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| Title | Norton Building exterior showing plaza, Seattle, 1960 |
| Photographer | Dearborn-Massar |
| Architect | Bindon & Wright; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Date | 1960 |
| Notes | Address of property: 801 2nd Avenue, Seattle. Built in 1959.
Handwritten on verso: Bindon & Wright, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Norton Bldg.). |
| Contextual Notes | Architects' biographical information: LEONARD BINDON and JOHN WRIGHT were partners from 1956 to 1968. LEONARD BINDON, b. 7-27-1899, d. 4-6-1980. Graduated from University of Washington, 1924. Graduate degree from Columbia, 1927. Worked for Paul Thiry, 1933-1934. Retired, 1968. JOHN WRIGHT, b. 6-18-1916. Graduated from University of Illinois, 1914. Worked for Army Corps of Engineers in South America, 1914-1943. Worked for Jones & Bindon, 1947-1956. Retired, 1986. SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL, International firm founded in 1936. San Francisco office partnered with Bindon & Wright on this project.
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| TGM Subject | Buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Walkways--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| LC Subjects | Architecture--Washington (State)--20th century; Norton Building (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Dearborn Massar Photographs
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| Order Number | DMA0044
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Negative Number | DM834 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Dearborn Massar Photograph Collection. PH Coll 251 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | b&w; 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color or 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 or 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
