File:Regrading work, ca 1911 (MOHAI 6202).jpg

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English: Regrading work, ca. 1911   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Regrading work, ca. 1911
Description
English: Many of Seattle's steep hills were regraded in the early part of the 20th century. This photo, taken around 1911, shows a steamshovel cutting into a hillside during a regrading project. The photo was probably taken on Bellevue Avenue East, on the west side of Capitol Hill in the Cascade neighborhood. The Bellevue, a large wood frame apartment building (center), has been lifted up on large beams and crib piles while the work is being done.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Excavation--Washington (State)--Seattle; Grading (Earthwork)--Washington (State)--Seattle; Steam shovels
Depicted place
English: Seattle (Wash.)
Date circa 1911
date QS:P571,+1911-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 6.5 in (16.5 cm); width: 8.5 in (21.5 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,6.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,8.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
6202
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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