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Alaska Building, Seattle, ca. 1909
Alaska Building, Seattle, ca. 1909
TitleAlaska Building, Seattle, ca. 1909
PhotographerWebster & Stevens
Dateca. 1909
CaptionIn 1903, work began on the 14-story Alaska Building. This office building was Seattle's first skyscraper to be built with steel framing. Steel framed buildings could be taller than those in Pioneer Square which were built by earlier methods. This photo shows the Alaska Building, which still stands on the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Streets.
NotesSigns in image: Shepard & Flett, Lawyers. Lewis Lawyer. [Emmons & Emmons?]. Grand Opera House. Drugs. [...] to Vacate. Money to Loan. Little's [...].

Handwritten on sleeve: Alaska Bldg.

Caption by MOHAI staff.
SubjectsOffice buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.8454
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph.
Credit LinePEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionPEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
Photographer's Reference Number11320
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