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Posted in Washington History August 11, 2015 by Nikki Cleveland

15 Rare Photos From Washington That Will Take You Straight To The Past

Photos from the past can be so captivating – they give us a vivid sneak peak of what it was like to live way back in the day. It’s even more intriguing when the photos are of places you recognize, because you can truly see how much our state has evolved over the years! Here are 15 amazing vintage pictures captured around Washington that may fascinate you:

1. Seattle fireboats circa 1910.

2. Loggers in Okanogan County, 1927.

3. Life was pretty groovy in the '70s in Tacoma.

4. Downtown Cashmere in the 1940s.

5. You could enjoy a mouthwatering burger here in West Seattle for only 19 cents back in 1955!

6. The Washington State University football team in 1900. Back then, the school was known as Washington Agricultural College.

7. This photograph of a car in Walla Walla from the early 1900s can't get any more old school.

8. Richland, in its very early days.

9. Building the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, 1952.

10. The waterfront in Aberdeen in 1912 by the Chehalis River.

11. Wellington in King County has been credited with one of the worst avalanches in United States history. The avalanche occurred in 1910 and after the disaster, the town's name was changed to Tye; the area was abandoned by 1929.

12. You could count on syrup-y deliciousness at this pancake house in Tukwila during the '60s.

13. Seattle's Alpine Self-Serve Restaurant, September 1960.

14. A breathtaking aerial view of Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant in Whatcom County, around 1906.

15. Now a ghost town, Moncton was flooded by Rattlesnake Lake in 1915.

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Nikki Cleveland

Nikki is the former Washington writer.