University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
PH0655
Seattle and
Washington State stereocard collection
approximately 1911-1928
31 photographic prints on stereo
cards (1 box) : stereograph ; 3.5 x 7 in.
24 modern contact prints : stereograph
30 negatives (1 box) : stereograph
Collection materials are in
English.
Stereoscopic
views of various locations around Seattle including downtown, parks, University
of Washington , lakes, Sand Point Naval Base and some views in Sammamish
Valley
Stereographs were a popular form of photography in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries. Two stereoscopic pictures were mounted side by
side on a card approximately seven inches wide and three inches tall. When
viewed through a stereoscope or special glasses, the image appeared to be
three-dimensional.
The collection comprises stereoscopic views of Seattle and Washington
locations, landmarks, waterways, and events between 1919 and 1928. Highlights
include Wide Awake, the first elephant purchased for Woodland Park Zoo; naval
ships and small personal craft using the Ballard Locks; Blethen Chimes on the
University of Washington campus; the ground breaking ceremony for the Sand
Point Naval Air Station, cherry trees in Kirkland and logging scenes.
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The negatives are not available for viewing without permission.
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Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication.
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for details.
Gift of Green Lake Methodist Church.
Original stereocards transferred from Stereocard Collection PH Coll
372 in 2008. They were probably part of the original gift. Many of the original
stereocards were prints from the negatives in the collection.
Processed by Diane Constantine, 2004 and Marion Brown, 2008.
The negatives were printed and the modern prints and the vintage
stereocards made from the negatives have been combined. Some of the prints from
the negatives show information written on the photographs that was cropped out
when the photographer made the stereocards.
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Seattle (Wash.)--Photographs
Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
Washington, Lake (Wash.)--Photographs
Bridges--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Parks--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Lakes--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Shorelines--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Stereographs
Photographic prints
Negatives
Seattle
Photographs
City and Town Life
Parks and Playgrounds
Water and Water Rights
Washington (State)
Colleges and Universities
Seattle
Aerial views
1
1
Lake Union looking
northeast
between 1919 and 1928?
1
2-3
Seattle
between 1919 and 1928?
1
4
View towards Harbor Island and West
Seattle
between 1919 and 1928?
Downtown Seattle
1
5a-b
Parade on 1st Avenue viewed from
Cherry Street
1920?
5a is a stereocard. 5b is a modern print.
Caption reads "Returning from France."
1
6
First Avenue parade with
horsemen
1919?
1
7
First Avenue parade with marching
band
1919?
1
8
Looking north along 2nd Avenue from
Yesler
between 1919 and 1928?
1
9
Looking towards 2nd, 3rd and Queen
Anne.
between 1919 and 1928?
1
10
Looking northwest along 2nd
Avenue
between 1919 and 1928?
1
11
Yesler Hill with City Light Building
and trolley
between 1919 and 1928?
Caption reads "Seattle--Yesler Hill."
1
12
County-City Building with Seattle
Shriners' Camp
1922?
Located at 3rd Avenue and James Street, the County-City
building is now the site of the King County Courthouse.
1
13
County-City Building with
assembly
May 30, 1922
Parks
1
14 a-b
Boardwalk and crowd at Alki
Beach
between 1919 and 1928?
14a is a stereocard. 14b is a modern print.
1
15
Seawall and boardwalk, Alki
Beach
between 1919 and 1928?
1
16
Bathhouse and swimmers at Alki Beach
between 1919 and 1928?
1
17
Green Lake Park
between 1919 and 1928?
1
18 a-b
Trees and shore at Lincoln
Beach
between 1919 and 1928?
18a is a stereocard. 18b is a modern print
1
19
Wrecked ship on the shore of Richmond
Beach
between 1919 and 1928?
1
20
Seward Park bathhouse
circa 1927
The bathhouse was built in 1927.
1
21 a-b
Wading pool in Volunteer
Park
between 1919 and 1928?
21a is a stereocard. 21b is a modern print.
1
22
Picnickers in Woodland
Park
between 1919 and 1928?
1
23
Woodland Park
between 1919 and 1928?
"Seattle--Under the maples, Woodland Pk."
1
24
Swimmers at Woodland Park
Beach
between 1919 and 1928?
1
25
Eight year old Elephant with visitors
at the Woodland Park Zoo
1921
The elephant is quite possibly Wide Awake--the Woodland Park
Zoo's first elephant, purchased in 1921.
University District and Sand Point Naval
Station
1
26-27
Blethen Chimes, University of
Washington campus
1914?
The 12 bells of Chimes Tower were donated by Colonel A.J.
Blethen. They were enclosed in the tower in 1914.
1
28
Engineering Building (formerly the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Machinery Hall)
between 1919 and 1928?
1
29
Engineering Building (formerly the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Machinery Hall) and water tower
between 1919 and 1928?
1
30
Rainier Vista with Sylvan Theater in
the distance
1911?
1
31-32
Sylvan Theater, University of
Washington campus
1911?
The focus of the Sylvan Theater-- the four iconic columns
reading "Loyalty" "Industry", Faith" and "Efficiency"-- were moved to their
current location in 1911 from the Territorial University.
1
33 a-b
Three people walking on a residential
street
between 1919 and 1928?
33a is a stereocard. 33b is a modern print.
1
34
Sand Point Aviation Field, Seattle
1920?
On June 19, 1920 Navy officers and elected officials held a
ground breaking ceremony for the Sand Point Naval Air Station.
Waterways
1
35
Chittenden Locks
between 1919 and 1928?
caption incorrectly reads: "Small lock--Lake Washington
Canal"
1
36
View across Lake Washington towards
Mt. Rainier
between 1919 and 1928?
1
37
Lake Washington looking
east
between 1919 and 1928?
1
38
Children on the shore of Lake
Washington
between 1919 and 1928?
"Lake Washington, looking NE from Denny Estate."
1
39
Lake Washington, looking southwest
from Denny Estate
between 1919 and 1928?
1
40 a-b
Three automobiles on Lake Washington
Boulevard
between 1919 and 1928?
40a is a stereocard. 40b is a modern print
1
41
Lake Washington Cut, Portage Bay and
Union Bay
between 1919 and 1928?
1
42
Ship and boats in Lake Washington
Cut
between 1919 and 1928?
1
43-44
Montlake Bridge
1925?
The Montlake Bridge was finished in 1925
1
45
View from Capitol Hill looking NE
across Portage Bay to Montlake Cut, Seattle
between 1919 and 1928?
1
46
University Bridge
1919?
The bridge opened on July 1, 1919
Outside Seattle
Known locations
1
47
Cherry Trees in Kirkland
between 1919 and 1928?
1
48
Woman sitting in Hudson Park in
Edmonds, Washington
between 1919 and 1928?
1
49
State House in Olympia, Washington.
Viewed from across the water.
1928?
The legislative building with its distinctive dome was
completed in 1928
1
50
Railroad tracks near Lake Sammamish,
Washington
between 1919 and 1928?
1
51
Sammamish River,
Washington
between 1919 and 1928?
1
52
Sammamish Valley, Washington
between 1919 and 1928?
1
53
Vancouver, B.C. viewed across the
water
between 1919 and 1928?
Unknown locations
1
54
Spar tree, loaded rail car and
logging crew
between 1919 and 1928?
1
55
Felled trees, steam donkeys, and spar
tree
between 1919 and 1928?