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Photographer: Boyd and Braas (image courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives)
Taken: June 6, 1889
Caption: Seattle's Great Fire 1889 - Looking south down Front Street (now 1st Avenue) from Spring Street
Additional Description: The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the City. The fire started at 2:30 p.m. in a paint and woodwork shop at Front and Madison and over the course of the next 18 hours swept a southward across 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The fire left little standing in its wake, consuming buildings, docks, wooden sidewalks, and anything else combustible. Losses from the conflagration were estimated at $20 million. - Seattle Municipal Archives
Submitted: November 15, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p369372
File Size: 1.137 Megabytes

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