File:Seattle waterfront from the foot of S. Main St., ca. 1899 - DPLA - 1c289475bea4725edc5ed53732c42712.jpg

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Seattle waterfront from the foot of S. Main St., ca. 1899 (

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Creator

Pillsbury and Cleveland:

Arthur Clarence Pillsbury (1870–1946)
Description	American photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	1870	1946
Location of birth	Medford
Work location	Western North America
Authority file	: Q4798272 VIAF: 72912746 ISNI: 0000000027683375 LCCN: n87826834 WorldCat

Title

Seattle waterfront from the foot of S. Main St., ca. 1899

Description

The Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Pier B, located at foot of S. Main St. appears on the right. The Washington Hotel, also known as Hotel Denny appears in the distance in the center of the photograph at the top of the hill. The King County Courthouse appears at the top of the hill at the right of the photograph.; Seattle waterfront [Symbol.] No. 7.

Although the two closest piers ("B" and "A" at right) have signs on them saying, "The Pacific Coast St. Co.", they appear to be the old Oregon Improvement Co. piers, not the later Pacific Coast Steamship Company piers that were built around this time. You can see the three Lilly Bogardus buildings at Pier B. (The later Pier B only lost its pier shed in 2010 and was known after 1944 as Pier 48.) In any case, this photo (dated ca. 1899) must be later than File:Seattle waterfront NE from Cherry St., 1900 - DPLA - 110c9568d7031f702d9e2179ef0946f3.jpg, because the latter shows the name "Oregon Improvement Co." still on these piers.

This appears to have been taken from the end of the King Street Coal Wharf. Compare File:Waterfront from the coal bunkers, vicinity of Washington St looking north, Seattle, ca 1900-1903 (SEATTLE 2995).jpg

Date

circa 1899

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 GND: 4841883-3 SUDOC: 163986193 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

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DPLA identifier: 1c289475bea4725edc5ed53732c42712
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_ap_00061

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