Shipwrecks
The bottom of Lake Union is a virtual underwater museum of Seattle’s maritime heritage. Divers and marine archeologists have been exploring the wrecks of boats and ships ranging from a 19th Century tug boat to a World War Two submarine chaser.
Intro
In this Exhibit
Exploring Lake Union Shipwrecks with Dan Warter (9:28)
SOURCES
VIDEO SOUNDTRACK MUSIC: By Kevin MacLeod, Vaun Raymond & Marc Hoffman
IMAGES
Diver on Bow of Lake Union Wreck, ph. Chris Borgen
J. E. Boyden, Museum of History & Industry, SHS 8330
USS Lapeer, aka PC-1138, US Navy
Forest Friend & Sister ship, c. 1923, Seattle Now & Then
Grocery Ark
Monongahela leaving Lake Union, 1931, Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society 5902
Boat Landing, Leschi Park, Oregon Historical Society
Crew on Lake Union, 1931, Seattle Now & Then
Kahlenberg, Museum of History & Industry
Kahlenberg Crew with Ivar Haglund, Seattle Times
Tug & Coal Barge on Lake Union
Delivery Wagons of the Seattle Coal & Fuel Company, 1909, University of Washington Special Collections, SEA1789
Tug Boat & Logs Floating, ph. Clarke Kinsey, University of Washington Special Collections, 516.3864z
J. E. Boyden towing tall ships, Museum of History & Industry 1955.970.591
Kilbranan Ashore
J. E. Boyden towing Indian Canoe, Museum of History & Industry, 1955.970.470
Makahs Butchering Whale, ca. 1930, ph Asahel Curtis, University of Washington Special Collections CUR767
Makah Whaling Canoe Landing on the Shore, 1910, ph. Asahel Curtis, University of Washington Special Collections CUR2064
J. E. Boyden, Museum of History & Industry, SHS 7160
YMS 105 (Gypsy Queen) at Boothbay Harbor, 1942, courtesy of Dick Wagner
Gypsy Queen Readied for her Last Voyage, Seattle Times, Sept. 2, 1968
This exhibit is partly funded by 4Culture Arts, Heritage & Preservation through the King County Lodging Tax
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