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English: Ships at dock on the waterfront in the vicinity of Washington St., Seattle, ca. 1898   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
English: Wilse and Kirk
Anders Beer Wilse  (1865–1949)  wikidata:Q144339
 
Anders Beer Wilse
Description Norwegian photographer
father of Robert Charles Wilse
Date of birth/death 12 June 1865 Edit this at Wikidata 21 February 1949 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Flekkefjord Municipality Oslo
Work period 1900–49
Work location
Kristiania (Oslo), Kragerø, Seattle
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q144339
Title
English: Ships at dock on the waterfront in the vicinity of Washington St., Seattle, ca. 1898
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English: Ships at dock on the waterfront in the vicinity of Madison St., Seattle, ca. 1898
Description
English:

Several steamships docked in Elliott Bay.

Caption on image: Seattle waterfront Wilse & Kirk photo. No 282

PH Coll 285.21

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Subjects (LCSH): Elliott Bay (Wash.); Central business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle
Despite "vicinity of Madison St" in the title given by the University of Washington Libraries, this appears to be a view from the King Street Coal Wharves. The closest visible pier shed is Oregon Improvement Company Pier A, between Yesler Way and South Washington Street.
Depicted place Seattle
Date circa 1898
date QS:P571,+1898-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
2613
Source
English: Seattle Photographs
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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SEA2674
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