Seattle Sawdust: Bits and Pieces from the Seattle Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle is literally built on sawdust. As pioneer mill owner Henry Yesler told historian Hubert Howe Bancroft, "We commenced sawing wood under a shed in March '53; the saw dust we filled swamps with, and the slabs we built a wharf with." This collection presents some of Seattle's historical "sawdust" - unique and interesting materials from The Seattle Public Library's Seattle Collection.
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How Seattle Changed Its Face, 1975
A brief summary of the history of regrading projects in Seattle, written by the City Engineering Department.
Identifier: spl_saw_2085906
Date: 1975
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Restaurants of Seattle 1853-1960
A chronological history of Seattle restaurants written by Hattie Graham Horrocks, a Seattle pioneer. Mrs. Horrocks, a great-granddaughter of Thomas Mercer (after whom Mercer Street and Mercer Island are named), wrote about 18 manuscripts on Pacific Northwest history, including the histories of businesses and restaurants of Seattle and Mercer Island. The Seattle Times published a profile of Mrs. Horrocks on September 27, 1972, when she was 90 years old.
Identifier: spl_saw_275037
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Indian Geographic Names of Washington, 1908
A compilation of Washington State place names of Native American origin, written by Edmond Meany and published by the Hyatt-Fowells School, a Seattle business college. The author, Edmond Meany (1862-1935), was a University of Washington history professor who published numerous books on Washington state history and origins of geographic names.
Identifier: spl_saw_766412
Date: 1908
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Seward Park, the pride of Rainier Valley, 1915
"The queen of Rainier Valley parks, the largest and finest park in the city, and one of the finest in the world is Seward park, consisting of a heavily wooded peninsula jutting into Lake Washington from land contiguous to Columbia and Hillman. It is almost surrounded by water. So far, the park is in its wild state except for a picnic ground and many charming foot paths cut out by the City Park department. The plans which the Park Department have for its ultimate improvement will not mar its pristine glory, but will rather be designed to emphasize and enhance the beauty of the natural features. Its extent is so great that no charm of hill or vale, water or sky, wood or meadow is missing. It even has a beautiful little lake nestling in its bosom. The photograph shows a portion of the picnic ground at the entrance of the park, the slightly sloping beach and excellent opportunities for bathing and boating."
Identifier: spl_saw_557542_p23
Date: 1915
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Souvenir of Rainier National Park, Washington, 1913
Collection of colored photographs of Mount Rainier National Park. Photographs taken by F. H. Nowell, Curtis & Miller, H. L. Toles, Asahel Curtis, and Romans Photographic Company. Booklet is undated; some photographs are copyrighted 1913.
Identifier: spl_saw_2226125
Date: 1913
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ZigZag troupe and Kathy Hansen [not pictured] on trail to Deer Lake, Olympic National Park, September 1967
Trail to Deer Lake-Olympic Park, with ZigZag troupe and Kathy Hansen
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Date: 1967-09
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The Insane in Washington Territory, 1914
A history of treatment for the mentally ill in Washington Territory.
Identifier: spl_saw_556156
Date: 1914
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History of Ballard, 1937
Brief history of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, published by the West Coast Improvement Company, the primary real estate developer of early Ballard.
Identifier: spl_saw_2147870
Date: 1937
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