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Downtown Seattle looking north from James Street, Seattle, ca. 1900
Downtown Seattle looking north from James Street, Seattle, ca. 1900
TitleDowntown Seattle looking north from James Street, Seattle, ca. 1900
PhotographerSeattle Photographic Co.
Dateca. 1900
CaptionFor this view, the photographer stood atop a building situated between Western Avenue and Post Alley. The impressive structure in the right background is the Denny (later Washington) Hotel. Seattle Hardware Company at 819-823 First Avenue is in the Colman Building on teh right. Railroad Avenue is visible on the left; the smoke appears to be coming from one of the stacks near the waterfront.
NotesOriginal photo was copied by Webster & Stevens.

Signs in image: Commission Merchants. Tents. Schwabacher Bros. & Co. - Wholesale Grocers. Wilson Grain Co. Geo. W. Childs - 5 Cent Cigar. Northwestern Iron Works. Renton Coal. Far Famed Gen. Arthur Cigar. The Miner Hotel. Collins Sherman Foley Co. Stable. [...] Lumber [...] Co. - Lumber Yard, Planing Mill. The Arlington. Hotel Diller. Northwest Fixture. Standard Furniture. Campbell Block. Seattle Hardware Co.

Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle panorama (143010).
SubjectsBusiness districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Puget Sound (Wash.)
Elliott Bay (Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.6039.3
Ordering InformationTo 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 LinePEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionPEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 glass negative: b&w; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned 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 Number362X
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