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| Title | Smith Tower and Mount Rainier, Seattle, 1914 |
| Photographer | Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 |
| Date | 1914 |
| Caption | This postcard shows two Seattle landmarks, 14, 410-ft Mt. Rainier and the 42-story L. C. Smith Building (Smith Tower). Upon opening on July 4, 1914, the Smith Tower was the tallest building outside of New York City. |
| Notes | Caption on image: The two sentries, the 42 story L.C. Smith Building and Mt. Rainier, Seattle, U.S.A. [Copyright] 1914 by Frank H. Nowell.
Caption on verso: Visit the 42-story L.C. Smith Building - The highest and finest and most representative Office Building in the world outside of New York City. Its wonderful Obeservatory [sic] - Chinese Room with hand-carved teak finish and furnishings - replicas of tables from famous Chinese Temples - Bronze Lanterns and gorgeous Oriental Furnishings, are marvels as points of interest to every visitor. The massive fireproof structure weighs 32, 650 tons - Rests upon 1276 concrete piles - Has eight high speed elevators - Interior trim is of steel - Beautiful Alaska Marble embellishes the corridors, excepting the Main Floor, which is of Mexican Onyx of surpassing beauty. At night the entire peak is lighted by 42 giant flood lights and surmounting all, 500 ft. above the street, is a great electrically lighted ball ten feet in diameter, serving as a beacon to all ships entering the harbor.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Mountains--Washington (State)--Seattle; Smith Tower (Seattle, Wash.); Rainier, Mount (Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.48.650 |
| 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 | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 postcard: color; 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original postcard as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
