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| Title | Children playing on playground, Seattle, ca. 1907 |
| Photographer | Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 |
| Date | ca. 1907 |
| Caption | In the early days of the 20th century, Seattle's park department started developing playgrounds. This was part of a national trend to provide special play spaces for younger and older children. Sometime around 1907, the city installed swings, ladders, hanging rings, and climbing poles at Lincoln Park. This park, on Capitol Hill, was very popular with neighborhood families.
In this postcard, boys and girls play on swings and ladders at Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill. The original photo was taken sometime around 1907 by Seattle photographer Frank Nowell and made into a postcard. In 1922, the name of the park was changed to Broadway Playfield. Later, it became Bobby Morris Playfield. |
| Notes | Caption on image: One of Children's Public Playgrounds, Seattle, Wash. Photo by F.H. Nowell. |
| Subjects | Playgrounds--Washington (State)--Seattle; Children playing outdoors--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Capitol Hill (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.50.41.2 |
| 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 | Michael Cirelli 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. |
