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| Title | City of Kent showing residences, farms and pasturelands, 1909 |
| Photographer | Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1941 |
| Date | 1909 |
| Notes | Panorama by photographer Asahel Curtis created by joining four individual photographs together.
Printed on verso: Kent panorama. Southern end.
A. Curtis 13435-1, A. Curtis -2, A. Curtis -3, A. Curtis -4. |
| Contextual Notes | Originally called Titusville, Kent was eventually renamed for Kent County in England. It was incorporated on May 28, 1890 with a population of 793. During the 1880s hops production was a major source of income in Kent. The hops industry had become prominent in the Puget Sound region after an aphid infestation affected hops crops in Europe. After the turn of the 20th century the area turned to dairy farming and was home to a Carnation Condensed Milk plant. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Kent (Wash.); Cities and towns--Washington (State) |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Kent |
| Digital Collection | Panoramic Photographs
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| Order Number | PPC045 |
| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Asahel Curtis Photo Co. Collection. PH Coll 482 |
| Object Type | Panoramic photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photographs at 400 dpi saved in TIFF format, stitched together, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2010. |
