File:Great Seattle Fire at 1st and Union, June 6, 1889 (MOHAI 9284).jpg
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English: Great Seattle Fire at 1st and Union, June 6, 1889 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Great Seattle Fire at 1st and Union, June 6, 1889 |
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The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the City. The fire started at 2:30 p.m. in a paint and woodwork shop at Front and Madison and over the course of the next 18 hours swept a southward across 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The fire left little standing in its wake, consuming buildings, docks, wooden sidewalks, and anything else combustible. Losses from the conflagration were estimated at $20 million. In this image crowds gather to watch the fire on Front Street (later First Avenue) at Union Street. According to the Seattle City Directory for 1888-1889 California Meat Market (sign visible in the center of the frame) was located at 1019 Front Street. Signs in image: Minneapolis Art Studio; Cabinet Photographs; Seattle Agency for Daily S. F. Examiner Chronicle and Morning Oregonian; California Meat Market Caption information source: https://www.Seattle.gov/cityarchives/exhibits-and-education/digital-document-libraries/the-great-Seattle-fire-of-1889
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English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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Date | Taken on 6 June 1889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: 1 cabinet card photographic: b&w |
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height: 4.5 in (11.4 cm); width: 7.5 in (19 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,4.5U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,7.5U218593 |
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institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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Credit Line InfoField | MOHAI, 1977.6487.7 |
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- File:Fire of June 6, 1889, looking south on 1st Ave from Spring St, about one-half hour after the fire started, Seattle, Washington (BOYD+BRAAS 17).jpg
- File:Fire origin from 1st Ave. and Spring St., June 6, 1889 - DPLA - ff1748db89617aa78f64f14fad0c5952.jpg
- File:Great Seattle Fire at 1st and Union, June 6, 1889 (MOHAI 9284).jpg
- File:Seattle fire of June 6, 1889, about one-half hour after the fire started.jpg
- File:Seattle fire of June 6, 1889, about one-half hour after the fire started (CURTIS 168).jpeg