Tag Archives: Great Seattle Fire
Weekly Move Update
We had a busy week packing up many of the artifacts to be installed in the new SLU exhibits. I think we are all excited to be working with the artifacts for the new museum!
| Monday, April 9 | |||
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| Favorite: Two-man felling saw, c.1910 (1981.7351.14) |  |
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| MOHAI | PSMHS | ||
| 60 | Items | 0 | Items |
| 23 | Cat # | 0 | Cat # |
| 14 | Boxe | 0 | Boxes |
| 2 | Crates | 0 | Crates |
| Tuesday, April 10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Melted cups and glass from the Seattle Fire (1954.763) |  |
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| MOHAI | PSMHS | ||
| 42 | Items | 0 | Items |
| 36 | Cat # | 0 | Cat # |
| 17 | Boxes | 0 | Boxes |
| 1 | Crates | 0 | Crates |
| Wednesday, April 11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Favorite: Fire Chief’s Hat ((/strong> (1950.426.12) |  |
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| MOHAI | PSMHS | ||
| 65 | Items | 0 | Items |
| 41 | Cat # | 0 | Cat # |
| 24 | Boxe | 0 | Boxes |
| 0 | Crates | 0 | Crates |
| Thursday, April 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Favorite: Artillery Slug, 1907 (1965.3501.3a) |  |
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| MOHAI | PSMHS | ||
| 39 | Items | 0 | Items |
| 26 | Cat # | 0 | Cat # |
| 18 | Boxe | 0 | Boxes |
| 3 | Crates | 0 | Crates |
| Friday, April 13 | |||
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| Favorite: Knight Templar Sword of Gov. J H McGraw, ca. 1930 (1956.1102.2) |  |
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| MOHAI | PSMHS | ||
| 95 | Items | 0 | Items |
| 25 | Cat # | 0 | Cat # |
| 15 | Boxe | 0 | Boxes |
| 2 | Crates | 0 | Crates |
| MOHAI Weekly Totals | MOHAI Totals to Date | PSMHS Weekly Totals | PSMHS Totals to Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | Items | 50,149 | Items | 0 | Items | 2,282 | Items |
| 151 | Cat # | 17,646 | Cat # | 0 | Cat # | 1,537 | Cat # |
| 88 | Boxes | 2,022 | Boxes | 0 | Boxes | 212 | Boxes |
| 8 | Crates | 147 | Crates | 0 | Crates | 38 | Crates |
…Awareness
…a Conflagration
Although the Great Seattle Fire happened on June 6th, it has only been recently that two Great Seattle Fire items have come to the Museum.
Great Fire, Seattle, June 6, 1889
Seattle’s Great Fire began in a basement woodshop, when a worker threw water on an overheating pot of glue. The fire spread very quickly because most of Seattle’s downtown buildings were built of wood. This photo shows the right side of a mural painted by artist Rudolph Zallinger for the Museum of History & Industry depicting this pivotal event in the city’s history.
Photographer: Howard Giske
Mural Artist: Rudolph Zallinger
Date of Mural Topic: 1889
Image Number: MP1953.545.1
To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@seattlehistory.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph.
