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| Title | Plummer's store and wharf, Seattle, 1860 |
| Photographer | Peiser, Theodore E. |
| Date | 1860 |
| Caption | Charles Plummer was one of Seattle's early residents and businessmen. In 1854, he and a partner opened a general store and bar room with a bowling alley in the basement. Four years later, he opened a new two-story building and sold sold dry goods, groceries, and hardware. The upper floor was used for dances. Plummer also built a wood frame house nearby. |
| Notes | Caption on image: Peiser. Seattle.
Typed on verso: Plummers Store and Wharf, 1860. S.W. Corner 1st Ave So. & Main (Commercial).
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | General stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bodies of water--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.)
Puget Sound (Wash.)
Elliott Bay (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS12745 |
| 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; 4 1/2 x 6 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 | 74 |
