West Seattle ferry dock, ca. 1900
Title
West Seattle ferry dock , ca. 1900
Identifier
spl_shp_16912
Description (transcribed from original)
Transcribed from photograph : "Ships . City of Seattle (ferry) . At dock at foot of Main St. ? About 1900 . Built 1888 at Portland , Ore . On run between Seattle and West Seattle 1888-1913 . Sold in 1913 and became the Benicia running on San Francisco Bay. " Location is misidentified . Dock is located in West Seattle near present day site of Don Armeni boat launch . See notes for further detail .
Subjects (LCSH)
Ferries--Washington (State)--Seattle Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle Docks--Washington (State)--Seattle City of Seattle (Ferry) Ferries--Washington (State)--Seattle Steamboats--Washington (State)--Seattle West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.)
Photographer
Unknown
Neighborhood
Downtown Pioneer Square
Address
1222 Harbor Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
Latitude
47.592121
Longitude
-122.382325
Date Created
1900 ?
Decade
1900/1909
Notes
On label attached to verso of photograph : "Ferry dock at West Seattle called Railroad Ave.- at Louisiana St. Railroad Ave. now Harbor Ave. S.W. Building in use as a boat house. 1949. Authority J.J. Dillon 2708-48th Ave. S.W. Av. AV. 0882. " Comparison with other images (e.g. , MOHAI 1983.10.10816 , http://content.lib.washington.edu/u?/imlsmohai,5208) suggests that this the West Seattle , not Main Street , ferry terminal.
Type
image
Local Type
photographs
Physical Measurements
17.19 x 11.86 cm
Digitization Specifications
Master image scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed at 600 pixels per inch, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF file. Photoshop used to resize images to 300 ppi and convert to JPEG format. Master image file size: 34,137,006 bytes.
Digital Collection
Seattle Historical Photograph Collection
Rights and Reproduction
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Publication Status
Undetermined
Copyright Status
Copyright Undetermined
Rights URI
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Copyright Notes
Despite a diligent effort , the Seattle Public Library has been unable to determine the copyright status or holder of this material as of March 2018 . This is because the photographer and publication status of this item are unknown . Because this photograph was taken prior to 1923 , it would be in the public domain if it was published . If it is unpublished , it will enter the public domain 120 years from the date of creation . You can use this material for educational purposes and under fair use law with the understanding that responsibility for such use is yours . For advice about other uses , or if you have any information about copyright of this material , please contact the Seattle Public Library Special Collections Department at ask@spl.org .
Public Domain Date
2021
Date Digital
2012-09-26
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