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Lake Washington Ship Canal spillway near Fremont, Seattle, ca. 1911
Lake Washington Ship Canal spillway near Fremont, Seattle, ca. 1911
TitleLake Washington Ship Canal spillway near Fremont, Seattle, ca. 1911
PhotographerWebster & Stevens
Dateca. 1911
CaptionDuring the building of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, temporary dams were built at various places to control the water level. This photo shows the spillway of a temporary dam at the western end of Lake Union, near Fremont. Logs for a nearby lumber mill float behind the dam. The Stone Way Bridge is under construction in the background.
NotesHandwritten on sleeve: Fremont District.

Caption by MOHAI staff.
SubjectsSpillways--Washington (State)--Seattle; Dams--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bridges--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bridge construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Seattle; Logs--Washington (State)--Seattle; Canals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.)
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Fremont (Seattle, Wash.)
Union, Lake (Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.9151
Ordering InformationTo 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 LinePEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionPEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 glass negative: b&w; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.; sulfiding
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, 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 Number19184
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