Puget Sound Machinery Depot photograph collection, approximately 1922
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
- Historical Background
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Exterior of the Main Machine Shop, Puget Sound Machinery Depot, 121-139 West Massachusettes St., 1922?
- Boiler shop building, 1922?
- Boiler shop building, 1922?
- Boiler shop interior, 1922?
- Boiler shop interior, 1922?
- Boiler shop interior, 1922?
- Boiler shop interior, 1922?
- Machine shop interior, 1922?
- Machine shop interior, 1922?
- Machine shop interior, 1922?
- Bull riveting tower, 1922?
- Tile warehouse, 1922?
- Locomotive engine track in shed, December 29, 1922
- Three boilers on track, 1922?
- Great Northern Railroad engine being overhauled, 1922?
- Service track outside boiler shop, 1922?
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Puget Sound Machinery Depot photograph collection
- Dates
- approximately 1922 (inclusive)19221922
- Quantity
- 16 photographic prints (2 folders) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0917
- Summary
- Exterior and interior views of the Puget Sound Machinery Depot
- Repository
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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
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Historical Background
In the late 19th century Matthew Dow's construction company built the Puget Sound Machinery Depot in what is now considered Seattle's SoDo district. The address was 121-139 West Massachusettes Street. The Depot worked primarily on train and ship machinery such as boilers and engines.
Content Description
These photographs include exterior and interior views of the Puget Sound Machinery Depot. Depot locations such as the Boiler Shop Building, Tile Warehouse, Bull Riveting Tower, Main Machine Shop, and outside service tracks are key subject matter. In some of these locations men are constructing boilers and engines for trains and ships or posing with them.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
These photographs are organized by the location in which they were taken at the Puget Sound Machinery Depot in 1922. The locations are sorted in the following order: the Main Machine Shop, the Boiler Shop, the Machine Shop, the Bull Riveting Tower, the Tile Warehouse, sheds and service tracks.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Exterior of the Main Machine Shop, Puget Sound Machinery Depot, 121-139 West Massachusettes St.
Typed on verso: Exterior view of our Main Machine Shop.
Dates: 1922?Container: Box:oversize XH6, Item 1 -
Description: Boiler shop building
Typed on verso: Exterior view of Boiler Shop Building, 150' wide and 270' long.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 2 -
Description: Boiler shop building
Typed on verso: View of the rear end of the Boiler Shop showing Spur Track into Shop.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 3 -
Description: Boiler shop interior
Typed on verso: View of main bay of our Boiler Shop showing Overhead Electric Crane which extends over Spur Track. This picture also shows a number of water tube boilers in course of construction.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 4 -
Description: Boiler shop interior
Typed on verso: View of main bay of our Boiler Shop showing water tube boilers being assembled.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 5 -
Description: Boiler shop interior
Typed on verso: View of three locomotive boilers in shop for new fireboxes. Picture shows new firebox assembled.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 6 -
Description: Boiler shop interior
Typed on verso: View of Light Sheet Metal Department in Boiler Shop.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 7 -
Description: Machine shop interior
Typed on verso: View of Machine Shop, with overhead Electric Crane, adjoining our Boiler Shop.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 8 -
Description: Machine shop interior
Typed on verso: View of one of the erecting bays of our Machine Shop showing a number of 1400 H.P. Triple Expansion Marine Engines built for U.S. Shipping Board.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 9 -
Description: Machine shop interior
Typed on verso: Another Open Side Planner in our Machine Shop showing low Pressure Cylinder for a 1400 H.P. Engine.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 10 -
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 11
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Description: Tile warehouse
Typed on verso: View of rear end of Tile Warehouse at extreme north end of our property showing Spur Track with Overhead Crane. This space accomodates one locomotive.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 12 -
Description: Locomotive engine track in shed
Typed on verso: View of our Tracks with new shed in course of construction. This picture was taken on Dec. 29th, 1922. The shed is now finished. The picture shows one G. N. Engine in front and three N.P. Engines in rear end of track dollies. Engines were stripped under our outside crane and boilers put in Boiler Shop for new fireboxes. We can accomodate six engines on this track.
Dates: December 29, 1922Container: Folder 1, Item 13 -
Description: Three boilers on track
Typed on verso: Three Scotch Marine Boilers 14' Dia, & 11' 6" long. Weight 52 tons each. Bult for U.S. Shipping Board.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 14 -
Description: Great Northern Railroad engine being overhauled
Typed on verso: View of G.N. Engine No. 1106 in rear of Warehouse for general overhauling.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 15 -
Description: Service track outside boiler shop
Typed on verso: View of service track at Boiler Shop where tanks on tenders are repaired.
Dates: 1922?Container: Folder 1, Item 16
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Puget Sound Machinery Depot
