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| Title | Kirkland ferry dock at Madison Park, ca. 1920 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1920 |
| Caption | In the early 1900s, people could ride King County ferries or Anderson steamboats between Madison Park and Kirkland. By 1920, the real estate partnership of Burke & Farrar had opened a small office at the Madison Park landing. Burke & Farrar developed land for homes in and around Kirkland.
This photo, taken sometime around 1920, shows cars being loaded onto the ferry "Lincoln of Kirkland" at the Madison Park landing. Signs promoting Kirkland lots for at "$75.00 and up" cover the Burke & Farrar real estate office (right center). The Anderson Steamboat Company (right) advertises excursions on Lake Washington. |
| Notes | Paper stuck on negative. |
| Subjects | Piers & wharves; Ferries; Real estate development; Lincoln of Kirkland (Ferry); Burke & Farrar; Anderson Steamboat Company |
| Places | Madison Park (Seattle, Wash.); Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.10197 |
| 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 | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: glass, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 47, 177 |
