File:Man guarding a safe after Great Seattle Fire, June 6, 1889 (MOHAI 9506).jpg

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English: Man guarding a safe after Great Seattle Fire, June 6, 1889   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Man guarding a safe after Great Seattle Fire, June 6, 1889
Description
English: 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 shop at Front Street (now First Avenue) and Madison Street and swept across 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The fire left little standing in its wake and caused an estimated at $20 million in losses and damages.

In this image taken after the fire, a man sits leaning against a safe, apparently guarding it from looters in the wake of the destruction.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Great Fire, Seattle, Wash., 1889; Safes
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date Taken on 6 June 1889
Medium
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w
Dimensions height: 7.5 in (19 cm); width: 9.5 in (24.1 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,7.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,9.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
9506
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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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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File:Aftermath of the Seattle fire of June 6, 1889, shwoing a man leaning up against a bank safe in the ruins of a building (SEATTLE 1242).jpg
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MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Collection, SHS511

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