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Seattle City Light service truck, September 21, 1917

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By the 1910s, electricity from Seattle City Light powered homes and businesses as well as the streetlights and trolleys. This 1917 photo shows Seattle City Light "Underground Service" truck No. 29, with an workman at the wheel.

Photographer's number: 3886
SHS category: Lighting
ID Number: SHS8748
Date: 1917
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: b&w ; 6.5 x 8 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.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS8748
Copyright: No Known Copyright