File:Smith Tower under construction, Seattle, ca 1913 (MOHAI 2915).jpg

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English: Smith Tower under construction, Seattle, ca. 1913   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Smith Tower under construction, Seattle, ca. 1913
Description
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The Smith Tower was Seattle's first skyscraper. This photo shows the skeleton of the skyscraper in the midst of construction that took four years to complete. The construction company, E.E. Davis Co., set a record by using a single crane to erect 8 floors of steelwork in one week. Upon opening in 1914 it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi.

Signs in image: Lion Liquor Co. Thal & Company. [...] Roy House. [...] Theatre. Free. Navy Recruiting Station. Oregon Rooms 25 Cents. The Danz [...]. Bankrupt Sales Co. - Hats, Shoes, Clothing, Etc. Restaurant. [Winters?] Loan Office. Typed on verso: Skeleton of Smith Tower, NE corner of 2d and Yesler. Built 1912. Completed 1914.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Building construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Smith Tower (Seattle, Wash.)
File:Completed steel structure of the main building, tower, and cone, showing facade panels for floors four through nine in place at (SEATTLE 4936).jpg is dated 8 March 1913; this must be very slightly earlier.
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date circa 1913
date QS:P571,+1913-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w
Dimensions height: 8.7 in (22.2 cm); width: 7 in (17.7 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8.75U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,7U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
2915
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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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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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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