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Second Avenue sidewalk during the gold rush, 1899
Order an ImageAfter news of gold strikes in the Klondike region reached Seattle in 1897, many local businesses boomed by selling specialty goods to the miners.
This 1899 photo shows Seattle pedestrians walking by several outfitters on Second Avenue. Sleds lean against the outside walls of the buildings. Striped woolen blankets are stacked below a sign directing people upstairs to the Mosquito-Proof Tent Company.
This 1899 photo shows Seattle pedestrians walking by several outfitters on Second Avenue. Sleds lean against the outside walls of the buildings. Striped woolen blankets are stacked below a sign directing people upstairs to the Mosquito-Proof Tent Company.
ID Number: SHS9551
Date: 1899
Physical Description: 1 negative : safety film, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS9551
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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