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Dexter Horton National Bank Photograph Collection, 1932
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Dexter Horton National Bank Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1932 (inclusive)19321932
- Quantity
-
1 album ((6 photographic prints, 3 newspaper
clippings)) ; 24 x 29 cm.
10 photographic prints ((1 box)) - Collection Number
- PH0404
- Summary
- Photographs of the Dexter Horton National Bank in Seattle, Washington.
- Repository
-
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
John Graham, Sr., prominent Pacific Northwest architect, designed the Dexter Horton Building during 1922-1924. Graham was well known for his design of many government, education, church, and retail buildings as well as his involvement in the architecture communities of Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington. Records in the John Graham, Sr., Architect file indicate a payment of $600,000 for the building. The Dexter Horton National Bank portion of the building later became the First National Bank and eventually transitioned into municipal government offices. Graham's son, John Graham, Jr., designed Seattle's Space Needle, among many other buildings and complexes.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This photograph collection documents the interior and exterior of the Dexter Horton National Bank located in the Dexter Horton Building on 2nd Avenue and Cherry in downtown Seattle, Washington. Six black and white photographs are assembled in an album, which also contains some newspaper clippings regarding the First National Bank. The collection also includes 10 loose photographs. All of the photographs appear to have been taken at the same time.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Bank albumReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 1
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Page | item | ||
1 | 1 | ||
2 | [Blank page] |
||
item | |||
3 | 2 | ||
4 | [Blank page] |
||
item | |||
5 | 3 | Teller
counters |
|
6 | [Blank page] |
||
item | |||
7 | 4 | Patron counter
in lobby with deposit slips and calendar |
|
8 | 5 | First National
Bank newspaper advertisements [newspaper clippings] |
|
9 | 6 | Bank lobby with
clock in background |
|
10 | 7 | Consolidated
statement of the First National Bank [newspaper clipping] |
Oct. 25, 1933 |
11 | 8 | Teller
counters |
|
12 | [Blank page] |
Bank photographsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Folder | item | ||
2 | 9 | Dexter Horton
Bank Building, corner of 2nd and Cherry, Seattle |
1908? |
3 | 10 | Interior work
area |
|
4 | 11 | Bank
interior |
|
5 | 12-13 | Lobby with
teller windows |
|
6 | 14-15 | Meeting
room |
|
7 | 16 | Women typing in
workroom |
|
8 | 17 | Lobby with
customer service desks and teller windows |
|
9 | 18 | Vaults |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Banks--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Lobbies--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Personal Names
- Graham, John, 1873-1955
Corporate Names
- Dexter Horton National Bank (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)