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Olympic Hotel, Seattle, circa 1929
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.
Signs in image: Borgersens' Furs. Hotel Benjamin Franklin.
Handwritten on sleeve: Olympic Hotel.
Webster & Stevens number: 133505
Signs in image: Borgersens' Furs. Hotel Benjamin Franklin.
Handwritten on sleeve: Olympic Hotel.
Webster & Stevens number: 133505
ID Number: 1983.10.4049
Date: Circa 1929
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. ; sulfiding
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.4049
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects:
Hotels