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| Title | St. James Cathedral altar during Easter service, Seattle, 1937 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1937 |
| Caption | St. James Cathedral was built to celebrate the move of the Roman Catholic archdiocese from Vancouver, Washington, to Seattle. The cathedral's cornerstone was laid in 1905, and the 1400-seat building opened two years later, in 1907. This photo shows an Easter Sunday mass in 1937. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, CHURCHES, St. James Cathedral, Easter Services.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): April 1, 1937. |
| Subjects | Acolytes--Washington (State)--Seattle; Altars--Washington (State)--Seattle; Cathedrals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Catholic churches--Washington (State)--Seattle; Clergy--Washington (State)--Seattle; Religious ceremonies--Washington (State)--Seattle; St. James Cathedral (Seattle, Wash.); Vestments--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | First Hill (Seattle, Wash.); United States—Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| 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 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film positive using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
