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| Title | Electric cars on Summit Avenue, Seattle, 1913 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1913 |
| Caption | In the early days of automobiles, electric cars were very popular. This photo, taken looking south on Summit from Seneca Street, shows five electric sedans The home in the center with columns belonged to Clarence Hanford, co-owner of Lowman & Hanford Company. The residence on the left belonged to Julius Redelsheimer, and the home on the right was owned by Thomas Green. All wre demolished in 1926 for the Piedmont Hotel. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Five electric sedans on street (Broadway Electric Company), 1913.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Electric automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Residential streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Houses--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
First Hill (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.8752.1 |
| 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 | 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. |
| 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 | 15848 |
