File:Fire at southwest corner of 1st Ave. and Madison St., June 6, 1889 - DPLA - b1b80f96af2f96e6b3e61034bce6c02d.jpg

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

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Creator

Unknown author; File:The start of the Great Seattle Fire, June 6, 1889 (MOHAI 9297).jpg, also from MOHAI, appears to be the same photo, and is attributed to "A.J. Smith".

Title

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

Description

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Fire. June 5, 1889. Looking south from Second Ave. and Pike St. Photo by Asahel Curtis. Fire began at southwest corner of Front St. [1st Ave.] and Madison St. 1. Yesler College."

Not by Asahel Curtis, who was 14 or 15 at the time.
Yesler College was a private elementary and prep school.
Date has to be June 6, this is the start of the Great Seattle Fire.

Original title

Fire at southwest corner of 1st Ave. and Madison St., June 5, 1889

Date

Taken on 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

Source/Photographer

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: b1b80f96af2f96e6b3e61034bce6c02d
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_shp_22747

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