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| Title | View north from Smith Tower, Seattle, June 19, 1929 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1929 |
| Caption | Visitors atop the tallest building in Seattle enjoyed unobstructed views. This view from the Smith Tower at Second Avenue and Yesler Way shows street cars traveling along Second Avenue. Northern Life Tower (Seattle Tower), rises above the skyline, and behind the Telephone Building (US West Building), with Queen Ann Hill in the background. In the foreground stand the Arctic Building (right) and the four wings of the Dexter Horton Buidling (left). |
| Notes | Signs in image: Rhodes Department Store. Hotel Savoy. Empire Building. Lowman & Hanford - Office Supplies - Engineers and Architects Supplies - Printing, Engraving - Kodak - 912 Second Ave. YMCA.
Handwritten on sleeve: City View from Smith Bldg 6/19/29. |
| Subjects | Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.3734 |
| 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 nitrate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned 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 Number | 133358 |
