Chinese characters are written on the front of the photograph. Approximate translation: "The image shows our company's warehouse. At the back is a steamship pier. The (building at the left) is a train depot. The large locomotive in front of the warehouse's main entrance hauls 5 carriages, which are used for cargo.--By Seattle Hardware Company"
<p>Printed on verso: Asahel Curtis. Successor to Romans Photograph Co. Seattle. Wash.
</p><p>PH Coll 698.4
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Seattle Hardware Company--Facilities--Washington (State)--Seattle; Warehouses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Hardware stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Railroad tracks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers &amp; wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Asahel_Curtis" class="extiw" title="w:en:Asahel Curtis"><span title="American photographer">Asahel Curtis</span></a>
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circa 1917 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1917-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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