University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0768Seattle Parks
Construction Projects photograph collection1937-193813 photographic prints (1 folder) ; 3.5 x 6 in.Collection materials are in
English.13 black and
white photographs of 1930s construction projects in Seattle parks and
recreation areasPhotographs of Seattle construction projects in parks and recreation
areas, including Madison Park, Lincoln Park, Van Asselt Playfield, and others.
Most of these projects were associated with the Works Progress Administration
(WPA), a federal public works program established in 1935.
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Source: Fairlook Antiques, January 2008
Processed by Jeni Spamer and Marion Brown, 2008
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of ParksUnited States. Works Progress Administration (Wash.)Lincoln Park (Seattle, Wash.)--PhotographsMadison Park (Seattle, Wash. : Park)--PhotographsBathhouses--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction--PhotographsParks--Washington (State)--Seattle--PhotographsSea-walls--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction--PhotographsPhotographic printsVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Parks and PlaygroundsSeattlePhotographsPublic Works
1Construction of Cascade Playfield
bulkhead, the wall supporting the edge of the playfield along a street
corner1937 2Cascade Playfield bulkhead, with
playfield fence visible1937 3Men working on a hill to implement slide
control at Golden Gardens Park, showing trucks and pine trees in the
background1937 4Lincoln Beach, showing stone seawall
construction1937 5Lincoln Park, showing stone steps leading
uphill beneath shady trees1937 6Construction of wooden structure to
become Madison Park Bathhouse1937 7 Madison Park Bathhouse, with sidewalks
and lawn1937 8Magnolia Playfield, showing slanted
sidewalk descending back and forth to a flattened field area1937 9Pritchard Island Bathhouse
construction1937 10West Queen Anne Fieldhouse construction,
showing sign that reads "USA - WORK - WPA"1937 11Completed West Queen Anne Fieldhouse
building, with playfield fence visible.1937 12Men shoveling near railway tracks and
carts for the grading of Van Asselt Playfield1938 13Van Asselt Playfield grading process,
showing men standing in flattened area with railway tracks and
carts1938 Piled sections of pipe are visible near a house on a bluff in the
background.