Pipeline trench through Dunlap Canyon near Renton, ca. 1899

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. No. 13x. Dunlap Canyon looking west.

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Steel pipe being installed in a trench, looking west toward Renton and the Black River,...

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. No. 11x. From summit of Bagley hill toward Black River crossing.

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Confluence of Cedar and Black Rivers, showing dam which will divert Cedar River toward...

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

R. H. Thomson was Seattle City Engineer intermittently between 1883 and 1931.

Caption on photograph: Thomson. Turning Cedar River into Lake...

Building a dam on the Black River near Renton to divert the path of the Cedar River,...

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

R. H. Thomson was Seattle City Engineer intermittently between 1883 and 1931.

Caption on photograph: Thomson. Dam across Black River. Turning...

Laying pipe in trench in the riverbed of the Black River, ca. 1899

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

R. H. Thomson was Seattle City Engineer intermittently between 1883 and 1931.

Caption on photograph: Thomson. Black River Crossing.

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Confluence of Cedar and Black Rivers showing dam used to change the rivers course, ca....

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

R. H. Thomson was Seattle City Engineer intermittently between 1883 and 1931.

Handwritten below photograph: Thomson. Turning Cedar River and...

Dam, headworks and intake area under construction, November 14, 1899

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. 47x. Headworks from south bank looking downstream, Nov. 14, 1899.

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Trench where steel pipe wil be joined with wood stave pipe, vicinity of Renton, ca. 1899

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. No. 9x. Summit cut on hill east of Renton where steel and stave pipe joins.

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Workers fastening iron hoops around wood stave pipe, January 26, 1900

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. 60x. Putting iron hoops around stave pipe at sta. Jan. 26, 1900.

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Powerhouse construction, May 15, 1911

Construction photographs of the White River Power Plant, a hydroelectric facility on the White River, built by the Pacific Coast Power Company, 1909-1911. This company was acquired by Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company in...

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Men inside and on top of wooden stave pipe during installation, January 26, 1900

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: 59x. Testing stave pipe. Jan. 26 1900.

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Powerhouse interior showing placement of water wheel and rotor shaft in no. 3...

Construction photographs of the Electron Plant, a hydroelectric facility on the Puyallup River, built by the Puget Sound Power Company, 1902-1904. This company was acquired by Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power Company in...

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Installation of wooden stave pipe with iron hoops in trench, January 26, 1900

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. 58x. Starting to lay stave pipe at sta. Jan. 26, 1900.

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Bridge over the Cedar River near Renton, ca. 1899

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. No. 12x. Cedar River at Renton.

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Experimental reservoir, probably next to high reservoir site, Seattle, September 8, 1899

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

The high service reservoir is Volunteer Park Reservoir on Capitol Hill.

Caption on photograph: Wilse. 23x. Experimental reservoir, Sept. 8th,...

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Tunnel collapse during pipeline construction, ca. 1899

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

R. H. Thomson was Seattle City Engineer intermittently between 1883 and 1931.

Handwritten below photograph: Thomson. Tunnel caving...

Steel pipe on hill east of Renton with Black River and Lake Washington visible in...

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. No. 6x. Renton - from pipe line on hill east of town.

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Preparing to lay pipeline in trench across Black River, ca. 1899

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

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Man applying molten lead to main water pipeline joints near Queen Anne standpipe,...

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. 24x. Leading joints on 12" Forse [force] main for Queen Anne stand pipe on E. Harrison Ave, Sept. 8th, 1899.

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Tramway used for transporting mortar into the high service reservoir during...

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

The high service reservoir is is also known as the Volunteer Park Reservoir on Capitol Hill. City Park was renamed Volunteer Park in 1901....

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Tunnels going from Lake Tapps outlet canal to powerhouse, November 1, 1910

Construction photographs of the White River Power Plant, a hydroelectric facility on the White River, built by the Pacific Coast Power Company, 1909-1911. This company was acquired by Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company in...

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Testing a wooden stave pipe section, March 8, 1900

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. 63x. Testing a 12 foot section of stave pipe. March 8, 1900.

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Inside view of a section of wooden stave pipe during testing, March 8, 1900

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. 64x. Testing a 12 foot section of stave pipe.

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Man standing at new point of intake, June 7, 1903

Construction photographs of the Electron Plant, a hydroelectric facility on the Puyallup River, built by the Puget Sound Power Company, 1902-1904. This company was acquired by Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power Company in 1912.

Caption...

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Group photograph of men associated with the Cedar River pipeline construction project,...

Photographs of the City of Seattle Cedar River water supply system construction, 1899-1901

Caption on photograph: Wilse. 65x. March 8, 1900.

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