In 1895 the University of Washington opened at its present location along the shores of Lake Washington and Lake Union at the new "Interlaken Campus." The first building on the new campus was Denny Hall, originally known as the Administration Building. Placed next to Denny Hall were the columns from the original Territorial University building in downtown Seattle. Edmond Meany and Herbert Condon had named the columns "Loyalty," "Industry," "Faith," and "Efficiency," the first letters of which spell "life."
This image of the UW campus was taken facing southeast towards Lake Washington, with the Cascade Mountains visible in the upper left corner of the frame. The four columns and Denny Hall are prominent in the center of the frame, surrounded by other campus buildings, some of which had been built for 1909's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
Webster & Stevens Number: 43531
Caption information source: "Now & Then — Denny Hall at University of Washington," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org Essay 2565
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
