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| Title | Smith Tower, Seattle, ca. 1914 |
| Photographer | Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1931 |
| Date | ca. 1914 |
| Caption | Seattle's first skyscraper gleams in the sunlight. The 42-story building's steel framework is clad in Washington granite on the first and second floors and white terra cotta on the remaining floors. This finish has proven quite resistant to city grime and received its only professional cleaning in 1976. The Seattle rain helps keep it clean. |
| Notes | Caption on image (obscured): Asahel Curtis.
Caption on border: Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer, 625 Colman Block, Seattle.
Handwritten on mount: LC Smith Bldg from Prefontaine Place, built 1912 [sic].
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Smith Tower (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.3.247 |
| Ordering Information | To 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 Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Lantern Slide Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 lantern slide: color; 2 1/2 x 3 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original lantern slide as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
