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Image of Stair and elevator details, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915
Architectural drawing

Stair and elevator details, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915

By 1915, Seattle’s downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C.D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Streets to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca, and…
ID Number:2011.36.1.8
Date:1915
Image of Longitudinal section of the Coliseum Theater building, Seattle, 1915
Architectural drawing

Longitudinal section of the Coliseum Theater building, Seattle, 1915

By 1915, Seattle’s downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C.D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Streets to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca, and…
ID Number:2011.36.1.9
Date:1915
Image of Mezzanine floor plan, supplementary version, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915
Architectural drawing

Mezzanine floor plan, supplementary version, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915

By 1915, Seattle’s downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C.D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Streets to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca, and…
ID Number:2011.36.1.10
Date:1915
Image of Mezzanine floor plan, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915
Architectural drawing

Mezzanine floor plan, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915

By 1915, Seattle’s downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C.D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Streets to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca, and…
ID Number:2011.36.1.11
Date:1915
Image of Plans and elevations for miscellaneous architectural details, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915
Architectural drawing

Plans and elevations for miscellaneous architectural details, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915

By 1915, Seattle’s downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C.D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Streets to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca, and…
ID Number:2011.36.1.12
Date:1915
Image of Roof plan, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915
Architectural drawing

Roof plan, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915

By 1915, Seattle’s downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C.D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Streets to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca, and…
ID Number:2011.36.1.13
Date:1915
Image of Transverse section of the Coliseum Theater building, Seattle, 1915
Architectural drawing

Transverse section of the Coliseum Theater building, Seattle, 1915

By 1915, Seattle’s downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C.D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Streets to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca, and…
ID Number:2011.36.1.14
Date:1915
Image of Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988
Poster

Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988

Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the SMC 1988 Holiday Concert, held in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus.…
ID Number:2011.44.1
Date:1988
Image of Festival '71 poster, Seattle, August 13-15, 1971
Poster

Festival '71 poster, Seattle, August 13-15, 1971

Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.This poster from the inaugural festival features a large photograph of a thumbs up, with the text "fun for everyone" across the thumb. The poster lists "Free Family Entertainment" hosted by the City…
ID Number:2011.49.1
Date:1971
Image of Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, July 21-23, 1972
Poster

Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, July 21-23, 1972

Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.The poster pictured here features artwork by Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929), a Swedish-born American sculptor known for his public art installations typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. His painting, "Lake Union, Seattle,…
ID Number:2011.49.2
Date:1972
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