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| Title | Swimmers at Alki Beach, Seattle, 1912 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1912 |
| Caption | In July 1905, the West Seattle newspaper reported that the Alki natatorium was a wonderful success in its first year of operation. The "bathing tank"--130 feet long, 53 feet wide and up to 9 feet deep--was filled directly from Puget Sound daily. The adjacent pavilion hosted social dances on Saturday evenings. |
| Notes | Caption on image: Alki Beach Bathing Pavilion, Seattle.
Handwritten on sleeve: Alki Bathers, 1912. Caption information from: West Seattle Story. |
| Subjects | Pavilions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Swimming--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bodies of water--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.)
Puget Sound (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.6779 |
| 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 glass negative: b&w; 5 x 7 in.; sulfiding |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned 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 Number | 1237 |
