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| Title | St. James Cathedral roof cave-in, February 2, 1916 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1916 |
| Caption | During Seattle's 1916 blizzard, some fifteen tons of snow built up on the dome of St. James Cathedral, causing it to collapse. This left a fifty-foot hole in the roof and did so much interior damage that the building was closed for over a year for repairs. The dome was too expensive to rebuild, and it was replaced by a vaulted ceiling.
This 1916 photo shows the ruins of the dome which collapsed under the weight of the snow. The air pressure caused by the collapse blew out many of the cathedral's windows and tossed pews as far as the front entrance. |
| Subjects | Cathedrals; Snow; Disasters; St. James Cathedral (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.10241.1 |
| 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 | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : glass, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative 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 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 47, 408 |
