<p>Before the building of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, a small canal connected Lake Washington with Lake Union's Portage Bay. This photo, taken around 1911, shows the canal in the Montlake area and a dam which controlled the water level.</p>
<p>Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wash. Canal.

Caption by MOHAI staff.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Canals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Dams--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bridges--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
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Webster &amp; Stevens</div>
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