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McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 062

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 062
Description
Caption: "Burnt Arlington Dock, Seattle." This photograph shows the result of a fire at Seattle's Arlington Dock on May 7, 1906. Heavy fire damage can be seen on the building pictured. Its roof and the central portion of the façade collapsed, and burn marks appear at all windows. Thousands of dollars' worth of supplies were destroyed in the fire. At the time, Arlington Dock was the primary shipping facility for the city.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Seattle, Washington
Date
1906
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb08-062
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Burned Arlington Dock, Seattle
Type
Still Image