Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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City of Seattle
Seattle
Municipal Archives
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle, WA 98124-4728
Phone: 206/233-7807
Email: archives@seattle.gov
http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
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Collection Number:
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8204-03
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Creator:
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Seattle
(Wash.). Water Dept.
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Title:
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Seattle Watershed and Pipeline Aerial
Photographs
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Dates:
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1930-1989 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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1.0 cubic foot
5 boxes
Photographic prints
8 x 10 inches
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English
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Summary:
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Aerial photographs of Seattle Watershed
and Pipeline.
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Historical Note
The Water Department was created in 1910 from the former Department of
Lighting and Water Works. It managed the water supply for the city and most of
King County. In 1997 the Water Department was abolished, and its functions were
absorbed by Seattle Public Utilities.
Efforts to use Cedar River as a source of water for the City of Seattle
were initiated in the 1890s by City Engineer R H Thomson. Water from the Cedar
River Watershed was first delivered in 1901. Water was diverted by a dam at
Landsburg, and then was channeled into a newly-completed 28.57-mile pipeline.
This pipeline carried water to the Volunteer Park and Lincoln reservoirs on
Capitol Hill in Seattle, which were also built at the time. In 1909, a second
pipeline was built, and a third in 1923.
In response to increased needs by a growing city, the Tolt River was
explored as a source of water in the 1950s and the south fork of the Tolt began
providing a new source of water supply to north Seattle and the east side
beginning in 1964.
In 1962, landowners signed the Cedar River Watershed Cooperative
Agreement, which set up a process of land transfers that resulted in Seattle's
complete ownership of its watershed lands. This led to further procedures for
fire protection and public access control. In 1996, the USDA Forest Service
ceded its watershed land to the City, which gave Seattle final and sole
ownership of the entire watershed.
Content Description
These aerial photographs are primarily of the Cedar River and Tolt
Watersheds and pipeline, including routes through Seattle, Renton, and Tukwila.
Dates included are: 1930, 1970, 1985, and 1989. Index maps are included. The
aerials are in order by flight line, roll number, and photograph numbers.
Arrangement
Photographs are arranged chronologically.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Records are open to the public.
Preferred Citation [Title of image, date. Item number.] Seattle Watershed and Pipeline
Aerial Photographs, Record Series 8204-03, Box [number], Folder [number].
Seattle Municipal Archives.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Seattle
(Wash.). Water Dept. |
| Renton
(Wash.) |
| Seattle
(Wash.) |
| Tukwila
(Wash.) |
| Pipelines--Washington (State) |
| Water utilities--Washington
(State)--Seattle |
| Watersheds--Washington (State) |
| Aerial
photographs |
| Other Creators : |
| Seattle
(Wash.). Dept. of Lighting and Water Works |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Seattle Watershed and Pipeline
Aerial Photographs, 1930-1989
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Aerial
photographs
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1930 |
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Aerial photographs of Cedar River Watershed and pipeline
right-of-way. Completed in October, 1930 by Fairchild Aerial Survey. Includes
274 prints, 7.5 x 9.25; Scale 1=1500; 1 index map.
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Aerial
photographs
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1970 |
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Aerial photographs of Cedar River Watershed and pipeline
route (including Seattle, Renton, Tukwila). Includes appoximately 75 prints,
16x 20; scale 1-400. Index map DNR KP-70. Rolls 3-10.
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Aerial
photographs
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1970 |
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Aerial photographs of Cedar River Watershed and pipeline
route (including Seattle, Renton, Tukwila). Includes appoximately 75 prints,
16x 20; scale 1-400. Index map DNR KP-70. Rolls 11-35.
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Aerial
photographs
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1985 |
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Aerials of Cedar River Watershed taken in 1978. On
microfiche. Aerial photographs of Cedar River and Tolt River watersheds.
Approximately 250 prints; 9x9"; scale 1:12000; 6 index maps, DNR SP-85.
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Aerial
photographs
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1989 |
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Aerial photographs of Seattle pipeline route and Cedar River
Watershed. Approximately 250 prints, 9x9"; scale 1:1200; 6 index maps, DNR
SP-89.
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