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English: View from Second Ave. and Cherry St. after Great Fire, Seattle, June 1889   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
John P. Soule  (1828–1904)  wikidata:Q6251707
 
John P. Soule
Alternative names
John Payson Soule
Description American photographer and postcard publisher
Date of birth/death 1828 Edit this at Wikidata 1904 Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q6251707
Title
English: View from Second Ave. and Cherry St. after Great Fire, Seattle, June 1889
Description
English:

The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a turning point in Seattle's history, destroying 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront, changing both the physical and political landscapes of the city. The city didn't take much time to mourn; by July, businesses throughout the burned-out area had reopened in tents, houses, or wherever they could find space. Most businesses decided to rebuild where they had been, and rebuilding began almost immediately. The view on this postcard shows the aftermath of the fire, with the Bank of Commerce at Second and Cherry still standing in the foreground, and numerous businesses set up in tents in the near distance.

Original photograph by John P. Soule, July 1889. Copied in 1912 by McManus.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Fires--Washington (State)--Seattle; Great Fire, Seattle, Wash., 1889; Photographic postcards; Temporary buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date Taken on 1 June 1889
Medium
English: 1 photographic postcard: b&w
Dimensions height: 3.5 in (88.9 mm); width: 5.5 in (13.9 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,3.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,5.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
11918
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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The author died in 1904, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

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, Postcard Collection, 1998.62.2

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