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| Title | Burke Farrar Boulevard, ca. 1919 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1919 |
| Caption | As more people bought cars, Burke & Farrar and other Seattle-area real estate developers built roads between the growing towns east of Lake Washington.
In this photo, taken somewhere northeast of the lake in about 1919, a sign directs drivers along the paved road to Kirkland and Medina. In the background, a billboard advertises automobile products. |
| Subjects | Roads; Automobiles; Billboards |
| Places | King County (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.1481 |
| 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 negative: nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 73, 860 |
