File:2nd Ave, looking south from the Washington Hotel in 1882 and in ca 1917 (SEATTLE 2174).jpg

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English: 2nd Ave., looking south from the Washington Hotel in 1882 and in ca. 1917   (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
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creator QS:P170,Q26202833
The lower image is credited to Curtis and Miller, but they would simply have owned the copyright on someone else's photo. In 1882, Asahel Curtis was a small child.
Title
English: 2nd Ave., looking south from the Washington Hotel in 1882 and in ca. 1917
Description
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Caption on image: Seattle To-day and Yesterday. To-day: Looking down Second Ave. from Washington Hotel, Seattle. Mt. Rainier is shown in the distance … Yesterday: As the same part of the city looked in 1882. Filed in: Seattle--Streets--Second Avenue

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Then & now comparisons
  • Subjects (LCSH): Second Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Central business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Elliott Bay (Wash.); Sailing ships--Washington (State)--Seattle
Not really the same view, though the point of view might be similar or even the same. The picture at the bottom angles considerably to the right of the one above.
Depicted place Seattle
Date circa 1917
date QS:P571,+1917-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
2174
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.
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File:2nd Ave. "To-day and Yesterday," ca. 1915 - DPLA - db5473756d1d362967c5ffc035ed7277 (page 1).jpg
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SEA2240
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