WAUGreenLakeStereocardsPHColl655.xml Guide to the Seattle and Washington State Stereocard Collection approximately 1911-1928 Seattle and Washington State Stereocard Collection Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2010 (Last modified: 4/18/2020)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). 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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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.

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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?