Coastal Puget Sound and vicinity photograph collection, 1909-1914

Overview of the Collection

Title
Coastal Puget Sound and vicinity photograph collection
Dates
1909-1914 (inclusive)
Quantity
221 printed photographs and 54 printed scans (1 box) ; various sizes
275 nitrate negatives (3 boxes) ; approximately 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (14.6 x 8.89 cm)
Collection Number
PH0794
Summary
Photographs of scenes around Alaska, Renton, and Seattle; ships; buildings at the A.Y.P.E.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Selections from the collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of the Visual Materials Curator is required to view original photographs. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs depicting Puget Sound ships, Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival, and various locations throughout Washington and Alaska. Images of ships including steamers, gunboats, torpedo boat destroyers, and cruisers. Potlatch photos include a re-enactment of the arrival of the steamer ship Portland, the Pageant of Alaska parade, and street decorations in downtown Seattle and Pioneer Square. Collection also includes photos of downtown Seattle, Alki Beach, the Renton flood of 1911, Funter Bay, the Forestry Building from the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition, the Maple Valley Railroad station, and Luna Park on the Duwamish Head.

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Alternative Forms Available

View selections from the collection in digital format

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Museum of North Idaho, 12/2001.

Processing Note

Processed by Erin Whitney and Marion Brown, 2008; Beck Prigot, 2016; processing completed in 2016.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
Box item
1 1 September 29, 1915
1 2
Steamer A. G. Lindsay at Pier C, Seattle
before 1915
1 3
Square rigger A. J. Fuller at Pier 9, Seattle
between 1909-1918
1 4 circa 1900s-1910s
1 5
German steamer Amasis at dock, probably in Seattle
circa 1900s-1910s
1 6
Three-masted ship Amiral de Cornulier at Northern Pacific Railroad Company dock, Seattle
circa 1900s-1910s
1 7
Ship Arizonan at dock, probably in Seattle
after 1902
1 8 circa 1900s-1910s
1 9
Steamer Athlon at Colman Dock, Seattle
Written on negative: Steamer "Athlon" on Navy Yard route Seattle - Puget Sound
circa 1911-1912
1 10
Steamer Bellerophon, probably in Seattle
between 1902-1914
1 11 circa 1900s-1910s
1 12 circa 1910
1 13
U.S. Army Transport Cableship Burnside
circa 1910
1 14
Steamer Calista at dock
Scanned from negative
between 1911-1922
1 15
Mail steamer Camosun
Written on negative: British Columbia Mail Steamer
circa 1900s-1910s
1 16 between 1901-1913
1 17
Steamer Chicago
between 1908-1913
1 18 after 1907
1 19 circa 1914
1 20 between 1909-1921
1 21
Passengers on the deck of the steamer City of Seattle in the Inside Passage
Caption on negative: Viewing the A[l]askan Scenery
circa 1915
1 22-23
Passengers aboard steamer City of Seattle
Written on negative of photograph 22: On board Str "City of Seattle" - returning from Alaska - July 26-Aug 6, 1915Written on negative of photograph 23: Enjoying Alaska on the P.C.S.S.C. "City of Seattle" 1913.
1915; 1913
1 24 between 1901-1921
1 25
Steamer Col. E. L. Drake and another ship, probably in Tacoma
after 1905
1 26
Steamer Columbian, probably in Seattle
after April 1907
1 27-28 after 1911
1 29-30 probably July 17, 1912
1 31 between 1900-1912
1 32 early 1900s
1 33
U.S. Army Transport Dix loading grain for the Pacific Islands, Great Northern Dock, Seattle
early 1900s
1 34 early 1900s
1 35 early 1900s
1 36
Steamboat Dove
after 1902
1 37 circa 1912
1 38 circa 1910
1 39 after 1900
1 40 after 1906
1 41 between 1906-1927
1 42 between 1889-1914
1 43 before 1911
1 44-47 between 1913-1920
1 48 between 1911-1922
1 49
Steamer Hallamshire at dock, probably in Seattle
between 1907-1915
1 50
British steamer Harlesden at dock, probably in Seattle
circa 1910s
1 51 after 1906
1 52-53 after 1906
1 54 after March 1907
1 55 after March 1907
1 56 between 1904-1925
1 57 after 1908
1 58
Steamer Kitsap at Pier 3, Seattle
circa 1900s-1910s
1 59 between 1910-1938
1 60
Steamer Kumeric at dock
after 1906
1 61
Steamer Latouche at dock
Scanned from negative
circa 1910
1 62
Steamer Latouche
after 1909
1 63
British steamer Luceric
between 1910-1916
1 64 circa 1900s-1910s
1 65
Steamer Mackinaw at Pier 9
Print is reversed.
circa 1900s-1910s
1 66 between 1907-1918
1 67 between 1907-1918
1 68
Steamer Meteor, probably in Seattle
circa 1900s-1910s
1 69
Great Northern steamer Minnesota at Great Northern Dock, Seattle
between 1904-1923
1 70
Steamer Missourian at dock
between 1903-1917
1 71 circa 1900s-1920s
1 72
SS Ningchow, probably in Seattle
circa 1900s-1910s
1 73 circa 1909
1 74
U.S. Battleship Oregon
Written on negative: "The Bulldog of the Navy"
1912
1 75 probably July 1912
1 76 between July 15-20, 1912
1 77 July 18, 1912
1 78 between 1910-1914
1 79 after 1906
1 80 after 1903
1 81
Steam merchant Protesilaus
after 1909
1 82
U.S. Cruiser Raleigh in Seattle harbor during the Golden Potlatch
between July 15–20, 1912
1 83 between 1902-1911
1 84
Steamer Reliance at dock
Scanned from negative
between 1902-1926
1 85 between 1902-1928
1 86 between 1908-1913
1 87 circa 1910s
1 88
Steamer Santa Ana at Pier 2 (Northern Pacific Railway Company dock), Seattle
after 1899
1 89 between 1898-1916
1 90 between 1906-1916
1 91
Kosmos steamer Serapis
circa 1900s-1910s
1 92 between 1910-1924
1 93
Kosmos steamer Sisak, probably in Seattle
circa 1910s
1 94 between 1902-1911
1 95 between 1902-1911
1 96-97
Steamer State of California at Pier B, Seattle
before August 17, 1913
1 98-100 July 15-20, 1912
1 101 circa 1900s-1910s
1 102
S.S. Suveric, probably in Seattle
probably 1911
1 103 between 1910-July 30, 1914
1 104 between 1909-1914
1 105
Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamer Tamba Maru at dock, probably in Seattle
circa 1900s-1910s
1 106-111 between May 18-June 25, 1911
1 112 before April 25, 1912
1 113
Steamer Teucer
after 1905
1 114
Steamer Triton in Seattle
Scanned from negative
after 1909
1 115
Steamer Umatilla in Seattle
between 1908-1918
1 116 probably 1909
1 117 between 1905-1911
1 118
Steamer Virginian, probably in Seattle
circa 1900s-1910s
1 119 after 1904
1 120
Steamer Yucatan
between 1906-1913
1 121 after 1905
1 122
Floating crane and war vessel at the Puget Sound Navy Yard
circa 1900s-1910s
1 123
Caisson built by the Seattle Construction and Drydock Company at Puget Sound Navy Yard
Written on negative: Caisson for new dry dock. Made by S.C. & D.D.C.
circa 1912
1 124
Steamship, probably in Seattle
Scanned from negative
circa 1900s-1910s
1 125 between 1908-1909
1 126
Ship at Pier 9, Seattle
circa 1910s
Container(s) Description Dates
Golden Potlatch
Box item
1 127 between July 15–20, 1912
1 128-129 between July 15–20, 1912
1 130-131 between July 15–20, 1912
1 132 between July 15–20, 1912
1 133 between July 15–20, 1912
1 134
Totem pole on lamppost
Written on negative: One of the thousand totems
between July 15–20, 1912
1 135 July 18, 1912
1 136 July 18, 1912
1 137 probably July 20, 1912
1 138 probably July 20, 1912
Alaska Pageant
Box item
1 127
Crowd of people along Alaskan Way near Marion Street, Seattle
Written on negative: Arrival of Sourdoughs on Str PortlandPotlatch celebrations included a re-enactment of the steamship Portland's return to Seattle bearing two tons of gold found along the Klondike River in 1897.
July 17, 1912
1 140
Wooden wagon
Written on negative: The famous express wagon that carried a ton & a half of gold to the Banks from the Str Portland June '97
July 17, 1912
1 141 July 17, 1912
1 142
"The Tyee" parade float
Written on negative: The Glittering Throne of Hyas Tyee Allen
July 17, 1912
1 143
"The Title Car" parade float
Written on negative: "The History of Alaska" float -- Depicting Haidas Indian legend
Scanned from negative
July 17, 1912
1 144
"Indian War Canoe" parade float
Written on negative: "The Tyee's War Party"
July 17, 1912
1 145
"The Potlatch" parade float
Scanned from negative
July 17, 1912
1 146 July 17, 1912
1 147 July 17, 1912
1 148 July 17, 1912
1 149 July 17, 1912
1 150
"Fisheries" parade float
Written on negative: Queen of the Fisheries
July 17, 1912
1 151 July 17, 1912
1 152
"Arctic Circle and Fur Industry" parade float
Written on negative: "Life in the Arctic Circle"
July 17, 1912
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Box item
1 153 circa 1909
1 154 circa 1909
1 155-156
Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Forestry Building, Seattle, Washington
circa 1909
1 157
Woman standing in front of Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Forestry Building, Seattle, Washington
circa 1909
1 158
Plaque commemorating the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington
circa 1909
Box item
1 159
Southwest Seattle, from west
Written on negative: The way Seattle looked to us - Returning from Alaska
circa 1913
1 160-161 after 1911
1 162
Waves breaking over concrete wall, Alki Point, Seattle, Washington
circa 1910s
1 163-165
Waves at Alki Beach Bathhouse, Seattle, Washington
Scanned from negative
after 1911
1 166
Wave breaking over seawall at the Alki Beach Bathhouse, Seattle, Washington
Scanned from negative
after 1911
1 167
Stormy day on Puget Sound, Alki Point, Seattle, Washington
circa 1910s
1 168
Construction of Smith Tower (steelwork detail), Seattle, Washington
circa 1913
1 169 after 1904
1 170-171 after 1907; circa 1913
1 172 between 1907-1913
1 173 circa 1911
1 174
Grave of Princess Angeline, Lake View Cemetery, Seattle
after 1896
1 175
Metropolitan Theatre, Seattle
Scanned from negative
Written on negative: Klaw & Erlanger's new Metropolitan Theatre
circa 1911
1 176
Mount Baker Park pagoda, Seattle
after 1910
1 177-178
Rialto Court Apartments, Seattle
Scanned from negative
after 1906
item
179
Number not used
Box item
1 180 circa 1910s
1 181
Piers 1, A, B, and C, Seattle
Written on negative: Back to Seattle - Returning from Alaska
1913
1 182-183
Man leaning out window of Pacific Coast Coal Company office building, 563 Railroad Avenue (now Alaskan Way), Seattle
circa 1900s-1910s
1 184
Harbor seal pup at Woodland Park Zoo, Washington
Written on negative: Little Jimmie Seal
circa 1900s-1910s
1 185
Leary-Ferry gravestone memorial, Lake View Cemetery, Washington
circa 1900s-1910s

Maple Valley Flood, WashingtonReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box item
1 186 November 1911
1 187-193 November 1911
1 194-197
Wreck of Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railroad Bridge #142, Maple Valley, Washington
November 1911
1 198-200
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad Bridge #7 damaged by flood, 1 mile east of Renton, Washington
November 1911
1 201-202 November 1911
1 203
Harold Evans residence surrounded by flood water, 300 South Third Street, Renton, Washington
Written on negative: "In the wake of the flood"
Scanned from negative
November 1911
1 204
Men paddling boat to J. O. Chapman grocery store, South Second Street and Burnett Avenue South, Renton, Washington
Written on negative: Marketing in Renton Wash during the flood
Scanned from negative
November 1911
1 205 November 1911
1 206 November 1911
1 207 November 1911
1 208-209
Men on downed railroad tracks, probably Renton, Washington
Written on item 208: Main Line and passing track, Indian-C&PS Washout, Flood Nov. 1911
Written on item 209: Washout Indian Passing track + main line, Nov. 1911
November 1911
1 210
Temporary Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound and Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad tracks, east of Maple Valley, Washington
November 1911
1 211-212
Damaged Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad tracks along the Cedar River, Washington
Written on negative of item 211: Washout C. & P. S. R. R. Stevens Platform Cedar River flood, Nov. 1911.
November 1911

Washington LocalitiesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box item
1 213
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway and Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad tracks, east of Maple Valley, Washington
November 1911
1 214 circa 1910s
1 215 circa 1910s
1 216 after late May 1911
1 217 August 2, 1914
1 218
Railway station, Cle Elum, Washington
after 1908
1 219
Elliott Station, Fairwood, Washington
circa 1910s
1 220
Logging engines along Hood Canal, Potlatch, Washington
circa 1900s-1910s
1 221-222 circa 1910s
1 223
Silver Forest, Mount Rainier, Washington
Scanned from negative
circa 1910s
1 224
Sunset on Puget Sound, Washington
Scanned from negative
Written on negative: Overlook'g bay.
circa 1910s
1 225
Olympic Mountains and Hood Canal, Washington
Scanned from negative
Written on negative: The storm-swept Olympics in the clouds -- Hood Canal
circa 1910s
1 226
View of Hood Canal towards Puget Sound, Washington
Scanned from negative
circa 1910s
1 227
Bridge over Washington Cascades, Mount Rainier, Washington
circa 1900s-1910s
1 228
Tatoosh Range from Paradise Valley, Washington
circa 1900s-1910s
1 229
Mount Rainier
circa 1900s-1910s
1 230a-b
Mount Rainier from Paradise Glacier
August 2, 1914
1 231a-b
Nisqually Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington
Written on negative of photograph 231a: Largest glacier on south slope of Mt. Rainier
circa 1910s
1 232a-b
Woman sitting on rock in front of Mount Rainier
Written on negative: Mt. Rainier just above "Camp of the Clouds"
before 1915
1 233
Melting snow on slopes of Mount Rainier
circa 1910s
1 234
Snow and waterfall near Keechelus Lake, Cascade Range, Washington
May 4, 1912
1 235-236b
John Reese's hotel tent camp "Camp of the Clouds" in front of Mount Rainier, Washington
before 1915
1 237
Storm in Olympic Mountains, seen from Hood Canal, Washington
circa 1910s
1 238
Beach at low tide, Hoodsport, Washington
circa 1900s-1910s
1 239
Men wearing mining hats in front of Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad ticket office, Coal Creek, Washington
Written on negative: "Just up from down below"
July 3, 1913
1 240
Dry Falls, Washington
circa 1910s
1 241 before 1914

Alaska LocalitiesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Alaska trip
Box item
1 242-243
Taku Glacier, Taku Inlet, Alaska
Written on negative of photograph 242: 300 ft high - 1 mile wide.
circa 1913
1 244
Hillside near Cape Mudge, British Columbia
circa 1913
1 245-246
Hills and mountains along the Inside Passage towards Alaska
circa 1913
1 247
Meade Glacier in Lynn Canal, Alaska
approximately 1913
1 248 approximately 1913
1 249 circa 1913
1 250-251
Windom Glacier, Taku Inlet, Alaska
Written on negative of photograph 251: Windom -- A Dead Glacier
circa 1913
1 252 circa 1913
1 253 circa 1913
1 254 circa 1913
1 255 circa 1913
1 256
Pulp mill, Swanson Bay, British Columbia
circa 1913
1 257 circa 1913
1 258
Rock bluff by entrance to Taku Inlet, Alaska
circa 1913
1 259
Iceberg at entrance to Taku Inlet, Alaska
circa 1913
1 260
Prince Rupert, British Columbia
August 4, 1913
1 261
Five Finger Lighthouse, Frederick Sound, Alaska
circa 1913
1 262
Strong tide, Seymour Narrows, British Columbia
circa 1913
1 263
Midway Rock Light, Inside Passage, Alaska
circa 1913
1 264 circa 1913
1 265
Snowcapped mountain range, Alaska
circa 1913
1 266
Fort William H. Seward, Alaska
Written on negative: Looking from Haines to Ft. Wm. H. Seward Alaska. Str. City of Seattle
circa 1913
1 267
Lynn Canal, Alaska
circa 1913
1 268
Sisters Islands, Strait of Georgia, British Columbia
circa 1913
1 269
Inside Passage, Alaska
Written on negative: Where the str goes thru.
circa 1913
1 270
Mountain range and Patterson Glacier, Inside Passage, Alaska
circa 1913
1 271
Trees along Peril Straits, Alaska
Scanned from negative
circa 1913
1 271a
Trees along the coast of Peril Straits, Alaska
Written on photo: In Peril Straits. Alaska.Scanned from negative
circa 1913
1 272
Davidson Glacier, Lynn Canal, Alaska
circa 1913
1 273
Cape Mudge, British Columbia
circa 1913
1 274 circa 1913
Box item
1 275
Two women and a man standing on rocks by water, Funter Bay, Alaska
Written on negative: Indian village
circa 1900s-1910s
1 276
Native American burial site, Wrangell Narrows, Alaska
circa 1910s

Oregon localitiesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box item
1 277 probably 1905 or 1906

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Cable ships--United States--Photographs
  • Cruisers (Warships)--Photographs
  • Floods--Washington (State)--Renton--Photographs
  • Gunboats--Photographs
  • Ships--Washington (State)--Photographs
  • Steamboats--United States--Photographs
  • Torpedo-boat destroyers--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Admiral Line--Photographs
  • City of Seattle (Ship)--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Alaska--Photographs
  • Alki Beach Park (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Photographs
  • Washington (State)--Photographs