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| Title | Pioneer Square, Seattle, ca. 1912 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1912 |
| Caption | This photo looks north on First Avenue from Yesler Way and shows Pioneer Square when it was still a vital part of Seattle's commercial life. The buildings seen across the square include, left to right: the Lowman Building, the Lowman and Hanford Building, the Howard Building and the Pioneer Building. The Hoge Building towers over them on Second Avenue. |
| Notes | Signs in image: Hotel Norman - Entrance 89 Yesler Way - Rooms 25 Cents to 50 Cents. The Hub - Regal [...] Clothes. Dentists. The Right Hotel - Rates 50 Cents to $1.50. Good Eats, Right Prices - Cafeteria and Dairy Lunch - Otto [H. Wolf?] Prop. United Cigar Store Co. Albert Hansen. Lowman & Hanford Co. - Booksellers and Stationers - Printers, Engravers, Binders - Loose Leaf Systems - Cameras and Photographic Supplies - Desks and Filing Cabinets. Howard. New York Dental Parlors. Dr. J.P. Sweeney. Joint [Deeds?] [...] Husband and Wife [...] - Lawyers.
Handwritten on sleeve: Pioneer Square. |
| Subjects | Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Street railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle; Carriages & coaches--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.9474 |
| 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 | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in.; discolored yellow |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 23094 |
