this image Anna Herr Clise, founder of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital Association, holds a trowel over the cornerstone of Children's Orthopedic Hospital's new 40-bed facility at Warren Avenue and Crocket... More

Longshoremen unloading cargo from a freighter by handtruck, 1906 (MOHAI 7221)

Longshoremen unloading cargo from a freighter by handtruck, 1906 (MOHA...

The gold rush and the growth of trade with Asia made the port of Seattle grow quickly after the late 1890s. The waterfront was crowded with longshoremen moving cargo piece-by-piece between ships, transit sheds,... More

Lucas in tent, 1898 (MOHAI 7068)

Lucas in tent, 1898 (MOHAI 7068)

Seattleite Asahel Curtis left for the Klondike in 1897 and stayed two years, taking photos for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In 1898, Curtis took this photo of a man named Lucas resting outside his tent. Insi... More

Makah Indians cutting up a whale, ca 1910 (MOHAI 6882)

Makah Indians cutting up a whale, ca 1910 (MOHAI 6882)

The Makah people of the Olympic Peninsula hunted whales and other sea mammals from large seagoing canoes. Eight hunters would paddle several miles offshore in search of migrating whales. If they killed one, th... More

Map of Seattle, ca 1912 (MOHAI 1845)

Map of Seattle, ca 1912 (MOHAI 1845)

Caption on image: Description - The areas in and about Seattle suitable for industrial and commercial purposes are indicated on the map by shading lines in hatching. For the information of those not familiar wi... More

Men using rockers to pan for gold, ca 1898 (MOHAI 7036)

Men using rockers to pan for gold, ca 1898 (MOHAI 7036)

Many gold miners used rockers (also called cradles) to remove gold from pay dirt. They shoveled the dirt and gravel into a tray at the top of the rocker, and they moved the rocker back and forth as they poured ... More

Monks Miller coal yard, Seattle, ca 1910 (MOHAI 1466)

Monks Miller coal yard, Seattle, ca 1910 (MOHAI 1466)

Signs in image: Buy Coal Now. Monks Miller Coal and Wood. Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Handwritten on mount: Coal yard - Lake Union. Subjects (LCTGM): C... More

Opening of Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway, Seattle, ca 1887 (MOHAI 1694)

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

Panning for gold at Gold Hill, Yukon Territory, ca 1898 (MOHAI 6910)

Panning for gold at Gold Hill, Yukon Territory, ca 1898 (MOHAI 6910)

Miners used water running through sluices to wash the gold out of the pay dirt. Larger chunks of gold and gravel settled out along the uneven bottom of the sluice boxes. The smallest pieces of gold and dirt wer... More

Pioneer Square decorated for visit of Theodore Roosevelt, Seattle, 1903 (MOHAI 2468)

Pioneer Square decorated for visit of Theodore Roosevelt, Seattle, 190...

Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Handwritten on mount: Pioneer Square decorated for Presidental visit 1903, T. Roos. Subjects (LCTGM): Festive decorations--... More

Portrait of Robert Moran at Rosario Resort, Orcas Island, Washington, circa 1920 (MOHAI 9251)

Portrait of Robert Moran at Rosario Resort, Orcas Island, Washington, ...

After working on ships for a number of years Robert Moran (1857-1943) opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Shortly thereafter he established Moran Brothers Marine and Sawmill Machinery Company... More

President Theodore Roosevelt disembarking from SS Spokane, Seattle, 1903 (MOHAI 2510)

President Theodore Roosevelt disembarking from SS Spokane, Seattle, 19...

Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Handwritten on mount: Pres. T. Roos. disembarking from "Spokane" on visit 1903. Subjects (LCTGM): Steamboats--Washington (S... More

Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company office building on Dearborn Street, Seattle, April 23, 1923 (MOHAI 8790)

Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company office building on Dearborn St...

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated... More

Sailboat with Seattle Yacht Club pennant, ca 1907 (MOHAI 1678)

Sailboat with Seattle Yacht Club pennant, ca 1907 (MOHAI 1678)

Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Subjects (LCTGM): Sailboats--Washington (State); Sailing--Washington (State); Bodies of water--Washington (State)

Salvation Army Industrial Department on Holgate Street, Seattle, May 22, 1923 (MOHAI 8791)

Salvation Army Industrial Department on Holgate Street, Seattle, May 2...

This photograph of the exterior of the Salvation Army Industrial Department building on Holgate Street in Seattle was taken on May 22, 1923. This area south of downtown Seattle was originally made up of tidal f... More

Seal of Washington Territory, 1853 (MOHAI 2330)

Seal of Washington Territory, 1853 (MOHAI 2330)

Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Handwritten on mount: Territorial Seal 1853. Subjects (LCTGM): Seals--Washington (State)

Seattle High School, Class of 1897 (MOHAI 12973)

Seattle High School, Class of 1897 (MOHAI 12973)

As the population of Seattle grew, so did the city's schools. The first school was called "Central School," a name that was applied to several different buildings as the original building was outgrown and a sub... More

Seattle-Tacoma interurban streetcar, near Kent, ca 1909 (MOHAI 2416)

Seattle-Tacoma interurban streetcar, near Kent, ca 1909 (MOHAI 2416)

Interurban trolley service between Seattle and Tacoma began in 1902. The high-speed Puget Sound Electric Railroad won passengers and freight away from the slower Puget Sound steamers. Regular trolley service on... More

Smith Tower, Seattle, ca 1914 (MOHAI 1700)

Smith Tower, Seattle, ca 1914 (MOHAI 1700)

Seattle's first skyscraper gleams in the sunlight. The 42-story building's steel framework is clad in Washington granite on the first and second floors and white terra cotta on the remaining floors. This finish... More

SoDo neighborhood of South Seattle as seen from Beacon Hill, May 28, 1923 (MOHAI 8795)

SoDo neighborhood of South Seattle as seen from Beacon Hill, May 28, 1...

This photograph of the northwest side of Beacon Hill in Seattle is facing west out towards Elliott Bay, which is just visible at the top of the frame. Visible in the image are residential homes as well as many ... More

South School baseball team, Seattle, ca 1896 (MOHAI 1942)

South School baseball team, Seattle, ca 1896 (MOHAI 1942)

Seattle's South School opened in 1889 on Weller Street at Twelfth Avenue South, on the ridge that once connected First and Beacon Hills. Its students came from the booming area south of the city's downtown. Thi... More

Stadium Construction Office on University of Washington campus, Seattle, June 15, 1920 (MOHAI 8824)

Stadium Construction Office on University of Washington campus, Seattl...

This image of the Stadium Construction Office was taken June 15, 1920 during the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Husky Stadium was originally built with a seatin... More

Street in Skagway during the gold rush, ca 1898 (MOHAI 7001)

Street in Skagway during the gold rush, ca 1898 (MOHAI 7001)

Gold seekers who were headed to the Klondike gold fields via White Pass landed in Skagway, Alaska. The weather and the conditions on the White Pass Trail were so bad that people sometimes got stuck in Skagway f... More

Thomas W Prosch, Seattle, ca 1895 (MOHAI 2235)

Thomas W Prosch, Seattle, ca 1895 (MOHAI 2235)

Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Handwritten on mount: Thomas W. Prosch. Subjects (LCTGM): Publishers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Newspaper industry--Wash... More

Tidal flats south of downtown Seattle, October 27, 1923 (MOHAI 8798)

Tidal flats south of downtown Seattle, October 27, 1923 (MOHAI 8798)

This photograph of the tidal flats taken from south is facing northwest towards SoDo and downtown Seattle. Smith Tower is dimly visible in the distance. This area was made up of tidal flats where people and com... More

Two men and oxen on Skagway Trail, 1898 (MOHAI 7071)

Two men and oxen on Skagway Trail, 1898 (MOHAI 7071)

In 1897 and 1898, some of the Klondike stampeders used oxen to carry supplies along the White Pass Trail. Others used dogs, horses, mules, and even goats. Once the railroad was completed from Skagway through Wh... More

University of Washington versus Dartmouth College football game at Husky stadium, Seattle, November 27, 1920 (MOHAI 8809)

University of Washington versus Dartmouth College football game at Hus...

This image of the spectators and field at Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on November 27, 1920 during the first game held at the stadium. This game was also the final g... More

University Street east from Fourth Avenue, Seattle, ca 1918 (MOHAI 1629)

University Street east from Fourth Avenue, Seattle, ca 1918 (MOHAI 162...

Caption on image: AC. Caption on label: DePue, Morgan & Co., Inc., Seattle. Handwritten on mount: Victory Square, Last world war 1918. Subjects (LCTGM): Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Busines... More

Unloading freight at Skagway, 1898 (MOHAI 7035)

Unloading freight at Skagway, 1898 (MOHAI 7035)

Gold seekers heading to the Klondike gold fields via the Inland Passage could land at Skagway or Dyea. At first, ships had to anchor offshore and unload their passengers and freight onto barges which carried th... More

USS Nebraska launching, October 7, 1904 (MOHAI 7135)

USS Nebraska launching, October 7, 1904 (MOHAI 7135)

In 1904, the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle launched the battleship "Nebraska." This vessel was the first steel ship to be built on Puget Sound and the first naval battleship to be built in the Pacific Nort... More

View of 9th Avenue South and Stacy Street, Seattle, May 23, 1923 (MOHAI 8794)

View of 9th Avenue South and Stacy Street, Seattle, May 23, 1923 (MOHA...

This photograph looks north on 9th Avenue South and Stacy Street in Seattle. Several wooden buildings belonging to Frye & Company are visible. Motorcars line the street as well as horses hitched to delivery wag... More

View of 9th Avenue South at Hanford Street, Seattle, October 27, 1923 (MOHAI 8799)

View of 9th Avenue South at Hanford Street, Seattle, October 27, 1923 ...

This photograph of 9th Avenue South at Hanford Street in Seattle was taken facing north, with Beacon Hill visible on the right. This area south of downtown Seattle was originally made up of tidal flats; soil d... More

View of 9th Avenue South, Seattle, July 17, 1923 (MOHAI 8797)

View of 9th Avenue South, Seattle, July 17, 1923 (MOHAI 8797)

This photograph of 9th Avenue South is looking North, with First Hill in the distance and Beacon Hill on the right. There are two men on the right of the plank road who appear to be at work, another man looks o... More

View of Dawson, Yukon Territory, ca 1898 (MOHAI 7050)

View of Dawson, Yukon Territory, ca 1898 (MOHAI 7050)

Dawson, Yukon Territory, was wilderness in 1896. By 1898, so many Klondike stampeders had come to the area that Dawson was the largest city in Canada west of Winnipeg, Manitoba. At over 40,000 inhabitants, the ... More

View of Holgate Street and Plum Street intersection at 9th Avenue South, Seattle, May 22, 1923 (MOHAI 8793)

View of Holgate Street and Plum Street intersection at 9th Avenue Sout...

The image is looking southwest on Holgate Avenue at the Plum Street intersection, from 9th Avenue. This area south of downtown Seattle was originally made up of tidal flats; soil dredged from the Duwamish Rive... More

View of Holgate Street looking east at 9th Avenue South, Seattle, May 22, 1923 (MOHAI 8792)

View of Holgate Street looking east at 9th Avenue South, Seattle, May ...

This photograph of Holgate Street looking east towards Beacon Hill depicts two workmen at ground level, perhaps working on the pilings which raise the street and buildings above the marshy ground. Other pedestr... More

Walter A Hall residence, Seattle, ca 1900 (MOHAI 2754)

Walter A Hall residence, Seattle, ca 1900 (MOHAI 2754)

Caption on image: Asahel Curtis. Typed on verso: East side of Fourth Ave. between Madison and Spring. Present site of the Seattle Public Library. Home of Walter A. Hall, 1008 Fourth Ave. Subjects (LCTGM): Hous... More

Warren Avenue School, Seattle, 1903 (MOHAI 12937)

Warren Avenue School, Seattle, 1903 (MOHAI 12937)

Construction of Warren Avenue School began in 1902, and the school opened in 1903 on the corner of Harrison Street and Warren Avenue in Seattle's Lower Queen Anne district. Possibly named for Revolutionary War ... More

Washington Hotel during regrading of Second Avenue, Seattle, 1906 (MOHAI 1021)

Washington Hotel during regrading of Second Avenue, Seattle, 1906 (MOH...

Workers began regrading Seattle's Denny Hill in 1898. At first, the owners of the Washington Hotel didn't want the city to remove their part of the hill. This left the hotel sitting on a raw peak of land while ... More

Washington Hotel lobby, Seattle, ca 1895 (MOHAI 1871)

Washington Hotel lobby, Seattle, ca 1895 (MOHAI 1871)

Seattle's Hotel Washington, known as the Denny Hotel when it opened in 1890, sat grandly on top of Denny Hill between Second and Fourth Avenues and Stewart and Virginia Streets. The elegant building survived on... More

Worker making saddle at Duncan & Sons, Seattle, December 23, 1918 (MOHAI 3467)

Worker making saddle at Duncan & Sons, Seattle, December 23, 1918 (MOH...

Duncan & Sons was a harness and saddle manufacturing business located at 212 Second Avenue South. Their familiar model horse stood above the entrance to the business for many years, only recently to disappear ... More

Yesler cable car on Jackson Street trestle, Seattle, ca 1889 (MOHAI 1122)

Yesler cable car on Jackson Street trestle, Seattle, ca 1889 (MOHAI 11...

The western shore of Lake Washington was becoming a popular recreation area during the booming 1880s. The need for transportation spurred development of a cable railway line. The proposed route ran through un... More

YMCA baseball field at 14th and Jefferson, Seattle, ca 1902 (MOHAI 1344)

YMCA baseball field at 14th and Jefferson, Seattle, ca 1902 (MOHAI 134...

Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle. Handwritten on mount: Y.M.C.A. Park later Jefferson St car barn site, about 1902. Subjects (LCTGM): Houses--Washington (Sta... More

Lower Falls (16459554545)

Lower Falls (16459554545)

Lower Falls and Lookout Point; Asahel Curtis; 1928; catalog#DSF11575; original#YELL18316

2nd Ave, Seattle (CURTIS 1133) printed advertisement, United States

2nd Ave, Seattle (CURTIS 1133) printed advertisement, United States

Looking north from Hotel Seattle at James St. Depicts Alaska Building (2nd Ave. and Cherry St.) and Oriental Block (608 2nd Ave.) on right, Butler Hotel (2nd Ave. and James St.) on left. Advertisement for "... More

Bon Marche store, southwest corner of Pike St and 2nd Ave, Seattle (CURTIS 1737)

Bon Marche store, southwest corner of Pike St and 2nd Ave, Seattle (CU...

*Subjects (LCTGM): Department stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Advertisements--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Bon Marche

Dawson-1899 - A black and white photo of a river and a village

Dawson-1899 - A black and white photo of a river and a village

View of Dawson City, Klondike, c1899. Yukon River to the left and Klondike River at upper right.

Lake Washington Pontoon Bridge, Seattle, Washington (69003)

Lake Washington Pontoon Bridge, Seattle, Washington (69003)

Title: Lake Washington Pontoon Bridge, Seattle, Washington Subjects: Bridges Places: Washington > King (county) > Seattle Notes: The bridge later became known as the Lacey V. Murrow Bridge and, as of 2015, is... More

"Snows of Mt. Constance from the Madison Channel," ca. 1910 -  47da31a86e60b773d0fd64176f77f969

"Snows of Mt. Constance from the Madison Channel," ca. 1910 - 47da31a...

Transcribed from photograph: "The snows of Mount Constance from the Madison Channel." No Madison Channel found on historic maps or in historic newspapers of the era. Possible that this is meant to be Hood Canal... More

"The sphinx of the Washington Coast," 1910 -  ea6a004647060582a5716d048ed34b5e

"The sphinx of the Washington Coast," 1910 - ea6a004647060582a5716d04...

Transcribed from photograph: "The sphinx of the Washington Coast."; Location unknown. This was one of 64 images copyrighted by Asahel Curtis in 1910. iFkcAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=%22madison+channel%22+mt.+c... More

"Portal of Tacoma harbor," ca. 1910 -  9ce2af5ab7aacfd5f3c186e3d66e08db

"Portal of Tacoma harbor," ca. 1910 - 9ce2af5ab7aacfd5f3c186e3d66e08d...

Transcribed from photograph: "The portal of Tacoma Harbor."; Commencement Bay, WA; Exact location unknown. General Commencement Bay location provided. This was one of 64 images copyrighted by Asahel Curtis in 1... More

1895-1896 football championship trophy, 1896 -  5a338d1893768a5ae7f5aadd7b2085c1

1895-1896 football championship trophy, 1896 - 5a338d1893768a5ae7f5aa...

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Schools. South School. Trophy cup presented to South School, 1896. Front view. Inscription: "Football championship, 1895-1896. Presented by Seattle Athletic Club.""

2nd Ave. north from James St., 1907 -  1482bc5c9bcf316698efcc64ba3afb84

2nd Ave. north from James St., 1907 - 1482bc5c9bcf316698efcc64ba3afb8...

Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Second Ave. 1907. Looking North from James St. 1. Alaska Building. 2. Oriental Block. 3. Crown Block. 4. Seattle Hotel." This seems to have significant retouching, both ... More

2nd Ave. and Yesler Way, ca. 1920 -  10450f4c02b8ba28ad0ab504289d35b2

2nd Ave. and Yesler Way, ca. 1920 - 10450f4c02b8ba28ad0ab504289d35b2

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Second Ave. ca. 1920. Looking southeast from Yesler Way. Photo by Asahel Curtis." Yesler Way runs from upper left (east) to lower right (west); Second Avenue fro... More

2nd Ave. north from James St., 1909 -  6883c645ba63cca42bd9ded2a1fb3237 (page 1)

2nd Ave. north from James St., 1909 - 6883c645ba63cca42bd9ded2a1fb323...

The Crown Building, Oriental Block (completed 1903), Alaska Building (completed 1904), and New York Block (completed in 1892) appear on the right. The logo here is for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, hel... More

Atlantic fleet entering Puget Sound, 1908, postcard - 8736ff88f9fc8f0c6f19c79978db90a4 (page 1)

Atlantic fleet entering Puget Sound, 1908, postcard - 8736ff88f9fc8f0c...

Ships of the Atlantic fleet sailing into the Puget Sound on their way to Seattle. Back of postcard reads "Roman's 'Real Photo' Post Cards. Hopf Bros. Co., Seattle, Sole Selling Agents. The Atlantic Fleet arrive... More

Automobile at entrance to Mt. Rainier Park, ca. 1910 -  0c069606e0fa8e7390d6a8b895874546

Automobile at entrance to Mt. Rainier Park, ca. 1910 - 0c069606e0fa8e...

Transcribed from photograph: "The entrance to Rainier National Park." Two men sit in the front of an automobile.; Exact location unknown.

Beacon Hill School, March 23, 1904 -  6b75e1dcf60ecaba63d12612c07eb250

Beacon Hill School, March 23, 1904 - 6b75e1dcf60ecaba63d12612c07eb250

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Schools. Beacon Hill School. 2524- 16th Ave. South. Original school built 1899. Main building completed in 1904; addition 1912. Exterior. Frame. View of front from right si... More

Cape Flattery, ca. 1910 -  d94e540c7d65bbb8bb8edbe146661771

Cape Flattery, ca. 1910 - d94e540c7d65bbb8bb8edbe146661771

Transcribed from photograph: "In the swirl of the sea at Cape Flattery."; Cape Flattery, WA; General Cape Flattery location provided. This was one of 64 images copyrighted by Asahel Curtis in 1910. iFkcAQAAIAAJ... More

Charles Prosch, ca. 1897 -  b5e0cca1c7c331c6fcc946f360569aea

Charles Prosch, ca. 1897 - b5e0cca1c7c331c6fcc946f360569aea

Portraits. Prosch, Charles. 1820-1913. Prosch was a pioneer newspaper publisher. Comparing with other photos of him, Seattle Public Library's date of ca. 1897 may be on the early side for this photo, possibly... More

Cherry St. east from 1st Ave. "To-day and Yesterday," ca. 1917 -  e9ef5e2fe4fff838b244bc65c7f41ea0 (page 1)

Cherry St. east from 1st Ave. "To-day and Yesterday," ca. 1917 - e9ef...

In the "today" image, the 110 Cherry Building (also known as the Scheuerman Building, completed in 1903), Good Eats Cafeteria, Hoge Building (completed in 1911) and New York Block line the left side of the stre... More

Columbia School, ca. 1910 -  efcf27533ae30912fe7f721a9998431e

Columbia School, ca. 1910 - efcf27533ae30912fe7f721a9998431e

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Schools. Columbia School. 723 South Concord Street. Built 1890; addition 1904; demolished 1959. Exterior. Frame. View of front from right side. Known also as the Pontius, l... More

Deception Island near Deception Pass, ca. 1910 -  e453cc7b66ca27d48035bb350a42ea77

Deception Island near Deception Pass, ca. 1910 - e453cc7b66ca27d48035...

Transcribed from photograph: "The clash of the surf on Deception Island."; Deception Island, WA

Denny Hill Regrade showing old and new Washington Hotels, ca. 1908, postcard - 68e4d58d212f0dc151cdada06930f85f (page 1)

Denny Hill Regrade showing old and new Washington Hotels, ca. 1908, po...

The postcard shows the old Washington Hotel (also known as the Denny Hotel) being demolished as well as the New Washington Hotel. Transcribed from postcard: "Moving 7500000 Cubic Feet of Earth to Build a City."... More

Everett waterfront from Rucker Hill, ca. 1910 -  f2673f3ac45cde1ccd800315b9e92495

Everett waterfront from Rucker Hill, ca. 1910 - f2673f3ac45cde1ccd800...

Transcribed from photograph: "Everett, the city of smoke-stacks." The white house at the right of the photo is located at 501 Laurel Dr.; 501 Laurel Dr, Everett, WA 98201

First Regiment Armory, ca. 1905 -  28fe5554964e0b6a54975035fef886a7

First Regiment Armory, ca. 1905 - 28fe5554964e0b6a54975035fef886a7

Transcribed from photograph: "Armories. National Guard armory. Southwest corner 4th Ave. and Union Street. Built 1888. Demolished after 1909. Moved in 1903-1904 to Terry Ave. and Stewart St."

First Methodist-Episcopal Church, 1906 -  50f3af38ead3adf0eedba3e59cc8d45e

First Methodist-Episcopal Church, 1906 - 50f3af38ead3adf0eedba3e59cc8...

Transcribed from photograph: "Churches. First Methodist-Protestant [Episcopal] church. Southeast corner of Third Ave. and Marion St. Built 1887-1889; demolished, 1907. 1906. Signed by Asahel Curtis."

First Presbyterian Church, 1907 -  d9394d209d678b6739ab0047078c8325

First Presbyterian Church, 1907 - d9394d209d678b6739ab0047078c8325

Transcribed from photograph: "Churches. First Presbyterian church. Southeast corner of Third Ave. and Madison St. Built 1875-1879; demolished 1912. 1907." By 1907, the Presbyterians were long gone from this ch... More

George W. Dilling, ca. 1911 -  bae633d1116f078dbd37bcca6f4531f9

George W. Dilling, ca. 1911 - bae633d1116f078dbd37bcca6f4531f9

Transcribed from photograph: "Portraits. Billing, George W. 1869-? Mayor 1911-1912."

Future site of Seattle Public Library at 4th Ave. and Madison St., ca. 1904 -  67fdfa53e0285c11eb460725f85c29b2

Future site of Seattle Public Library at 4th Ave. and Madison St., ca....

Transcribed from photograph: "Public Library. 1906-. Site before demolition of houses. About 1904. McNaught house at left." That is to say, McNaught house at left and pretty much hidden by the tree.

Great Northern Docks, ca. 1905, postcard - d97b2b878ba32b544ec84be39a9dc154 (page 1)

Great Northern Docks, ca. 1905, postcard - d97b2b878ba32b544ec84be39a9...

Transcribed from postcard: "Great Northern Docks, Steamships Minnesota & Dakota, Seattle, Wash." front back

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