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Looking northeast toward Ballard, Phinney Ridge, Fremont and the west end of Lake Union, with the future site of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in the foreground, viewed from North Queen Anne, Seattle, ca. 1908
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| Title | Looking northeast toward Ballard, Phinney Ridge, Fremont and the west end of Lake Union, with the future site of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in the foreground, viewed from North Queen Anne, Seattle, ca. 1908 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1908 |
| Notes | Shows the B.F. Day School between N. 39th St., Fremont Ave. N., N. 40th St., and Linden Ave. N. in the center of the photograph. The Lake Washington Ship Canal extends to about 8th Ave. N.W. in this photograph before merging into the Salmon Bay Waterway.
Handwritten on verso: Ballard, Phinney Ridge, Shilshole, etc. from N. side of Queen Anne Hill, Seattle. Site of L. Washington Ship Canal in foreground. From Washington State Museum.
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| Contextual Notes | Construction on the Lake Washington Ship Canal which connected Lake Washington and Puget Sound began on November 10, 1911. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks between Shilshole Bay and the Salmon Bay Waterway at Ballard and complete waterway opened to boat traffic on May 8, 1917. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Seattle (Wash.); Ballard (Seattle, Wash.); Phinney Ridge (Seattle, Wash.); Fremont (Seattle, Wash.); Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.); Lake Union (Wash.); |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Ballard |
| Digital Collection | Panoramic Photographs
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| Order Number | PPC043 |
| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Panorama Photographs Collection. PH Coll 900 |
| Object Type | Panoramic photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin, b&w;7 1/4 x 24 3/4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photograph at 400 dpi in TIFF format using a Graphtec CSX300-09, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2010. |
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