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View northeast from Smith Tower, Seattle, ca. 1914
View northeast from Smith Tower, Seattle, ca. 1914
TitleView northeast from Smith Tower, Seattle, ca. 1914
PhotographerWebster & Stevens
Dateca. 1914
CaptionThe Smith Tower at the corner of Second Avenue and Yesler Way was the tallest building outside of New York when it opened in 1914. It offered unobstructed views of the city and surrounding areas. This scene shows Queen Anne Hill at left in the distance and Lake Union directly to the north. In the lower right corner, the dome-roofed Seattle First United Methodist Church stands next to the gable-roofed Rainier Club.
NotesHandwritten on sleeve: City View NE from Smith Tower.
SubjectsBusiness districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Union, Lake (Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.9667
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 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
Photographer's Reference Number27086
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