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| Title | Smith Tower under construction, Seattle, ca. 1913 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1913 |
| Caption | The Smith Tower was Seattle's first skyscraper. This photo shows the skeleton of the skyscraper in the midst of construction that took four years to complete. The construction company, E.E. Davis Co., set a record by using a single crane to erect 8 floors of steelwork in one week. Upon opening in 1914 it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi. |
| Notes | Signs in image: Lion Liquor Co. Thal & Company. [...] Roy House. [...] Theatre. Free. Navy Recruiting Station. Oregon Rooms 25 Cents. The Danz [...]. Bankrupt Sales Co. - Hats, Shoes, Clothing, Etc. Restaurant. [Winters?] Loan Office.
Typed on verso: Skeleton of Smith Tower, NE corner of 2d and Yesler. Built 1912. Completed 1914. |
| Subjects | Building construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Smith Tower (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS2129 |
| 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 | Seattle Historical Society Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 8 3/4 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
