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Rainier Vista Housing Project under construction, Seattle, January 21, 1944
Rainier Vista Housing Project under construction, Seattle, January 21, 1944
TitleRainier Vista Housing Project under construction, Seattle, January 21, 1944
PhotographerWebster & Stevens
Date1944
CaptionThe Rainier Vista Housing Project was built to house workers in Seattle's war industries. After the war, veterans moved into the development. It was once again used for defense industry workers during the Korean War. In 1953, the Seattle Housing Authority took over the development. The buildings have since been torn down.
NotesHandwritten on sleeve: Daniels & Turnquist.
SubjectsBuilding construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Columbia City (Seattle, Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.14557.4
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 safety film 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 Number44-154
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