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| Title | A street in Redmond, Washington, ca. 1907 |
| Photographer | Wallace |
| Date | ca. 1907 |
| Caption | A 1907 report on the resources of Washington state describes Redmond as a small village whose residents are employed primarily in logging and farming. The report goes on to say that there is "abundant room for additional population to engage in these activities." In 1910, Redmond had a populaton of 642.
This photographic postcard showing a street in Redmond was probably made sometime between 1906 and 1908. The buildings shown along the dirt street include two livery stables, two restaurants and a bar. The photographer, Wallace, may be Winfred Wallace, listed in a 1913 King County directory. |
| Notes | Written on verso: Message: The restaurant is ours the house back of it is ours you can only see the upstairs window please write soon if you get this.
Original photographic print (postcard): Wallace Photo, between 1906 and 1908. Copied in 1998 by the Museum of History and Industry. |
| Subjects | Business districts; Streets; Stables |
| Places | Redmond (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1998.10.36 |
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| Credit Line | Postcard Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: safety film, b&w; 2.25 x 2.75 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from copy negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
