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| Title | Downtown view looking east between Cherry and Columbia Streets, Seattle, ca. 1898 |
| Photographer | Wilse, Anders Beer, 1865-1949 |
| Date | ca. 1898 |
| Caption | The photographer may have been standing atop the Daily Journal of Commerce Building to capture this view of turn-of-the-century Seattle. Looking east and slightly south from Post Alley between Cherry and Columbia, many of the city's prominent buildings are visible, including the King County Courthouse on the right. |
| Notes | Original photo by Anders B. Wilse, acquired by Webster & Stevens.
Signs in image: Schwabacher Bros. & Co. Inc. Distributors - White Knight 5-cent [Cigars?]. F.W. [...ick] 703 First Av., The American Clothier. Treen Shoe Co., 707 First Av. Grand Opera House. America's Finest for 5 Cents - Fontana Cigars.
Handwritten on sleeve: Panorama "C." |
| Subjects | Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.6394 |
| 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 glass negative: b&w; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.; sulfiding |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned 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 Number | 268X |
