According to Emporis.com, this was the first of Seattle's early skyscrapers to be demolished by implosion in the late 1970s. Wells Fargo Center currently occupies the site. The American Savings Bank was organized in Seattle in 1902, and was eventually acquired by the Washington Mutual group. circa 1910.
Printed on front: American Savings Bank and Trust Co. Seattle, Washington.
Now serving several transit lines including the Sounder Commuter trains, the King Street Station was built in 1904-1906 by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the building is being renovated. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Interior of Union Depot, Seattle, Washington.
The S. S. Minnesota was built at New London, Connecticut for the Great Northern Railroad in 1904. At the time it was built, it was the largest passenger steamer sailing from Pacific ports.
Printed on front: S.S. Minnesota on Puget Sound, Washington.
At 14 stories the tallest building in Seattle upon its completion in 1904, until eclipsed by an 18 story building in 1911. This was also the first steel-framed skyscraper built in Seattle. Located at the corner of Second and Cherry, it has undergone a renovation and is slated to become a hotel. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Alaska Building, Seattle, Washington.
Located at 1000 Fourth Aveune, Seattle, this Carnegie funded building opened in December, 1906. The original building was demolished in 1957, and its replacement opened in 1960. The second building was demolished in fall, 2001 to make way for the new 362,987-square-foot Central Library that opened May 23, 2004 on the same site. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Public Library, Seattle, Washington.
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is a United States Navy shipyard covering approximately 180 acres on the Puget Sound in Bremerton. Historically it has been known as Navy Yard Puget Sound, Bremerton Navy Yard, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and as part of Naval Base Kitsap. It is bordered on the south by Sinclair Inlet, on the west by the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap, and on the north and east by the city of Bremerton. It is a major employer of the region. circa 1908.
Printed on front: U.S. Cruiser Charleston entering the Dry-Dock, Bremerton, Washington.
Seattle High School, later known briefly as Washington High School and far longer as Broadway High School, opened in 1902. The main building featured here was demolished in 1974, except for the auditorium that was built as an addition in 1911. circa 1908.
Printed on front: High School, Seattle, Washington.
Pioneer Henry Yesler developed the waterfront around what is now Pioneer Square, and the area quickly became a large shipping concern--with timber, coal and grain going out to ports all over the world. After the devasting fire that decimated the business district and surrounding area in 1889, the area was reconstructed quickly. By the time of this photo in 1908, the area was again bustling and a major center of commerce in the region. circa 1908.
Printed on front: Section of Water Front, Seattle, Washington.
In 1904 the U.S.S. Nebraska was built in Seattle at the Moran Brothers Ship Yard at the foot of South Charles Street, south of Seattle's Pioneer Square. Commissioned in 1907, it joined the Great White Fleet for part of its world cruise in 1909. circa 1908.
Printed on front: Battleship Nebraska, (Built at Seattle,) on her trial trip, making 19.9 knots an hour.
Now serving several transit lines including the Sounder Commuter trains, the King Street Station was built in 1904-1906 by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the building is being renovated. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Union Depot, Seattle, Washington.
Princess Angeline- or Kikisoblu, as she was known in her tribe- was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle. Ignoring orders to report to a reservation in 1855, she lived the remainder of her life in a shack on the Seattle waterfront, doing laundry and selling baskets. She was befriended and looked after by Catherine Maynard, a well-known Seattle pioneer. circa 1904.
Printed on front: Princess Angeline, Daughter of Chief Seattle, Seattle, Wash.
The Southern Pacific Railroad operated throughout several southwestern and southern states--and through California and north to Oregon, from 1865 to 1996. Eventually bought out by Union Pacific, although it took almost 100 years to complete the transaction. circa 1905.
Printed on front: Big Trees Station, near Santa Cruz, Cal. Southern Pacific R.R.
