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1980.7069.1
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Cast iron decorative plate recovered from the Great Seattle Fire, ca. 1880

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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
Physical Description: 1 Plate, Dinner; iron; 8.5 in.Diam x .75 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1980.7069.1
Subjects: Great Seattle Fire (1889)

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