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| Title | Seattle Public Library, Seattle, ca. 1899 |
| Photographer | Wilse, Anders Beer, 1865-1949 |
| Date | ca. 1899 |
| 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 in 1901, industrialist Andrew Carnegie donated $200, 000 for a new building which opened in 1906. |
| Notes | Sign in image: Free Public Library.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Public libraries--Washington (State)--Seattle; Houses--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1988.33.1 |
| 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 | Anders B. Wilse Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Anders B. Wilse Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.; sulfiding, taped |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative 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 | 839 |
