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| Title | Yesler Mansion after fire, Seattle, January 1901 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1901 |
| Caption | The city of Seattle established a public library in 1890 after several earlier attempts by private citizens. The library was housed in various places and finally ended up in the Yesler Mansion, just uphill from its current site. After the mansion burned on January 2, 1901, industrialist Andrew Carnegie donated $200, 000 for a new building which opened in 1906. |
| Notes | Typed on verso: Ruins of the Yesler Mansion after the fire Jan. 1 1901 which destroyed most of the books of the Seattle Public Library, housed in the building at the time.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Ruins--Washington (State)--Seattle; Public libraries--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fires--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fire hydrants--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS165 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Historical Society Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 6 1/2 x 8 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print 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. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 4055 |
