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Image of Squire Investment Company safe, ca. 1897
1973.5537.2
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Squire Investment Company safe, ca. 1897

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This safe, donated by the wife of Watson C. Squire, Governor of Washington Territory from 1884 - 1887, and Washington State Senator from 1889 - 1897, was used by Squire while he was President of the Seattle-based Union Trust Company and Squire Investment Company.
ID Number: 1973.5537.2
Date: Circa 1897
Physical Description: 1 Safe; iron; 38 in.H x 26 in.W x 24 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1973.5537.2
Subjects: Businesses and Corporations, Politics and Politicians, Washington Territory
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