<p>Taken in 1909 during the Alaska-Pacific-Yukon Exposition, this photo of Second Avenue shows a downtown street busy with trolleys, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians. The Welcome Arch for the AYPE is visible in the distance, at Second Avenue and Marion Street.
Otto D. Goetze (b. 1871) was an American photographer who owned the Alaska Photo Studio in Seattle from 1909 to 1912.  He also photographed the Alaska Gold Rush from 1891 to 1908, the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle in 1909, an other subjects in California, Utah, Texas, and Colorado. </p>
<p>Caption on image: Second Ave - Looking North Seattle Wash  09
Businesses visible in photo: G.O. Guy Drugs, H.H. Kullies Cigars, The Junction</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Bird's-eye views; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56561037" class="extiw" title="d:Q56561037"><span title="American photographer">Otto Daniel Goetze</span></a>
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