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English: Elliott Bay and the waterfront, looking north from the Pacific Coast Co. dock, ca. 1907   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Elliott Bay and the waterfront, looking north from the Pacific Coast Co. dock, ca. 1907
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Caption on image: Water Front. Seattle, Wash.

On verso of image: No. A3995. Published by The Puget Sound News Company, Seattle, Wash.

Filed in: Seattle--Waterfront

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle; Pacific Coast Company--Facilities--Washington (State)--Seattle; Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle; Postcards
  • Subjects (LCSH): Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Elliott Bay (Wash); Central business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bays--Washington (State)--Seattle

The five piers visible in the foreground here, left to right:

  • Pier 2, known after May 1, 1944 as Pier 51. Torn down early 1980s to expand the Washington State Ferries terminal at Pier 52 (Colman Dock).
  • Pier 1, known after May 1, 1944 as Pier 50. Torn down early 1980s to expand the Washington State Ferries terminal at Pier 52 (Colman Dock).
  • Pier A, known after May 1, 1944 as Pier 49. Shortened before 1944; in the circa 1970 remodeling of Pier 48 the over-the-water part was demolished; the land portion behind the bulkhead was incorporated into Pier 48.
  • Pier B, known after May 1, 1944 as Pier 48. The pier shed was demolished in 2010; the pier itself is still extant 2023.
  • Pier C, known after May 1, 1944 as Pier 47. Similar fate to Pier A.
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
2139
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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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