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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The Lincoln a new hotel at Seattle, Washington, ca. 1907
Promotional brochure for the Lincoln Hotel, constructed in 1900 at the northwest corner of Fourth Avenue and Madison Street. The hotel was destroyed in a fire on April 7, 1920.
Identifier: spl_saw_2323986
Date: 1907
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Report of the Chief of Police, City of Seattle for the Year Ending December 31, 1891
First annual report of the Seattle Police Department providing statistics on the police force, arrests made, and occupation of those arrested. Also included are department expenses, an inventory of police property, a roster of the individuals in the force and proposals for new city ordinances.
Identifier: spl_saw_894498
Date: 1891
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