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Thomas Burke letter to the University of Washington Board of Regents regarding the preservation of the Forestry Building, July 25, 1913
Thomas Burke letter to the University of Washington Board of Regents regarding the preservation of the Forestry Building, July 25, 1913
TitleThomas Burke letter to the University of Washington Board of Regents regarding the preservation of the Forestry Building, July 25, 1913
AuthorBurke, Thomas, 1849-1925
Publication Date1913
NotesThe Forestry Building was originally built for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. It was used as the Washington State Museum (now the Burke Museum) in the early 1920s, The structure was closed in 1923 when museum director Frank Hall discovered that the leaky building was infested with bark beetles. The building was destroyed in 1930.
Subjects (LCTGM)Correspondence
Subjects (LCSH)Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); American letters
Geographic CoverageUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionPamphlet and Textual Documents Collection
Digital ID NumberPAM0197
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: photos@u.washington.edu. Please cite the Order Number.
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionUniversity of Washington. Regents records. Accession no. 78-103, Box 1/27
Object TypeTypescript
Letter (correspondence)
Physical Description24 x 20 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original text at 400 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2009
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