File:Northern Pacific Railroad depot, ca 1905 (MOHAI 5971).jpg

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English: Northern Pacific Railroad depot, ca. 1905   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Northern Pacific Railroad depot, ca. 1905
Description
English: Between 1892 and 1906, the Northern Pacific Railroad had a depot on Railroad Avenue at Columbia Street. Many people who were headed to the northern gold fields arrived by train at this Seattle railroad station. In 1906, the railroad moved its operations to the new King Street Station.

This photo, probably taken sometime between 1904 and 1906, shows the low Northern Pacific depot with its long flat roof. The large building with the smokestack generated electricity for the interurban railroad that ran between Seattle and Tacoma. It still generates steam to heat nearby buildings in the downtown area.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Northern Pacific Railroad Company; Power plants; Railroad stations; Smokestacks
At some time after MOHAI wrote their caption, Seattle Steam Company shut down Old Post Station as a steam-generating facility, but the building is still there as of 2022.
Depicted place
English: Railroad Avenue (Seattle, Wash." Seattle (Wash.)
Date circa 1905
date QS:P571,+1905-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
5971
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
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