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Downtown view looking east between Cherry and Columbia Streets, Seattle, circa 1898

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The photographer may have been standing atop the Daily Journal of Commerce Building to capture this view of turn-of-the-century Seattle. Looking east and slightly south from Post Alley between Cherry and Columbia, many of the city's prominent buildings are visible, including the King County Courthouse on the right.

Signs in image: Schwabacher Bros. & Co. Inc. Distributors - White Knight 5-cent [Cigars?]. F.W. [...ick] 703 First Av., The American Clothier. Treen Shoe Co., 707 First Av. Grand Opera House. America's Finest for 5 Cents - Fontana Cigars.
Handwritten on sleeve: Panorama "C."
Original photo by Anders B. Wilse, acquired by Webster & Stevens.
Webster & Stevens number: 268-X
ID Number: 1983.10.6394
Date: Circa 1898
Creator(s): Wilse, Anders B., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ; sulfiding
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.6394
Copyright: No Known Copyright