141 results for: Great Seattle Fire (1889)
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New fire department headquarters, 1911
Seattle's two main fire stations burned during the Great Fire of 1889. After the fire, the department built a new brick headquarters building on Columbia Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. The department also replaced their volunteer firemen with professionals, upgraded the alarm system, and bought new fire-fighting equipment.This 1911 photo shows Seattle's fire department headquarters. Firemen, fire engines, and…
ID Number:1983.10.6675
Date:1911
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New York Block, Seattle, circa 1918
The New York Block was one of a number of brick and stone buildings built just after Seattle's Great Fire of 1889. It was seven stories tall and was located at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Street. Signs in image: New York Central Lines. Southern Pacific Lines. W.J. Marvin - Real Estate, Investor, Developer. Union Mutual Life.…
ID Number:1983.10.7234.1
Date:Circa 1918
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New York Block, circa 1906
The New York Block was one of a number of brick and stone buildings built just after Seattle's Great Fire of 1889. It was seven stories tall and was located at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Street. This photo shows the New York Block in 1906 or 1907. At that time, lawyers, investment brokers, and insurance agents…
ID Number:1983.10.7778
Date:Circa 1906
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Steam fire engine, circa 1909
Seattle's fire department bought a number of new engines after the Great Fire of 1889.This photo shows one of the department's horse-drawn pumpers racing to a fire in about 1909. The steam in the photo comes from the fire engine's boiler. The boiler makes steam to power the engine's water pump. When the engine gets to the fire, firemen will…
ID Number:1983.10.8172
Date:Circa 1909
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New York Block and Alaska Building, Seattle, circa 1910
The New York Block was one of a number of brick and stone buildings built just after Seattle's Great Fire of 1889. It was seven stories tall and was located at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Street. The 14-story Alaska Building across the street was built in 1904. This office building was Seattle's first skyscraper to be…
ID Number:1983.10.8968
Date:Circa 1910
Correspondence
Letter from Selden Burrows to his sister, Lillian, about the Seattle Fire, June 7, 1889
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. Albert Selden Burrows (1871-1944) wrote this letter his sister, Lillian, about the Great Fire. Selden Burrows taught in area schools and became the King County Superintendent of…
ID Number:1984.66.26
Date:1889
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Studio portrait of George Frederick Frye, Seattle, circa 1910
Georg Friedrich Christian Freye was born in Drakenburg, Germany, on January 15, 1833, the son of Otto Friedrich Christian Freye and Sophia Maria Pranga. He immigrated to the US at 16, working for his brother-in-law, Johann F. Rodekohr in Lafayette County, Missouri, until 1852 when he traveled to Oregon. The following year he moved to Seattle. He married Louisa Catherine…
ID Number:1990.45.82
Date:Circa 1910
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Back to School fashion show program, Seattle, Fall 1971
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.3.1
Date:1971
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Imports fashion show program, Seattle, 1954
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.6.1
Date:1954
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International Fashion Show, Seattle, 1977
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.6.2
Date:1977