File:Fire at 1st Ave. and Madison St., June 6, 1889 - DPLA - 10628af52cc234218c5cabca2146e52a.jpg

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Fire at 1st Ave. and Madison St., June 6, 1889 (

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Creator

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Title

Fire at 1st Ave. and Madison St., June 6, 1889

Description

Transcribed from front of photograph: "Seattle Fire. June 6, 1889. At place of origin. Front Street [1st Ave.] looking south from Madison St. Right foreground: Kenyon block, location of Seattle Times." Transcribed from back of photograph: “A new and rarely seen picture showing the start of the great Seattle fire on June 6, 1889. Old Seattle Times was located in the Kenyon Block on right. The Frye Hotel is hidden from view. Drug store occupied corner where man is seen standing.”

Date

6 June 1889

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 NRHP: 82004253 GND: 4841883-3 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

Record in source catalog
DPLA identifier: 10628af52cc234218c5cabca2146e52a
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_shp_22850

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