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Image of Stack of dishes melted in the Great Seattle Fire, 1889
1985.93
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Stack of dishes melted in the Great Seattle Fire, 1889

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 mass of broken and burned dishes.
ID Number: 1985.93
Date: Circa 1880
Physical Description: 1 Dish, Eating; ceramic; 4.25 in.H x 10 in.W x 6.5 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1985.93
Subjects: Great Seattle Fire (1889)
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