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1983.10.8105
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Fifth Avenue being regraded, Seattle, May 22, 1909
Order an ImageSeattle's hills are steep, but they used to be steeper. During various regrading projects, the city tried to make the streets and avenues more level. Some areas were raised and some were lowered. Nearby buildings were raised or lowered too. Others were torn down or moved away.
Sign in image: Y.W.C.A.
Handwritten on sleeve: Regrade 5th & Seneca, May 22, 1909.
Photographer's Reference Number: 8952
Sign in image: Y.W.C.A.
Handwritten on sleeve: Regrade 5th & Seneca, May 22, 1909.
Photographer's Reference Number: 8952
ID Number: 1983.10.8105
Date: 1909
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 glass negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.8105
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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