File:Ruins and tents on Yesler Way after Great Fire, Seattle, July 1889 (MOHAI 11908).jpg

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English: Ruins and tents on Yesler Way after Great Fire, Seattle, July 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: Ruins and tents on Yesler Way after Great Fire, Seattle, July 1889
Description
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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. This postcard shows businesses set up in tents on Yesler Way, across the road from the ruins of buildings destroyed in the fire.

Original photograph by John P. Soule, July 1889. Copied in 1912 by McManus. Caption on postcard: Down Yesler Way, Seattle Wash July 1889 [copyright] McManus 1912 Signs in image: Queen City Loan Office; Perfection Coffee - Chop House, Open Day & Night, Meals 15 c and Upward; Kuhlfelder [illeg]; H. Jones & Son Boots & Shoes

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Fires--Washington (State)--Seattle; Great Fire, Seattle, Wash., 1889; Photographic postcards; Temporary buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle
Duwamish Head visible in the distance, across the bay.
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date Taken on 1 July 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
11908
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.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
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File:Reconstruction near 3rd Ave. and Yesler Way., June 1889 - DPLA - 8d79c248088c5683b78773314f8a50ad.jpg
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MOHAI, Postcard Collection, 2002.48.800

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