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English: Police officer directing traffic at 4th and Pike, Seattle, circa 1920   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Police officer directing traffic at 4th and Pike, Seattle, circa 1920
Description
English:

In this image an unidentified Seattle Police officer directs pedestrian, automobile, motorcycle, and wagon traffic from the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Pike Street. Visible behind him on the northwest corner of the intersection is the menswear store Tailored Ready Co. The store sold "men's and boys' clothing, uniforms, hats, caps, trunks, and suit cases," at 401-403 Pike Street from about 1905 until 1925. Since 1984, the Century Square Building has occupied this site, renumbered as 1501 Fourth Avenue.

Caption information source: http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/8779

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle ; Traffic police--Washington (State)--Seattle; Uniforms
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date circa 1920
date QS:P571,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 5 in (12.7 cm); width: 7 in (17.7 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,7U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
15342
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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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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MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.1089.1

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