<p>In 1886, the private Seattle Electric Light Company installed the first Edison electrical system west of the Mississippi. Soon, a number of independent electric companies supplied power to local city residents and businesses. Many of these were later consolidated into the Seattle Electric Company. The city-owned Seattle City Light started in 1902.
This photo, taken around 1900, shows a Seattle Electric Company crew taking a break while they string electrical wires in a Seattle neighborhood.</p>
<p>Caption on image: Wilse.

Caption by MOHAI staff.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Horses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Carts &amp; wagons--Washington (State)--Seattle; Houses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Public utility companies--Washington (State)--Seattle; Government employees--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Anders_Beer_Wilse" class="extiw" title="w:en:Anders Beer Wilse"><span title="Norwegian photographer">Anders Beer Wilse</span></a>
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circa 1900 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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