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| Title | Austin A. Bell, San Francisco, ca. 1885 |
| Photographer | Dames & Butler |
| Date | ca. 1885 |
| Caption | Austin Americus Bell was born in 1854 to Mr. and Mrs. William N. Bell, the second male Caucasian to be born in Seattle. He lived in San Francisco for much of his life, but returned to Seattle in 1887 after his father's death. Austin Bell inherited property at 2222 First Avenue (where the Austin A. Bell Building stands). In 1889, Austin Bell took his own life, after recognizing in himself the symptoms of his father's illness, which may have been Alzheimer's. |
| Notes | Caption on mount: Dames & Butler, 715 Market St. S.F.
Caption on verso: Dames & Butler Photographic Art Gallery, 715 Market St., San Francisco, T.A. Butler.
Handwritten on verso: Austin A. Bell, Son of William N. Bell. |
| Subjects | Men--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Bell, Austin A. |
| Places | United States--California--San Francisco |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS3770 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Historical Society Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
