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English: New York Block and Alaska Building, Seattle, ca. 1910   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: New York Block and Alaska Building, Seattle, ca. 1910
Description
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The New York Block was one of a number of brick and stone buildings built just after Seattle's Great Fire of 1889. It was seven stories tall and was located at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Street. The 14-story Alaska Building across the street was built in 1904. This office building was Seattle's first skyscraper to be built with steel framing.

Signs in image: B.L. Muir & Co. Real Estate. New York. Bank. Frye & Company (on wagon). The Scandinavian American Bank. Money to Loan. Billiards. Stewart & Holmes. Handwritten on sleeve: New York & Alaska Bldg. Caption by MOHAI staff.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Street railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle; Carts & wagons--Washington (State)--Seattle
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date circa 1910
date QS:P571,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
2242
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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Public domain
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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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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