1885 in seattle

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Elizabeth and Martin Stacy home, 3rd and Marion, Seattle, 1885 (MOHAI 9517)

Elizabeth and Martin Stacy home, 3rd and Marion, Seattle, 1885 (MOHAI ...

In 1885 real estate investor Martin Van Buren Stacy (1837-1901) and his wife, Elizabeth A. Briggs Stacy (1824-1904), spent approximately $50,000 to erect their second home in Seattle, located at Third Avenue an... More

First Avenue looking south from Cherry Street, Seattle, ca 1895 (MOHAI 1806)

First Avenue looking south from Cherry Street, Seattle, ca 1895 (MOHAI...

Handwritten on mount: Looking up Yesler Way from Western Ave in the nineties. Subjects (LCTGM): Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Carts & wagons--... More

James Murray Colman, Seattle, ca 1885 (MOHAI 157)

James Murray Colman, Seattle, ca 1885 (MOHAI 157)

Born in Scotland in 1832, James Murray Colman came to the United States and began working in the lumber industry. In 1872 he moved to Seattle, where he operated Henry Yesler's mill. He built the Colman Building... More

King Street Coal Works docks, Seattle, circa 1885 (MOHAI 9021)

King Street Coal Works docks, Seattle, circa 1885 (MOHAI 9021)

The King Street Coal wharf was erected in 1877 to enable coal mined in Newcastle, WA, and brought by railcar to Seattle's waterfront, to be loaded onto ships, many of which were destined for the Pacific Coast's... More

1st Ave. S. south from Yesler Way, 1885 -  2ab23026ab82dabd7e7f04fe3679db0b

1st Ave. S. south from Yesler Way, 1885 - 2ab23026ab82dabd7e7f04fe367...

Transcribed from front of photograph: "Streets. Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.]. 1885. Looking South from Mill Street [Yesler Way]." Transcribed from back of photograph: "Marshall Block large Building to Right.... More

Class of South Park School, 1885 -  b7cc1dfda9077fd23270e74f609559cc

Class of South Park School, 1885 - b7cc1dfda9077fd23270e74f609559cc

Transcribed from front of photograph: "Seattle Portraits. Group . Class of South Park School (Frank Paul, teacher) 1885." Transcribed from back of photograph: “ SOUTH PARK SCHOOL- Class of 1885- Frank Paul, Tea... More

Standard Theatre, ca 1885 (SEATTLE 129)

Standard Theatre, ca 1885 (SEATTLE 129)

Located at S. 2nd Ave. southeast corner of Washington St. On verso of image: Original photo by Charles H. Morford. Standard Theatre, Seattle, ca. 1885<vr> PH Coll 334. Morford.2 Subjects (LCTGM): Music halls-... More

Standard Theatre, ca 1885 (SEATTLE 975)

Standard Theatre, ca 1885 (SEATTLE 975)

S. 2nd Ave. southeast corner Washington St. On verso of image: Original Morford print. Photo by Chas. H. Morford, Seattle, W.T. Standard Theatre, ca. 1885 Subjects (LCTGM): Music halls--Washington (State)--Se... More