File:Railroad Ave looking north in 1886 and in ca 1916 (SEATTLE 1784).jpg

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English: Railroad Ave. looking north in 1886 and in ca. 1916   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
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Frank H. Nowell  (1864–1950)  wikidata:Q26202833
 
Frank H. Nowell
Alternative names
Frank Hamilton Nowell
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 19 February 1864 Edit this at Wikidata 19 October 1950 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Portsmouth
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q26202833
Lower photo is credited to Curtis and Miller, but that just means they bought the copyright. Asahel Curtis was a youth when this picture was taken.
Title
English: Railroad Ave. looking north in 1886 and in ca. 1916
Description
English:

Caption on image: Seattle, today and yesterday. Today: Railroad Avenue, looking North, Seattle. Yesterday: As the same place looked in 1886. Railroad Avenue is built entirely on piling and covers the spot where the Indians formerly beached their canoes.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Then & now comparisons; Railroad freight cars--Washington (State)--Seattle; Railroad tracks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle; Canoes--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Subjects (LCSH): Alaskan Way (Seattle, Wash.); Elliott Bay (Wash.); Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Wagons--Washington (State)--Seattle
Depicted place Seattle
Date circa between 1886 and 1916
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1886-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
1784
Source
English: Seattle Photographs
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.
Order Number
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SEA1727
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