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Second and Union, looking southeast, Seattle, ca. 1885
Second and Union, looking southeast, Seattle, ca. 1885
TitleSecond and Union, looking southeast, Seattle, ca. 1885
PhotographerDavis, Walter
Dateca. 1885
CaptionBetween about 1888 and 1893, Seattle grocer Charles Louch sold groceries, seeds, cigars and other goods from his store on Front Street (now First Avenue). At some point, he advertised his store, and his 1888 brand of hams and bacon, using give-away photographs of downtown Seattle with his roof sign prominently displayed in the foreground.

This photo, taken by Walter Davis for Charles Louch, shows downtown Seattle sometime around 1888. The view is towards the southeast from the waterfront, across Union Street. The two large buildings on the distant skyline are the Territorial University and Providence Hospital.
NotesHandwritten on mount: Looking up 1st Ave, Providence Hospital. Univ.

Caption by MOHAI staff.
SubjectsBusiness districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Houses--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number2002.3.233
Ordering InformationTo 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 LineMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionLantern Slide Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 lantern slide: color; 1 3/4 x 3 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original lantern slide as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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