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English: Women's waiting room at King Street Station, ca. 1906   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Women's waiting room at King Street Station, ca. 1906
Description
English: King Street Station opened for business in 1906. The building had a separate women's waiting room with comfortable furniture and flowers on the tables. In this elegant room, women could sit, write letters, or care for their children while they waited for their trains. A matron from the Seattle Police Department was there to help women who were new to the city.

This photo shows the women's waiting room at King Street Station in about 1906.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): King Street Station (Seattle, Wash." Railroad stations; Waiting rooms; Women
Depicted place
English: Seattle (Wash.)
Date circa 1906
date QS:P571,+1906-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
5988
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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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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