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The Hotel Kalmar and the James Street cable car, ca. 1912
The Hotel Kalmar and the James Street cable car, ca. 1912
TitleThe Hotel Kalmar and the James Street cable car, ca. 1912
PhotographerWebster & Stevens
Dateca. 1912
CaptionThe Hotel Kalmar was built in 1881 and operated by the Brand family for over 70 years. They named the hotel after Mrs. Brand's hometown in Sweden. The hotel provided furnished rooms to men who came to Seattle to work. The Kalmar was located at 522 6th Avenue, at James Street. It was torn down in 1962 to make room for Interstate 5.
This photo shows the Hotel Kalmar in about 1912. The Brand family is standing on the porch as one of the James Street cable cars rumbles by.
SubjectsCable railroads; Hotel Kalmar (Seattle, Wash.); Hotels
PlacesSeattle (Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.6753
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; 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned 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 NumberW&S 1, 037
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