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1983.10.309.1
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Olympic Hotel under construction, May 2, 1924
Order an ImageSeattle's Olympic Hotel, is still a downtown landmark. It was built from steel, brick, concrete, and terra cotta. Like many taller city buildings, the decoration on the lower floors is much more detailed than that on the upper floors. The elegance of the lower floors was meant to attract people at street level.
This photo shows the wooden catwalks and scaffolding used during construction of the Olympic Hotel at Fourth Avenue and University Street in downtown Seattle.
Webster & Stevens number: 104435
This photo shows the wooden catwalks and scaffolding used during construction of the Olympic Hotel at Fourth Avenue and University Street in downtown Seattle.
Webster & Stevens number: 104435
ID Number: 1983.10.309.1
Date: 1924
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : nitrate, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.309.1
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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