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English: Denny Hill Regrade, ca. 1907   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
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
Asahel Curtis  (1874–1941)  wikidata:Q4803332
 
Asahel Curtis
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 1874 Edit this at Wikidata 1941 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Minnesota Seattle
Work period 1888 Edit this at Wikidata–1941 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Seattle, Washington
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creator QS:P170,Q4803332
Title
English: Denny Hill Regrade, ca. 1907
Description
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Shows the demolitian of the Old Hotel Washington at 4th Ave. and Stewart St. and the building of the New Washington Hotel at 2nd Ave. and Stewart St. Caption on image: Denny Hill Regrade. Moving 7,500,000 cubic feet of earth to build a city. Seattle, Washington. Caption on top left photo: 1906. Old Hotel Washington. Caption on top right photo: 1907. Hydraulic and steam shovel at work. Caption on bottom left photo: 12486. 1907. Last of Old Hotel Washington. Caption on bottom right photo: 1908. New Hotel Washington.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Then & now comparisons
  • Subjects (LCSH): Denny Regrade (Seattle, Wash.); Grading (Earthwork)--Washington (State)--Seattle; Excavation--Washington (State)--Seattle; Washington Hotel (Seattle, Wash.); New Washington Hotel (Seattle, Wash.); Second Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Stewart Street (Seattle, Wash.); Steam shovels--Washington (State)--Seattle; Central business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle
Depicted place Seattle
Date circa 1907
date QS:P571,+1907-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
348
Source
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.
Other versions
Variant version of the same postcard Denny Hill regrade construction, ca 1907 (SEATTLE 1935).jpg
High resolution scan of that variant Denny Hill Regrade showing old and new Washington Hotels, ca. 1908 - DPLA - 68e4d58d212f0dc151cdada06930f85f (page 1).jpg
File:Denny Regrade progress, Seattle, 1906-1908 (MOHAI 1457).jpg
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SEA1521
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