Maps and Atlases Collection
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Scrapbook of Charles Fowler and Alice Latimer Fowler, ca. 1895
Eliza Alice Latimer Fowler was daughter of Alexander and Sarah Latimer and the sister of Narcissa Latimer Denny. She married Charles Fowler in 1888. The album includes photographs of Charles and Alice along with Alice's mother, Sarah Latimer; Alice's sister, Narcissa Latimer and others. Some of the photos are taken at the Seattle home of Narcissa and Orion Denny at 1108 Seneca St. Other shots include Seattle spots such as the West Point Lighthouse, Ravenna Park, Woodland Park, Green Lake and Lake Washington. Photographs of other locales such as Mount Monte Christo, San Juan Island, and Snoqualmie Falls are also included.
Identifier: spl_lj_013
Date: 1895?
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Unknown man in Council Grove, Kansas, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by George A. McMillan in Council Grove, Kansas.
Identifier: spl_lj_040
Date: 1885?
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Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 8
Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
Identifier: spl_maps_341191.8
Date: 1905
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Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 11
Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
Identifier: spl_maps_341191.11
Date: 1905
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Dr. and Dorothea Bickford, Joe and Ollie, Alice Fowler, Emma Reynolds, Lillian Fowler, Florence Wiltsie and husband, Marilyn Wiltsie, ca. 1930
Dr. Ernest L. Bickford was the brother of Arthur Bickford, husband of Clara Latimer Bickford. Clara Latimer Bickford was the daughter of Alexander and Sarah Latimer and sister of Alice Latimer Fowler and Emma Latimer Reynolds. Lillian Fowler was the daughter of Alice Latimer Fowler and her husband Charles Fowler. Ernest and his wife Dorothea Bickford lived in Seattle for 40 years before his death in 1936. Their home, likely where the photograph was taken, was located on Mercer Island for much of that time. Transcribed from back of photograph: ""Dr. Bickford + Wife Dorothea, Joe + Ollie, Aunt Alice Fowler, Aunt Emma Reynolds, Lillian Fowler, Florence Wiltsie + husband [Lee Wiltsie]. Little girl is Marilyn Wiltsie. Bickford Home.""
Identifier: spl_lj_054
Date: 1935?
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Greater Seattle Business District of Seattle, 1939
Map showing detailed businesses and buildings in Downtown Seattle and the surrounding area.
Identifier: spl_maps_2344538
Date: 1939
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Unknown man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ca. 1880
Photograph taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Identifier: spl_lj_035
Date: 1880?
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Map of West Seattle, King County, Washington, 1899
Map showing land parcels in West Seattle.
Identifier: spl_maps_2445389
Date: 1899
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Municipal News v. 55, no. 7, Apr. 12, 1965
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_07
Date: 1965-04-12
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Second Supplemental Maps, Lake Union [Portage Bay] Shore Lands, circa 1960
Map depicting land parcels near Portage Bay and Montlake.
Identifier: spl_maps_2479642
Date: 1960
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