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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