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Gray Line Sightseer passing through U. S. Government Locks, second largest locks in the world. The locks make it possible for large ships to come into the heart of the city to Lake Union and Lake Washington as well as bringing the small craft into a snug harbor. Ektachrome by Max R. Jensen.
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The Torrington. Architectural rendering, 1935, Edward Osborn, Seattle Washington. There is no record that The Torrington was ever built. Image courtesy U.W. University Libraries Digital Collection.
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M. V. Wickersham, is the newest ship of the Alaska Marine Highway. The 363 ft. vessel, purchased from Sweden at a cost of $7 million, complements the fleet of State ferries travelling in Alaska. It is named after the late, highly respected Alaska pioneer, Judge James Wickersham. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
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Seattle Waterfront Pier, Seattle, Washington. May 24, 1972. Photo by Marion Dean Ross. Image courtesy University of Oregon Libraries, Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest.
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Fireboat “Duwamish” at Firehouse No. 5 at the foot of Madison in Downtown Seattle, March 17, 1912. The “Duwamish” was built in 1909 and served until 1985 when she was retired. The boat is still afloat and operational. http://www.flickr.com/photos/crackdog/5715460154/in/photostream Photo courtesy Allen.
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Beautifully situated on Lake Washington in Seattle is the modern Stadium of the University of Washington and the Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Home of the Huskies. Ektachrome by Max R. Jensen.
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Modern woodmen drills, Lincoln Park playground (Now Cal Anderson Park), Seattle, 1912. http://www.flickr.com/photos/crackdog/5714894419/in/photostream Photo courtesy Allen.
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Here, at the Olympic Western Hotel, Seattle, the elegance, the exquisite good taste of the main lobby greets you with the first warm welcome that you will enjoy throughout your stay at this world-famous hotel. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
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Architectural drawing of alterations & additions for the Rainier Club. Architect: Bebb & Gould, 1928. The Rainier Club was founded by Judge Thomas Burke, E.M. Carr, and W.A. Peters as a social club and boarding house for men in 1888. The current building was erected in the early 1900′s. It was designed by Spokane-based architects Kirtland K. Cutter and Karl G. Malmgren in the Jacobean-style and modeled after Aston Hall in Birmingham, England. Beginning in 1919, architect Carl F. Gould designed several additions to the club, including a complementary south wing and a new entrance in 1929. Image courtesy U.W. University Libraries Digital Collection.
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A beautiful view of Seattle, Washington with the Space Needle and Seattle’s Opera House and Playhouse in the foreground. The other high buildings are: the circular Washington Plaza Hotel, the 50 story Seattle-First National Bank Building, and the “Plaza 600″ Office Building. The majestic mountain in the distance is Mt. Rainier — 60 miles away. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
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City of Seattle, looking south towards the city center from approximately the intersection of Sixth and Virginia. Cars drive down both streets. Signs mark the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, the Orpheum Theatre, Pacific Lighting and other businesses. Ca. 1955. Image courtesy Washington State Digital Archives.
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Fire boat demonstration on Puget Sound. These are part of the Seattle Fire Department’s fire-fighting equipment protecting the waterfront. The impressive white building in the background is Seattle’s newest office structure — The Washington Building — which also houses the new Post Office. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
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Architectural study of Frederick & Nelson department store addition. 1949-1950. Frederick & Nelson was originally built in 1916 in the terra cotta clad steel frame structure typical of the sort done in Chicago at the turn of the century. It was later altered vertically and lost its original cornice. John Graham, Jr. was assisted by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in the redesign of the Frederick & Nelson department store starting in 1946. John Graham, Jr. had taken over the firm upon his father’s retirement that same year. During the remodel three s toreys were added to the existing five-storey structure, shipping and receiving concourse w as removed from the street level to basement, and new elevators and a natural day-like lighting system on the main floor was installed. Image courtesy U.W. University Libraries Digital Collection.
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Seattle Hydroplane Races on Lake Washington — These races, held annually, attract the finest and fastest competitive hydroplanes and drivers in the country to this wondrous course on Lake Washington and is hte climax to Seattle’s “Seafair Week” when Greater Seattle entertains thousands of tourists. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
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Seattle, Washington, 1875. Looking S. W. from roof of Territorial Univ. Photo shows unpaved streets, wooden houses, a church, fences, a bay and a long building on a small peninsula. Image courtesy Washington State Digital Archives.
