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| Title | Northern Pacific trestle along shore of Lake Union, showing frontage owned by Pacific Coast Coal Co., Seattle, ca. 1915 |
| Photographer | Nowell, Frank H. |
| Date | ca. 1915 |
| Caption | The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Pacific Coast Coal Co. and the Pacific Coast Railway. |
| Notes | Caption by MOHAI staff
Handwritten on image: 17524. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/1212 Fourth Ave/Seattle, USA
Typed on verso: View of Lake Union showing Northern Pacific belt line--shore lands beyond trestle (Lots 13, 14 & 15, Blk. 92, Lake Union Shore Lands) with 150 feet of frontage along outer side of trestle and extending average distance of 225 feet beyond, owned by Pacific Coast Coal Co.-- intended to improve in the future with wharf and coal handling facilities for deliveries to large surrounding industrial and residential districts and coal of small vessels operating on Lake Union or through the Lake Washington Canal, which connects Puget Sound with Lake Washington via Lake Union. Ground inside of trestle is unimproved half (easterly half) of street (Westlake Avenue North).
Signs in image: L Rank Signs/ 1628 4th At Times Square |
| Subjects | Trestles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Pacific Coast Railroad Company--Washington (State)--Seattle; Pacific Coast Coal Company--Washington (State)--Seattle; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Union, Lake (Wash.)
Wallingford (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1978.6585.18b |
| 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 | Pacific Coast Company Photograph Album, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Coast Company Photograph Album |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 7.5 x 9.75. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 17524 |
