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Image of King Street railroad yard, Seattle, circa 1883
1983.10.6322
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King Street railroad yard, Seattle, circa 1883

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In 1881, the Oregon Improvement Company expanded the King Street Coat Wharf with a new trestle, along with two new docks and warehouses. This new wharf was the end point of the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, where cargo was loaded into ships.

Original photo copied by Webster & Stevens.
Handwritten on sleeve: Eng. House of Columbia & Puget Sound RR, King St Yard near 3rd.
Webster & Stevens number: 201-X

Caption information source: "Oregon Improvement Company completes purchase of Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad Company and Seattle Coal & Transportation Company on November 26, 1880," by John Caldbick, HistoryLink.org Essay 10920.
ID Number: 1983.10.6322
Date: Circa 1883
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.6322
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Transportation, Railroads, European American Settlement, Washington Territory

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