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Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, ca. 1915
Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, ca. 1915
TitleLake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, ca. 1915
PhotographerWebster & Stevens
Dateca. 1915
CaptionThe Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows part of the canal about four years after construction started and looks east from 5th Avenue NW towards the northern edge of Queen Anne.
NotesHandwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Canal.

Caption by MOHAI staff.
SubjectsCanals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Construction equipment--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.)
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Fremont (Seattle, Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.6934
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.
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 Number2511
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