University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0537Wells Fargo Bank (University Branch : Seattle, Wash.)Wells Fargo Bank
(University Branch) photograph collectionapproximately 1870-1960206 photographic prints (1 box, 3 folders) ; various sizesCollection
materials are in
English. Photographs
documenting the businesses and streets in the University District and the
University of Washington, circa 1870-1960sPhotographs and postcards including NE University Way, businesses,
residences, apartment buildings, churches (1900-1960s); views of the University
of Washington and student activities from the Territorial University to the
1920s; views of the University National Bank on NE University Way and 45th St.
(1900-1960s); the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909); and the King County
War Finance Committee war bond events (World War II). Some of the photographs
are by Linkletter Studio and Roger Dudley. These businesses were located in the
Universtiy Disctict of Seattle located east of Interstate 5, including the area
between Interstate 5 and NE Ravenna Boulevard. The University district earned
its name from the development of the University of Washington lending itself to
become the student district.
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The majority of the photographs are from a donation from Wells Fargo
Bank. Photos PHColl 537.48, 54, 55, 56, 57, 66, 89, 90, and 91 were donated by
Paul Dorpat in 2002.
Processed by Emily Craig, 2010.
Paul Dorpat donation accessioned as PH2002-018.
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Dudley, RogerUniversity District (Seattle, Wash.)--PhotographsUniversity Way (Seattle, Wash.)--PhotographsLinkletter Studio (Seattle, Wash.)King County War Finance Committee (King County, Wash.)Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)--PhotographsUniversity of Washington--PhotographsUniversity of Washington--Students--PhotographsUniversity of Washington--Buildings--PhotographsPhotographsCity and Town LifeSeattleColleges and Universities
Photo AlbumThe photos in the album are copies of older photos later made by
Linkletter Studio. The copies were probably created in the 1940s.
The album cover was removed, but some photos remain in original
order. The album was taken apart prior to May 2010.
1/11.1House at the corner of NE 45th St. and
15th Ave. NE.circa 1915 The new bank now stands on that corner.
XH41.2Copy print of panorama of Seattle : Old
Yesler Mill at right, 2nd and Pike in foreground, University on hill at left
1878Linkletter Studio 1/11.3Territorial University building and
University Observatory between Union and University streetsJuly 23, 1892Copy print of original photo Item 96.
1/11.4Territorial University
buildingcirca 1870 1/11.5Lake Washington Ship Canal between 1916 and 1925 1/21.6Home of Dean Henry Landes at the
northwest corner of NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave. 1898The Hotel Deca now occupies this corner.
1/21.7Home of Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Doty, later
occupied by Professor Trevor Kincaid.circa 1899Built in 1899, the 3rd new house in University Heights. The
house was moved to make way for the Kincaid Apts.
1/21.8Northwest corner of NE 45th St. and
University Waycirca 1905The tent in the photo is the site of the Helen Richert
Shop.
1/21.9Phi Gamma Delta and Alpha Xi Delta
houses on Brooklyn Ave.prior to 1930 Now the Hotel Deca Parking lot
1/21.10Aerial view of Denny Field looking
toward the waterPrior to 1920 1/31.11 & 1.12A football game in progress at Denny
FieldPrior to 1920 1/31.13University streetcar north of the bank
buildingcirca 1891 1/31.14Horses dragging logs in snow down 15th
Ave. NE. with Parrington Hall in the backgroundcirca 1902 1/31.15Home of Dr. Samuel Fried at the of
southeast corner of NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave. 1906 Now occupied by the Neptune Theater
1/41.16Looking north across Lake Union toward
University of Washington campus1906 1/41.17Home of Dr. John W. Bailey1907 The house was removed when the Egyptian Theater was built.
1/41.18View of Denny Hall and other buildings
on the University of Washington campuscirca 1912 1/41.19Looking west across rooftops to NE 45
St and Brooklyn Avecirca 1916 1/41.20Looking north across Lake Union to the
buildings on the University of Washington campus, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition1909 1/51.21View from the University of Washington
campus and old water tower 1909 1/51.22Large crowd of people at Roosevelt Days
on the University of Washington campus1910 1/51.23Beta fraternity house between NE 45th
and NE 47th on University Way1910 1/51.24Mr. and Mrs. Chris Neuenschwander at
the NE corner of NE 47th St. and University Waycirca 1910Caption on verso: NE corner of E 47th and University Way, the
site of the Wilsonian Apartments and which was the former home of Captain Fish.
We were on our honeymoon and were caught in this position by a friend who
labeled the picture "The First Quarrel" and mailed it back to us at Grandview,
WA. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Neuenschwander.
1/51.25Lake Washington Ship Canal construction
August 12, 1912Stillwell Bros,
Seattle 1/61.26 & 1.27Two-part panorama of the University of
Washington campus viewed from Denny HallMay 1, 1914 1/61.28View looking north over the University
of Washington campus, taken from the top of Denny Hall1914 1/61.29Unidentified housecirca 1914 1/61.30Beta fraternity house in snow looking
northeast on University Way1915 1/71.31Four men with snow shovels outside the
Elman Hotel on NE 42nd St.circa 1916 1/71.32Looking west on NE 45th St. from
University Waycirca 1916 1/71.33The University Baptist church in snow
at the southeast corner of NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave.1916 1/71.34Looking north from NE 45th St. and
University Waycirca 1916 1/71.35Looking east from NE 45th St. and
Brooklyn Ave. with streetcar picking up passengers1918 1/81.36Group of people in front of sign
reading "The Future Home of University Christian Church now located at NE 42nd
and NE 10th "circa 1914 1/81.37A group of people outside New
University Garage at the corner of NE 45th St and Brooklyn Avecirca 1920 1/81.38Piggly Wiggly Market on the northeast
corner of NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave.circa 1925 1/81.39NE 42nd St. and University
Waycirca 1912 1/81.40Cowen Park Bridge on 15th Ave
NEcirca 1915 1/91.41Opening day celebration for the
University Bridge, cars driving across bridge1919 1/91.42Automobiles and flags on University
Bridgecirca 1920 1/91.43Rolof Furniture Co. at the southwest
corner of NE 45th and Brooklyn Ave.between 1927 and 1928 1/91.44University Methodist Church at the
corner of NE 43rd St. and 15th Ave.circa 1928 1/91.45Martin building at NE 47th Ave and
University Waycirca 1925 1/101.46Wilsonian Apartment Hotelcirca 1956Olin E. Myers,
Seattle 1/101.47Wilsonian Apartment Hotel at the
northeast corner of NE 47th St. and University Waycirca 1925 1/101.48Ship passing under the Montlake Bridge
through the Lake Washington Ship Canal1926Linkletter Studio 1/101.49Malloy family residence being moved to
make way for the Malloy Apartmentscirca 1927 1/101.50View of the Malloy Apartments looking
north on 15th Ave NEcirca 1928 1/111.51Malloy Apartmentscirca 1928 1/111.52Maloney Home on southeast corner of NE
43rd St. and Brooklyn Ave, taken just prior to the removal of it to make way
for the Washington Manor Apartmentscirca 1925 1/111.53Washington Manor Apartments at the
southeast corner of NE 43rd St. and Brooklyn Ave.circa 1926 Agnus Malloy purchased the Washington Manor Apartments and
renamed the building Malloy Manor in 1929. The building still exists, but is
now called University Manor Apartments.
1/111.54College Center Building at NE 47th St.
and University Waycirca 1927 1/111.55Brooklyn Building on the southwest
corner of NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave.circa 1930 The building was completed in 1929 and was home to the General
Insurance Company of America (later Safeco) from 1936 until the building was
demolished and replaced with Safeco Tower in 1973.
1/121.56Looking north on University Way from NE
45th1936Includes City Light, Brandon's Art Store, Style Rite, and
other stores.
1/121.57General Insurance Company Building at
the southwest corner of NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave.1956Roger Dudley,
Seattle 1/121.58View from the Chimes tower showing
sorority and fraternity houses1936Linkletter Studio,
Seattle The current Sigma Alpha Epsilon house is in the foreground on
the left and the current Sigma Chi house is in the foreground on the right
1/121.59Corner of NE 42nd St. and University
Way showing Howard's Restaurant1956Roger Dudley,
Seattle 1/121.60The Edmond Meany Hotel at the corner of
NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave.1956Roger Dudley,
Seattle 1/131.61Looking north from NE 45th St. and
University Way1956Roger Dudley,
Seattle 1/131.62Looking west on NE 45th St.1956Roger Dudley,
Seattle 1/131.63Looking south on University Way from NE
45th St.1956Roger Dudley,
Seattle 1/131.64Martin and Eckmann store on the
northwest corner of NE 45th St. and University Way1956Olin E. Myers,
Seattle 1/131.65National Bank of Commerce building on
the northeast corner of NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave.1956Roger Dudley,
Seattle 1/141.66University Christian Church on 15th Ave
NEcirca 1927 1/141.67The Edmond Meany Hotel at the corner of
NE 45th and Brooklyn St. circa 1940 1/141.68Looking north on Brooklyn Ave. toward
NE 45th St.circa 1930 1/141.69Looking south on University Way from NE
45th St.circa 1940 1/141.70Kincaid Apartments in University
Heightscirca 1925 1/151.71University Presbyterian
Churchcirca 1920 1/151.72Unidentified apartment
buildingcirca 1925 1/151.73Commodore and Duchess apartment
buildingscirca 1927 1/151.74Cars parked along University Blvd,
which became Greek Rowcirca 1925 1/151.75Unidentified apartment
buildingcirca 1930 1/161.76Unidentified residential
streetcirca 1920 1/161.77University Presbyterian
Churchcirca 1955 1/161.78The Edmond Meany Hotel on the northwest
corner of NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Avecirca 1931 The Edmond Meany Hotel replaced the New University Garage.
1/161.79The Neptune Theater on the southeast
corner of NE 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave.circa 1925 LocalesUniversity District1/172Varsity Inn and Old University
Trolley Stopcirca 1900 1/173The old Latona Bridgecirca 1909The Latona Bridge spanned the lake before the University
Bridge was built in 1919.
1/174-5Aerial view of the neighborhood
surrounding NE 45th Street and NE University Waycirca 1941 1/176Aerial view of the University
Districtcirca 1945 1/177Aerial view of the University
District from Roosevelt Ave. to 16th Avecirca 1946Photographer: Pacific Aerial Surveys, Inc XE18Aerial view of the University
District from US 99 to Sandpointcirca 1950Photographer: Pacific Aerial Surveys, Inc, SeattleBrooklyn Ave.1/189Looking southeast from 43rd Street
and Brooklyn Ave.circa 1905 1/1810Home of Dr. Samuel Fried on the
southeast corner of NE 45th Street and Brooklyn Ave. circa 1906This site is now the Neptune Theater.
Same image as 1-15.
1/1811Road construction at NE 45th Street
and Brooklyn Ave. July 17, 1940 1/1812Intersection of NE 45th Street and
Brooklyn Ave looking east down NE 45th Street from the northwest
cornerOctober 1963 1/1813Intersection of NE 45th Street and
Brooklyn Ave looking east down NE 45th street from the southwest
cornerOctober 1963 15th Ave. NE1/1814Entrance to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition at 40th Street and 15th Ave.1909The auditorium which became Meany Hall can be seen in the
upper right corner of the photograph.
1/1815Looking west down NE 45th Street at
the holidays1947Webster & Stevens,
Seattle 1/1816Looking west on NE 45th Street from
the southwest corner of 15th Ave NEOctober 1963 1/1817Looking west on NE 45th from the
northeast corner of 15th NESpring 1964 1/1818Cars parked on 15th Ave NE, north of
NE 45th StreetJuly, 1946 1/1819Cars lining the edge of NE 45th
Street heading east at 15th NEJuly, 1946Handwritten on front of photo: E. 45th looking east. No
parking available
University Way NE between NE 40th
Street and NE 42nd Street1/1920Looking toward the entrance of campus
from the intersection of University Way NE and NE 40th Streetcirca 1953William Eng,
Seattle 1/1921Looking north on University Way NE
from the southwest corner of NE 40th Streetcirca 1953William Eng,
Seattle 1/1922Looking north on University Way NE
from the corner of Campus Parkwaycirca 1950William Eng,
Seattle 1/1923Northwest corner of University Way NE
and NE 41st Streetcirca 1953William Eng,
Seattle 1/1924Looking north on University Way NE
between NE 41st Street and NE 42nd Street1953Photographer: Fred Milkie 1/1925Looking north on University Way NE
from NE 42nd Streetcirca 1953William Eng,
Seattle 1/1926Looking north on University Way NE
from between NE 42nd Street and NE 43rd Streetcirca 1953William Eng,
Seattle NE 43rd Street and University Way
NE1/1927Looking north on University Way NE
from just south of the University Station Post Officecirca 1953William Eng,
Seattle 1/1928University Station Post Office at the
corner of University Way NE and NE 43rd Street1947Webster & Stevens,
Seattle 1/1929Looking north on University Way NE
from NE 43rd Streetcirca 1953William Eng,
Seattle 1/1930Northeast corner of University Way NE
and NE 43rd Streetcirca 1953William Eng,
Seattle University Way NE between NE 43rd
Street and NE 45th Street1/2031Postcard: Looking north on University
Way NE from NE 43rd Street1944Ellis 1/2032Cars parked on University Way NE
looking north from NE 43rd StreetJuly, 1946Handwritten on front of photo: Where would you park?
1/2033A line of traffic along University
Way NE, south of NE 45th Street July, 1946Handwritten on front of photo: Autos backed up beyond P.O.
from 45th and U.Way, looking south from pedestrian crossing - 4300 block -
U.Way
1/2034Traffic jam at University Way NE and
NE 45th StreetJuly 1946Handwritten on front of photo: Turning bus jams intersection
- 45th U.Way
1/2035Looking north on University Way
NESpring 1964On verso: Taken in front of Bookstore.
1/2036Traffic jam at University Way NE and
NE 45th StreetJuly, 1946Handwritten on front of photo: Jam caused by near side bus
stop - 45th - U.Way
1/2037Traffic congestion on University Way
NEJuly 1946Handwritten on front of photo: Traffic congestion - 4500 blk
U.Way
1/2038Benton's Jeweler's clock in snow on
University Way NE1916 1/2039The back of the Malloy Apartment
building, seen from University Way NEcirca 1953William Eng,
Seattle Looking south on University Way NE from NE 45th
Street1/2140Looking south down 14th Ave. NE from
45th Street1908 1/2141aPostcard: Intersection of NE 45th
Street and University Way NEcirca 1936Ellis 1/2141bPostcard: Looking west down University Way
NEcirca 1936Ellis1/2142Looking north on University Way NE
from NE 45th StreetMay 18, 1940 1/2143Road construction looking south on
University Way NE from NE 45th StreetJuly 17, 1940 1/2144Two men standing next to a bus at
University Way NE and NE 45th Streetcirca 1947Roye,
Seattle 1/2145Two men getting on a bus on
University Way NE at NE 45th Streetcirca 1947Roye,
Seattle Looking East on NE 45th Street from University Way
NE1/2146-47Bartell Drugs Store at the
intersection of NE 45th Street and University Way NEcirca 1940 1/2148Negative: University National Bank
building at the northeast corner of NE 45th Street and University Way
NE19451/2149University National Bank from the
south west corner of NE 45th Street and University Way NEApril 1965 Looking west on NE 45th Street from University Way
NE1/2250Looking west down NE 45th
Street1935Print has a tear in the middle of the photo
1/2251Bus in front of G.O. Guy Drugs on NE
45th StreetMay 18, 1940 1/2252Street car on north side of the
intersection of NE 45th Street and University Way NEMay 18, 1940 1/2253Postcard: Looking west on NE 45th
Street at University Way NE1944Ellis 1/2254Looking toward the southwest corner
of University Way NE and NE 45th Streetcirca 1950 1/2255Blurry photo looking toward the
southwest corner of University Way NE and NE 45th Streetcirca 19501/2256Looking west on NE 45th Street at the
Martin and Eckmann Storecirca 1963William Eng,
Seattle Looking north on University Way NE from
NE 45th Street1/2357Northwest corner of NE 45th Street
and University Way NEcirca 19271/2358Looking north from NE 45th Street and
University Way NE1935 1/2359Trolley at the intersection of NE
45th Street and University Way NEMay 18, 1940 1/2360Road construction looking north on
University Way NE from NE 45th StreetJuly 17, 1940 1/2361Road construction on University Way
NE at NE 45th Street1940 1/2362Postcard: University Way NE at NE
45th Street1944Ellis 1/2363Traffic congestion on University Way
NE at NE 45th StreetJuly 1946Handwritten on front of photo: U.Way - too narrow for
today's traffic
1/2364Looking north toward University Way
NE and NE 45th Street1956Found together with item 65 and 66.
1/2365 University National Bank building
from the southwest corner of the intersection1956Found together with item 64 and 66.
1/2366An unknown section of University Way
NE1956Found together with item 64 and 65.
1/2367University National Bank from the
south side of NE 45th StreetOctober 1963 1/2368University National Bank from the
west side of University Way NEOctober 1963 1/2369Looking toward NE 45th Street from
the south on University Way NEOctober 1963 University Way NE between NE 45th
Street and NE 52nd Street1/2470Looking south on University Way NE
from between NE 47th Street and NE 45th StreetSpring 1964Caption on verso: Taken from in front of Penny's.
1/2471Postcard: Looking north on University
Way NE from between NE 47th Street and NE 45th Streetcirca 1936Ellis 1/2472Looking south on University Way NE
from the northwest corner of NE 47th Street1947Webster & Stevens,
Seattle 1/2473University Way NE between 47th Street
and 50th Street at night1953Fred Milkie Photographers, Seattle 1/2474Carter-Moffett Home Furnishing and
Cox's Curtains & Draperies storefronts on University Way NE, just south of
NE 50th Street June 7, 1939 1/2475Storefront for Tesack-Benson Co. on
University Way NE just south of NE 50th StreetApril 25, 1940 1/2476Streetcar at NE 52nd Street and 14th
Ave NEcirca 1897 Interior and Exterior Bank
Photographs1/2577Interior of Pacific National
Bankcirca 1907Linkletter Photo Co,
Seattle 1/2578Payment cage of a bankcirca 1907 1/2579Ladies coatroom in an
auditoriumcirca 1907 1/2580Empty ballroom, possibly in the
University National Bank buildingcirca 1907 1/2581Interior of University National
Bankcirca 1940 1/2582Desks and adding machinescirca 1940Lorne Chambers,
Seattle, WA 1/2583-84Bank interior lounge or reception
areacirca 1940Lorne Chambers,
Seattle, WA 1/2585Window display of University National
Bankundated 1/2586-87University National Bank parking
lotcirca 1941 1/2588University National Bank parking
lotcirca 1949Photographic Associates, Seattle 1/2589View of the branch building at the
University National Bank Parking Branch1949 1/2590View of the parking lot and branch
building at the University National Bank Parking Branch1949 1/2591Negative: View of the parking lot and
branch building at the University National Bank Parking Branchcirca 19501/2592Kodachrome slide of fence and parking
lot in at the University National Bank Parking Branch circa 1960University National Bank
Employees1/2693 J.C. Norton, founder and president
of the University Bank of Seattlecirca 1910's Photo-engraving
1/2694Group of people inside the University
National BankDecember 1928 1/2695Men gathered around a cake with a
large candle, celebrating the 50th anniversary of University National
Bank1956Olin E. Myers,
Seattle University of Washington Buildings and
People1/2796University Building and
ObservatoryJuly 23, 1892 Item 1.3 is a copy print of this original photo.
1/2797Road construction, possibly in the
University Districtcirca 1900 XH498Panoramic photograph of U.S. Naval
training station at State University (University of Washington)
campuscirca 1900Pierson & Co. Photo1/2799A large group of formally dressed
people in the decorated hall on the second floor of the University National
Bank building, University Districtbetween 1912 and 1920 1/27100Aerial view of campus area showing a
portion of the Pay Streak at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition1909 1/27101Large crowd at Roosevelt Day at the
University of Washingtoncirca 1910Linkletter,
Seattle 1/27102University Bookstore on
campus1910Typed in verso: The University Bookstore was in the old Chem
Shack behind Denny Hall from 1910-1922.
1/27103University of Washington Dean David
Thomsoncirca 1912 1/27104 Dean H.T. Condon, W.E. Forkner and
an unidentified man looking at Blethen Chimes 1912 XH4105Panoramic photograph of crowd of men
and women seated on grassy hillside listening to speakercirca 1918Written on front mount: Naval training station during World
War I then University Golf Club / Now Health Science Complex.
Some in the audience are wearing naval uniforms.
1/27106Aerial view of the University of
Washington campus showing Denny Hall and Parrington Hallcirca 1919Cress-Dale Photo Co,
Seattle 1/27107Coach Al Ulbrickson, University of
Washington crew coachcirca 1929 OS4108Aerial photo of the University
campus, taken from the southcirca 1936Chas. R. Laidlaw Aerophoto, SeattleXD3109Aerial photo of the University
campus, taken from the westMarch 1937Pacific Aerial Surveys, Inc, Seattle XE1110Aerial photo of the University and
University District, taken from the northwestcirca 1940Pacific Aerial Surveys, Inc, SeattleXD2111Aerial photo of the University
campus, taken from the northwestcirca 1945James O. Sneddon,
Seattle1/27112Students on the grass outside Denny
Hallcirca 1945James O. Sneddon,
Seattle OS4113Aerial photo of the University
campus, taken from the westcirca 1950OS3114Aerial photo of the University
campus, taken from the northcirca 1950World War II War Bond Rally on NE 45th
Street and University Way1/28115War Bonds rally stagecirca 1942Doug Devin 1/28116Women on stage at a War Bonds
rallycirca 1942Doug Devin 1/28117War Bonds stage and crowdcirca 1942Doug Devin 1/28118Betty Johnson, from Union National
Bank and Harold S. Robinson from Diamond Stores on the War Bond
stagecirca 1942 1/28119Two people at a War Bonds
rallycirca 1942Doug Devin Seattle and vicinity1/29120Entrance to Cowen Parkcirca 1909 1/29121Professor Lovitt sitting in a tree
near a creekcirca 1909 Stereoview
OS4122Coliseum Theater from the corner of
5th Ave and Pike Streetcirca 1916XH4123Panoramic photograph of naval cadets
sitting on a hillsidecirca 1918 1/29124Sailors marching in formation in
front of tent campcirca 1918Webster & Stevens 1/29125Claude Ramsey and Major H.C.K.
Muhlenberg, US Army, at Sand Point Naval Air StationAugust 30, 1921Cowan Photo,
SeattleMajor H.C.K. Muhlenberg, pioneer aviator Eddie Hubbard and
passenger Claude Ramsey flew two planes to the Sand Point Naval Air Station
from Camp Lewis in Pierce county as a part of a tree felling ceremony marking
the development of the site as an airfield. Sand Point becamse a Naval Air
Station in 1923, oneof only five in the nation at that time.
1/29126Major H.C.K. Muhlenberg addressing a
group of men at Sand Point Naval Air StationAugust 30, 1921Cowan Photo,
Seattle 1/29127Unidentified building, possibly in
the University Districtcirca 1940The Linkletter Studio,
Seattle 1/29128Photograph of an architectural
rendering of a public building, possibly a bankcirca 1946Roger Dudley,
Seattle