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| Title | Boats at Galbraith Dock, Seattle, ca. 1908 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1908 |
| Caption | Shortly after the 1889 fire, James Galbraith and Cecil Bacon established a wholesale business dealing in grain, hay, and construction materials at the foot of Washington Street. By 1900, they had moved to Pier 3 (now Pier 54) shown in this photograph. |
| Notes | Signs in image: Pier No. 4 - Arlington Dock Company. The Miner Hotel. Owl 5 Cent Cigar. Cremo Cigar. Galbraith Dock - Galbraith, Bacon & Co. - Building [Materials?]. Burke.
Handwritten on sleeve: Galbraith Dock and boats. |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bodies of water--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Vessels--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Puget Sound (Wash.)
Elliott Bay (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.8034 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 8617 |
