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2018.3.3.21
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Yesler Wood, Coal, & Lumber Co. stock certificate, 1890

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This stock certificate for the Yesler Wood, Coal, & Lumber Company was issued on March 20, 1890, to J. D. Lowman for ten shares valued at $1000. Prominent Seattle business and civic leader James D. Lowman (1856-1947) was also secretary of the company founded by his uncle, Seattle pioneer Henry Leiter Yesler (1810-1892). Yesler's Wharf, located at the foot of Foot of Mill Street (now Yesler Way), was the first built in Seattle and served Mr. Yesler's various mill and mining interests.

Caption information source: "Yesler, Henry L. (1810?-1892)," by John Caldbick, HistoryLink.org Essay 286.
ID Number: 2018.3.3.21
Date: 1890
Creator(s): Yesler Wood, Coal, & Lumber Co., Creator
Physical Description: 1 stock certificate ; 10.75 x 6.25 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, 2018.3.3.21
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Washington Territory, European American Settlement, Lumber and Logging, Mining, Businesses and Corporations

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