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Alaska Building under construction, Seattle, August 9, 1904
Order an ImageIn 1903, work began on the 14-story Alaska Building. This office building was Seattle's first skyscraper to be built with steel framing. Steel framed buildings could be taller than those in Pioneer Square which were built by earlier methods. This photo shows construction of the Alaska Building, which still stands on the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Streets.
Caption on image: Aug. 9, 04.
Typed on sleeve: Alaska Building, 1904; 2nd and Cherry during construction.
Photographer's Reference Number: 17
SHS category: Buildings - Construction
Caption on image: Aug. 9, 04.
Typed on sleeve: Alaska Building, 1904; 2nd and Cherry during construction.
Photographer's Reference Number: 17
SHS category: Buildings - Construction
ID Number: SHS9373
Date: 1904
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 10 x 8 in.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS9373
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects:
Construction and Urban Planning
