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1986.5.11240.1
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Aerial of Seattle Public Library under construction from northeast, Seattle, 1959
Order an ImageSince 1906 Seattle Public Library's central branch has been located at 1000 Fourth Avenue. The original Carnegie building was demolished after 50 years of service to make way for the second Central Library. This southwest view over Fifth Avenue shows the early construction stages of the new library that opened in 1960.
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, New, construction.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): February 1959.
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, New, construction.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): February 1959.
ID Number: 1986.5.11240.1
Date: 1959
Physical Description: 1 negative : acetate, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.11240.1
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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