The first photos were taken when a Seattle developer, C. D. Hillman hosted an 'Open House' to sell lots in the Southern Puget Sound near Olympia at the entrance to Budd Inlet. He hired steamboats to bring prospective buyers/investors from Seattle to Shelton for the day's excursion. They came on vessels from Puget Sound's famous Mosquito Fleet and you can find more photos of them in our Puget Sound Vessels Gallery.
DG202 HILLMAN'S REAL ESTATE AD
GP002 DOFFELMEYER POINT & STEAMER "CITY OF SEATTLE, OCT. 1907"
GP003 STEAMER "YOSEMITE" ARRIVES AT BOSTON HARBOR, 1907
GP005 STEAMER "YOSEMITE" DEPARTING BOSTON HARBOR, OCT. 1907
GP004 TUGBOAT "VIOLET" AND "CITY OF SEATTLE", DEPARTS BOSTON HARBOR, 1907 (POSTER)
GP004-V THE TUGBOAT "VIOLET" AND "CITY OF SEATTLE", DEPARTS BOSTON HARBOR, 1907 (POSTER)
GP004 -V-R THE TUGBOAT "VIOLET" AND "CITY OF SEATTLE", DEPARTS BOSTON HARBOR, 1907 (POSTER WITH RED FLAG)
W087 STEAMER "CAPITOL CITY", DEPARTS BOSTON HARBOR, 1907
T038 VIEW NORTH, BOSTON HARBOR, UNDATED
