83 results for: Great Seattle Fire (1889)
Cup burned in the Great Seattle Fire of 1889
The Seattle Fire of 1889 burned many of the city's blocks to the ground and left countless damaged items in its wake including this delicate tea cup.
ID Number:1968.4405.1
Date:Circa 1880
Child's rocking chair, 1870-1890
Anna Berggren Clinton, born in Seattle in 1889, was given this chair when she was 11 years old. Her parents, Rudolph and Anna Berggren, came to Seattle before the Great Fire and settled in the Queen Anne neighborhood. Anna Clinton was told by her mother that Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) often sat in the doorway of their Queen Anne home, drinking…
ID Number:1971.5249.1
Date:1870-1890
Chiffon and taffeta dress from MacDougall & Southwick, ca. 1915
This light and romantic dress is typical of 1910s fashion. The wide hips reference the 18th century, but the shortened length is evidence of the modernizing changes that occurred during the First World War. In addition to a label for Seattle department store MacDougall & Southwick, there is also one which reads “Harry Collins, Art in Dress, Authorized Reproduction by…
ID Number:1975.5995.9C2095
Date:Circa 1915
Beige high-top leather boots, ca. 1900-1910
These boots were sold at Seattle department store MacDougall & Southwick. In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) opened a retail business which soon became the city's first department store. Originally located at Cherry and Front Street (later called 1st Avenue), the store moved and expanded multiple times and was an early adopter of new technologies…
ID Number:1976.6259
Date:Circa 1900-1910
Rose pink cloche sold at MacDougall & Southwick in Seattle, 1920s
This hat was sold at Seattle department store MacDougall & Southwick. In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) opened a retail business which soon became the city's first department store. Originally located at Cherry and Front Street (later called 1st Avenue), the store moved and expanded multiple times and was an early adopter of new technologies…
ID Number:1977.6517.49M896
Date:Circa 1920
Seattle Fire Department badge no. 66, ca. 1900
Fire response and rescue Seattle was originally a volunteer-driven organization overseen by the City of Seattle. As a result of the disastrous Great Seattle Fire in June 1889, the Seattle Fire Department was officially established later that year as a paid professional department.
ID Number:1978.6700.9
Date:Circa 1900
Pin, "Foreman, Seattle Fire Dept," ca. 1900
Fire response and rescue Seattle was originally a volunteer-driven organization overseen by the City of Seattle. As a result of the disastrous Great Seattle Fire in June 1889, the Seattle Fire Department was officially established later that year as a paid professional department.
ID Number:1978.6700.12
Date:Circa 1900
Cast iron decorative plate recovered from the Great Seattle Fire, ca. 1880
The Great Seattle Fire of 1889 burned many of the city's blocks to the ground and left countless damaged items in its wake including this classical style iron plate dated to 1880.
ID Number:1980.7069.1
Date:Circa 1880
Doll purchased from a tent after the Great Seattle Fire, 1889
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, destroying 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The city didn't take much time to mourn; most businesses decided to rebuild where they had been, and rebuilding began almost immediately, creating a building…
ID Number:1980.7100.1
Date:Circa 1880
Collection of marbles that melted in the Great Seattle Fire of 1889
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 in a paint and woodwork shop at Front and Madison and swept southward across 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The inferno completely consumed the business district's wooden buildings,…
ID Number:1983.50.1
Date:Circa 1880