The Seattle Hardware Company, founded in 1883, lost its original Pioneer Square building in the Great Fire of 1889. After operating out of several temporary locations, the firm opened a new, seven-story building at First Avenue South and King Street in 1905.
Handwritten beneath image: The Plant of The Seattle Hardware Co., Among the Largest Wholesale Houses in Seattle Photographer's number: 6847
ID Number: 1971.5202.21
Date: 1905
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on paper : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
