More sampling from the Emil Lindstrom materials. First a striking large format camera portrait of the Garretson,Woodruff Pratt Building finished in 1893 at 19th and Pacific. Its brand new in this shot. The broad amazing cityscape dates from before 1898 looking up 9th where you can see Mayor Hosmers house, today the Exley Apartments in the heart of a theatre district still mostly to come. This is a very rare image! Next is an early 20th C photo looking North on Yakima Avenue at the Armory and Courthouse. And then for the last, an absolutely crystal clear glass plate negative print of treasured Chinese tea being unloaded from a steamer down on the waterfront, by weight perhaps the most valuable marine cargo of its day. Look at the riggers on the stack and the leisurely pose of the first class passenger in his straw boater watching the stevedores from the rail. Hard to date exactly but I make it to be about 1900, summertime, mid day and busy with the waterfront sounds and smells of prosperity.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:16:56 +0000
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