Picture Seattle then and now in new photo contest

Ever wanted to picture yourself in Seattle as it was 50 or 100 years ago?

The Timera app lets users do just that, by blending a new photo into an old one of the same place. Click through the gallery above to see some examples.

Now, seattlepi.com has teamed up with Timera, University of Washington Libraries and Grryo, a collective of mobile photographers, on a photo contest in Seattle from July 26 through Aug. 31

Thanks to UW, users can choose among dozens of photos taken from the city's beginnings through 1962 -- the year of the Century 21 Exposition. The pictures show mix of neighborhoods and include such milestones as the Great Seattle Fire, in 1889, and the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, in 1909.

To take part, find an old photo you like in the "photos in competition" section of the Seattle map in the Timera app, blend it with a new one you take in the same place and mark it with the hashtag #SeattleThenAndNow. We'll feature the best ones here (that's the "contest" part).

Have fun.

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