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| Title | Old Federal Office Building, March 8, 1933 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1933 |
| Caption | Seattle's Old Federal Office Building was called the New Federal Office Building when it opened in 1933. Forty government agencies were gathered under one roof. This allowed area residents to go to one place to deal with alcohol prohibition, customs regulations, veterans' issues, agricultural concerns, federal taxes, and other business.
This photo shows the Art Deco-style Federal Building when it opened in March 1933 on First Avenue, between Madison and Marion Streets. |
| Subjects | Government facilities; Old Federal Office Building (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.4422 |
| 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 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 139, 190 |
