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English: Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway locomotive and passenger car, Seattle, circa 1890   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
English: Morford, Charles H.
Title
English: Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway locomotive and passenger car, Seattle, circa 1890
Description
English: The Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway incorporated in 1885 when a group of businessmen, headed by Thomas Burke, decided to invest in a line to connect downtown Seattle with points east. By 1889 the railroad had reached Snoqualmie Falls, where it linked to a northbound line. A passenger station on Railroad Avenue and a working yard at Interbay formed part of the railroad's properties. In this photo, a group of passengers and railroad employees congregate near the Interbay site.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Railroad employees; Railroad locomtives--Washington (State)
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle; Interbay (Seattle, Wash.)
Date circa 1890
date QS:P571,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w
Dimensions height: 5.5 in (13.9 cm); width: 8 in (20.3 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,5.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,8U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
8503
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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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MOHAI, John C. Boykin Collection on the Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway, 2016.81.4

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