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Columns, University of Washington, May 2, 1937
Columns, University of Washington, May 2, 1937
TitleColumns, University of Washington, May 2, 1937
PhotographerKilbourne, Edward Corliss
Date1937
NotesThe columns were originally part of the first Territorial University building downtown, and were saved and brought to the new campus when the building was torn down. Edmond Meany and Herbert Condon named the columns "Loyalty, " "Industry, " "Faith, " and "Efficiency, " the first letters of which spell "life." ("A Campus Walk, " University of Washington pamphlet, 1996)

Photograph taken on May 2, 1937.

Handwritten on verso: The Pillars, University Campus. Columns. Built in 1861 by Oliver C. Shorey -- Capitols and bases carved by DeLinn -- 1st University bldg. on present site of the Olympic Hotel - E.C. Kilbourne

Filed in: UW - Campus Features, Columns (#307)
Subjects (LCTGM)Columns--Washington (State)--Seattle
Universities & colleges--Washington (State)--Seattle
Subjects (LCSH)University of Washington
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionUniversity of Washington Campus Photographs
Order NumberUWC0882
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Negative NumberUW6273
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
Repository CollectionUniversity of Washington Campus Photograph Collection
Object TypePhotograph: b&w; 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color or 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 or 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
Image File NameSC000136.tif
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