King County Snapshots
Skip to content  Home : Participants : King County History : Project Background    
King County Snapshots Explore Collections : Search all Collections: Copyright & Use  

« Museum of History and Industry Images
add to favorites : reference url back to results : previous : next
 
Zoom in Zoom out Pan left Pan right Pan up Pan down Maximum resolution Fit in window Fit to width Rotate left Rotate right Hide/show thumbnail
Great fire, Seattle, June 6, 1889
Great fire, Seattle, June 6, 1889
TitleGreat fire, Seattle, June 6, 1889
PhotographerGiske, Howard
Date1889
CaptionSeattle's Great Fire began in a basement woodshop, when a worker threw water on an overheating pot of glue. The fire spread very quickly because most of Seattle's downtown buildings were built of wood. This photo shows the right side of a mural painted by artist Rudolph Zallinger for the Museum of History & Industry depicting this pivotal event in the city's history.
NotesPhotograph of mural painted by Rudolph Zallinger
Handwritten on sleeve: Fire Mural.
SubjectsFires--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fire fighters--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fire engines & equipment--Washington (State)--Seattle; Hoses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Paintings--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image NumberMP1953.545.1
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 LineHoward Giske, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 film transparency: color; 4 x 5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original transparency 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.
add to favorites : reference url back to results : previous : next
Favorites | Search Tips | Contact | Change display settings | Privacy ^ to top ^ 
© University of Washington Libraries