File:Cherry Street in over five feet of snow, 1880 (MOHAI 5854).jpg

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English: Cherry Street in over five feet of snow, 1880   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
English: Peterson Brothers
Title
English: Cherry Street in over five feet of snow, 1880
Description
English:

Over five feet of snow fell on Seattle in early January 1880. The city wasn't used to such heavy snow. Schools closed, trains didn't run, and the city's activities ground to a halt. This photo was taken on January 10th, 1880 after the great snow. It shows the view up Cherry Street from First Avenue towards First Hill.

Original copy negative. Original photograph: Peterson Brothers, Jan. 10, 1880. Copied after 1902 by Webster & Stevens

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Business districts; Snow

MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry) credits this photo to Peterson Brothers. Seattle Public Library and UW Special Collections' Theodore E. Peiser Photographs collection both credit Theodore E. Peiser.
Depicted place
English: Cherry Street (Seattle, Wash." Seattle (Wash.)
Date Taken on 10 January 1880
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 6.5 in (16.5 cm); width: 8.5 in (21.5 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,6.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,8.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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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.
Other versions
File:Cherry St. in the snow, January 10, 1880 - DPLA - 187dfb1b28d63de0f31fc6640b265b59.jpg
File:Cherry St. in the snow, January 10, 1880 - DPLA - c936050326f9dae305ab4d08bfd3a04c.jpg
File:Cherry St after the big snowfall of 1880, looking northeast, Seattle, January 10, 1880 (PEISER 144).jpeg
File:View east from 1st Ave. and Cherry St., 1880 - DPLA - a7ff57423e05d4064981b452dfe8e176 (page 1).jpg
verso identifies the buildings
File:Snow on Cherry St., January 10, 1880 - DPLA - 4bed19bcca54d5660618493aa4c6bf95.jpg
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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