William P. Romans Alaska Building Photographs, 1904
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
- Historical Background
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Construction workers and horses working in the excavation for the foundation, May 23, 1904
- Construction workers and horses beginning to install steel beams in foundation, June 7, 1904
- Construction workers and horses installing steel beams in foundation, June 14, 1904
- Construction workers laying boards on first floor, June 21, 1904
- Construction work on second and third floor wall beams, June 28, 1904
- Steel beam frame construction up to sixth floor, July 19, 1904
- Steel beam frame construction up to eighth floor, July 26, 1904
- Steel beam frame construction up to eleventh floor, Aug. 2, 1904
- Decorative brick and concrete facade on first floor, Aug. 9, 1904
- Steel frame construction of Alaska Building seen from roof of building next door, Aug. 15, 1904
- Steel beam construction up to fifteenth floor, decorative brick and concrete work up to second floor, Aug. 17, 1904
- Steel beam construction up to fifteenth floor, decorative brick and concrete work up to sixth floor, Aug. 29, 1094
- Exterior brick walls with wooden scaffolding, Sept. 5, 1904
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Romans, William P
- Title
- William P. Romans Alaska Building Photographs
- Dates
- 1904 (inclusive)19041904
- Quantity
- 13 photographic prints (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH0592
- Summary
- Photographs by William P. Romans documenting the construction of the Alaska Building in Seattle in 1904.
- Repository
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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
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Collection is 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 Background
After the disastrous fire of 1889, Seattle's tallest building and first steel-framed skyscraper was constructed. The Alaska Building, built from 1903 to 1904 at the southeast corner of 2nd Avenue and Cherry Street, rose fourteen stories high. Earmes & Young, a St. Louis architectural firm, with assistance from Seattle architects Saunders & Lawton, designed the building. The Alaska Building remained the tallest building in Seattle until the eighteen-story Hoge Building (located at 705 2nd Avenue) was completed in 1911.
Content Description
The collection consists of thirteen photographs of the Alaska Building construction, 1903-1904.
All of the photographs were taken by William P. Romans, a Seattle photographer in partnership with photographer Asahel Curtis in the early 1900s.
Use of the Collection
Return to TopAdministrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Dates: May 23, 1904Container: Folder 1, Item 1
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Dates: June 7, 1904Container: Folder 2, Item 2
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Dates: June 14, 1904Container: Folder 3, Item 3
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Description: Construction workers laying boards on first floorDates: June 21, 1904Container: Folder 4, Item 4
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Dates: June 28, 1904Container: Folder 5, Item 5
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Description: Steel beam frame construction up to sixth floorDates: July 19, 1904Container: Folder 6, Item 6
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Description: Steel beam frame construction up to eighth floorDates: July 26, 1904Container: Folder 7, Item 7
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Description: Steel beam frame construction up to eleventh floorDates: Aug. 2, 1904Container: Folder 8, Item 8
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Description: Decorative brick and concrete facade on first floorDates: Aug. 9, 1904Container: Folder 9, Item 9
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Dates: Aug. 15, 1904Container: Folder 10, Item 10
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Description: Steel beam construction up to fifteenth floor, decorative brick and concrete work up to second floorDates: Aug. 17, 1904Container: Folder 11, Item 11
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Description: Steel beam construction up to fifteenth floor, decorative brick and concrete work up to sixth floorDates: Aug. 29, 1094Container: Folder 12, Item 12
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Description: Exterior brick walls with wooden scaffoldingDates: Sept. 5, 1904Container: Folder 13, Item 13
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Building--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Historic buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Earmes and Young
- Saunders and Lawton
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Architectural photographs
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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