File:Seattle, looking west from the Smith Tower, ca 1913 (SEATTLE 3048).jpg

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Summary

English: Seattle, looking west the Smith Tower, ca. 1913 (

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Photographer



Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	1874	1941
Location of birth/death	Minnesota	Seattle
Work period	1888 –1941
Work location	Seattle, Washington
Authority file	: Q4803332 VIAF: 6309422 ISNI: 0000000034737968 ULAN: 500343308 LCCN: n83132202 Open Library: OL2073764A WorldCat

English: University of Washington Libraries says unknown, but they also say "On verso of image: Curtis and Miller, commercial photographers. 625 Colman Bldg., Seattle, Wash." That would be Asahel Curtis and Walter Miller.



Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	1874	1941
Location of birth/death	Minnesota	Seattle
Work period	1888 –1941
Work location	Seattle, Washington
Authority file	: Q4803332 VIAF: 6309422 ISNI: 0000000034737968 ULAN: 500343308 LCCN: n83132202 Open Library: OL2073764A WorldCat

Title

English: Seattle, looking west the Smith Tower, ca. 1913

Original caption

English: Seattle, looking west from 1st Ave. and Yesler Way, ca. 1913

Description

English:

Shows the Pioneer Building On verso of image: Curtis and Miller, commercial photographers. 625 Colman Bldg., Seattle, Wash.

Subjects (LCTGM): Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle
Subjects (LCSH): Elliott Bay (Wash.); Yesler Way (Seattle, Wash.); Pioneer Building (Seattle, Wash.); Smith Tower (Seattle, Wash.); First Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Central business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

This is taken from the Smith Tower (possibly while still under construction, but certainly not before February 1913) and before July 30, 1914, when the Grand Trunk Pacific Dock had a fire; it was rebuilt, but differently.

Depicted place

Seattle

Date

between February 1913 and 30 July 1914

Collection

University of Washington

	Native name	University of Washington
	Location	Seattle, Washington, United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 39′ 15″ N, 122° 18′ 29″ W
	Established	1861
	Website	www.washington.edu
	Authority file	: Q219563 VIAF: 265500071 ISNI: 0000000122986657 ULAN: 500308857 LCCN: n79054596 NLA: 35573202 WorldCat

Current location

University of Washington: Special Collections

Accession number

3048

Source

English: Seattle Photographs

Permission
(Reusing this file)

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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