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| Title | Port of Seattle grain terminal, Seattle, ca. 1927 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1927 |
| Caption | For many years, Seattle has been a major port for the shipment of grain from eastern Washington and other grain-growing states to the east coast and Pacific ports. In 1915, the Port of Seattle built a large grain elevator and storage facility at its Hanford Street Terminal, in the industrial area south of downtown Seattle. The facility was expanded several times over the next decade to keep up with business.
This photo, probably taken in 1927, shows a new addition to the elevator complex. This increased storage capacity to 1.5 million bushels of grain. In 1927, the Port of Seattle handled 4, 125 tons of foreign and domestic grain and grain products. |
| Notes | Sign in image: Port of Seattle Public Elevator.
Caption information source: Port of Seattle Year Books, 1927-1930 |
| Subjects | Grain elevators--Washington (State)--Seattle; Marine terminals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Port of Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.812 |
| 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 nitrate 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 | 122449 |
