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Exchange Building, Seattle, March 6, 1930
Exchange Building, Seattle, March 6, 1930
TitleExchange Building, Seattle, March 6, 1930
PhotographerWebster & Stevens
Date1930
CaptionThe Exchange Building is one of several Art Deco office buildings in Seattle. It was designed as a home for stock and commodity exchanges. The Exchange Building was the last large downtown building built before the Depression of the 1930s hit the city. It was Seattle's tallest building until after World War II ended in 1945.

This photo, taken in March 1920, shows the Exchange Building near the time of its opening.
NotesHandwritten on sleeve: Exchange Bldg 3/6/30.

Caption by MOHAI staff.
SubjectsOffice buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.4155.1
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 nitrate 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 Number134823
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