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| Title | Map of Seattle, 1891 |
| Photographer | Richard Nicol |
| Date | 1891 |
| Caption | Caption: Compliments of Boman & Rochester Realestate and Investment Brokers. Washington Guarantee Mortgage Co. Ground Floor occidental Block, Seattle Wash. Seattle and Environs, King County Wash 1891 |
| Notes | This image is a detail from the original real estate promotion map. In 1889, Washington Territory became a state and most of Seattle burned to the ground. Both events contributed to a massive city rebuilding effort, a surge in investment and population, and interest in acquiring property. |
| Location | United States--Washington (State)--King County--Seattle; |
| Digital Collection | King County Museum Collections
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| Note About Ownership | This record describes one of more than three hundred artifacts, photographs and documents, submitted by members of the Association of King County Historical Organizations. The King County Collects project took place during the county's sesquicentennial in 2001, to celebrate the shared collection of AKCHO's 205 members. The information presented here is the responsibility of the AKCHO organization which submitted the item for inclusion in the project. |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions, contact The Seattle Public Library. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Public Library; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Seattle Public Library |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from slide as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using CONTENTdm's image import. |
