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| Title | Canoeists at Leschi Park, Seattle, ca. 1905 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1905 |
| Caption | Leschi Park, on the shore of Lake Washington, was a popular place for Seattle's city-dwellers to go for recreation. Many people caught a cable car at Pioneer Square and rode to the park along Yesler Way. This postcard shows people canoeing near the shore of the busy park. |
| Notes | Caption on image: Boating scene at Leschi Park, Seattle, Washington.
Stamped on verso: Seeing Seattle Auto Co.
Caption by MOHAI staff. Original photo in MOHAI's Webster & Stevens Collection. |
| Subjects | Canoes--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Leschi (Seattle, Wash.)
Washington, Lake (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.48.1156 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 postcard: color; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original postcard as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 49 |
