File:Aftermath of the Seattle fire of June 6, 1889 showing the west of 1st Ave from Columbia St to Cherry St (SEATTLE 3101).jpg

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English: Aftermath of the Seattle fire of June 6, 1889 showing the west of 1st Ave. from Columbia St. to Cherry St.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Aftermath of the Seattle fire of June 6, 1889 showing the west of 1st Ave. from Columbia St. to Cherry St.
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Caption on album page: The finest lot of business houses in the city in 1888-89 were those represented by these ruins. The block extended from Yesler Way to Columbia Street, 550 feet, and then down Yesler 160 feet more. The people were proud of this great block. The fire wiped it out in an hour.

Caption on image: First Avenue. Cleaning street and house debris. Front St. south from Columbia St. 23

Prosch Washington Views Album, page 51b

  • Subjects (LCSH): Fires--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle (Wash.)--Fire, 1889; First Avenue (Seattle, Wash.);
Depicted place Seattle
Date June 1889
date QS:P571,+1889-06-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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University of Washington: Special Collections
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3101
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English: Seattle Photographs
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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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