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Alki Avenue, Seattle, ca. 1911
Alki Avenue, Seattle, ca. 1911
TitleAlki Avenue, Seattle, ca. 1911
PhotographerWebster & Stevens
Dateca. 1911
CaptionThis view looks north along Railroad Avenue and shows the ferry terminal and, in the far distance, the original Seattle Yacht Club. The car line and tide-washed "road" under the trestle and alongside the lowlands had been named Railroad Avenue, but by 1910 was renamed Alki Avenue.
NotesSigns in image: Elliott Bay Yacht & Engine Co. Inc. - General Boat Building & Repairing, Marine Ways. Boat Building & Repairing - Marine Supplies - Machine Work of All Kinds.

Handwritten on sleeve: Alki Ave West Seattle.
SubjectsWaterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle; Boats--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bodies of water--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.)
Puget Sound (Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.6599
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 Number131
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