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| Title | Hotel Rainier, Seattle, ca. 1892 |
| Photographer | LaRoche, Frank |
| Date | ca. 1892 |
| Caption | The Rainier Hotel on 5th Avenue between Columbia and Marion STreets was erected quickly following the 1889 Seattle fire, which destroyed much of the downtown hotel space. Never a financial success, the Rainier was razed around 1910. |
| Notes | Caption on image: Hotel Rainier. Photo by LaRoche, 709 2nd St.
Handwritten on verso: Ca. 1892.
Typed on verso: Rainier Hotel built following the fire of 1889 on block bounded by 5th, 6th, Marion and Columbia streets, never a success as it was too far away from business section. King County Cout House, upper right corner. |
| Subjects | Hotels--Washington (State)--Seattle; Courthouses--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS1315 |
| 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 x 9 1/2 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 | 208[?] |
