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| Title | Jacob Furth at his desk, Seattle, ca. 1900 |
| Photographer | Wilse, Anders Beer, 1865-1949 |
| Date | ca. 1900 |
| Caption | Jacob Furth was born in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) in 1840. He started out in the clothing and dry goods business in San Francisco before coming to Seattle in 1882. Furth founded one of Seattle's early banks, owned real estate, and was active in the development of the city's street railway system. |
| Notes | Caption on image: Wilse.
Typed on verso: Jacob Furth, born in Bohemia in 1840, to Seattle in 1882, organized Puget Sound National Bank, on Seattle City Council 1885-1891, died 1914.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Business people--Washington (State)--Seattle; Offices--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Furth, Jacob, b. 1840 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS1839 |
| 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; 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print 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 | 201C |
