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Seattle looking north and east from the Seattle Electric Company plant on Post St., February 23, 1913
Seattle looking north and east from the Seattle Electric Company plant on Post St., February 23, 1913
TitleSeattle looking north and east from the Seattle Electric Company plant on Post St., February 23, 1913
PhotographerCurtis, Asahel, 1874-1941
Date1913
NotesPanorama by photographer Asahel Curtis created by joining five individual photographs together.

Printed on verso: Seattle in 1913 from Post Street Power House.

This photograph is taken approximately from the location of the Seattle Electric Company plant in the block bounded by Post St., Western Ave., Yesler Way and Columbia St.

Elliott Bay, the waterfront, Western Ave. are visible to the left. The back of the Union Block can be seen in the center of the image. The front of the block faces 1st Ave. which leads off to the right to Pioneer Square. The Sullivan Building can be seen across from the Union Block. The Hoge Building and the Alaska Building to the right on 2nd Ave. The L.C. Smith Building (also known as the Smith Tower) can be seen under construction to the far right.

A. Curtis 26395-1, A. Curtis 26395-2, A. Curtis 26395-3, A. Curtis 26395-4, A. Curtis 26395-5
Subjects (LCSH)Seattle (Wash.); Buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Cities and towns--Washington (State)
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionPanoramic Photographs
Order NumberPPC049
Ordering InformationRestrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information.
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionAsahel Curtis Photo Co. Collection. PH Coll 482
Object TypePanoramic photograph
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original photographs at 400 dpi saved in TIFF format, stitched together, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2010.
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