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Great Northern Railway Building, Seattle, circa 1929

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Shown here is the downtown Seattle office building for the Great Northern Railway on Fourth Avenue at Union Street, which was constructed in 1928 and 1929. The Great Northern Railway ran from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad. It was the northernmost transcontinental railroad route in the United States.

Signs in image: Cutlery. Jewelers. Baths. La Palina. E.A. Head. Imperial Hotel. Great Northern Railway. Logan & Bryan Brokers.
Handwritten on sleeve: Great Northern Bldg.
Webster & Stevens number: 133506

Caption information source: "Great Northern Railway Company, Office Building, Seattle, WA," PCAD, https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/4973/
ID Number: 1983.10.4050
Date: Circa 1929
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.4050
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Railroads