File:Hitt Fireworks Co, Seattle, ca 1911 (MOHAI 3778).jpg

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English: Hitt Fireworks Co., Seattle, ca. 1911   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Hitt Fireworks Co., Seattle, ca. 1911
Description
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Born in England, T.G. Hitt came to the Seattle area in 1905 and founded the Hitt Fireworks Company. The operation was based on a hill just outside Columbia City. Hitt became one of the foremost fireworks manufacturers in the country, known for elaborate public spectacles as well as small novelties such as "Flashcrackas." Hitt also produced special effects for Hollywood, including the burning of Atlanta scene in "Gone With the Wind." Hitt put on Seattle's July 4th fireworks shows from 1918 until 1974.

Handwritten on sleeve: Hitt Fireworks Co. Caption information source: HistoryLink.org.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Fireworks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Industrial facilities--Washington (State)--Seattle
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Columbia City (Seattle, Wash.)
Date circa 1911
date QS:P571,+1911-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w; flaking
Dimensions height: 6.5 in (16.5 cm); width: 8.5 in (21.5 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,6.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,8.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
3778
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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