File:Smith Tower steel beam foundation, 1912 - DPLA - f881887df03c06d9bf1ab57164f68bc6 (page 1).jpg

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Smith Tower steel beam foundation, 1912 (

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Smith Tower steel beam foundation, 1912

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Smith Tower steel beam foundation, ca. 1914

Description

Transcribed from postcard: "The 42 Story L.C. Smith Building, weighing about 49,000 gross tons, rests upon this approximate 800 tons of steel which is imbedded in about 4000 barrels of concrete lying over 1281 concrete friction piles."

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Date

between 7 September 1912 and 12 October 1912

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 GND: 4841883-3 SUDOC: 163986193 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

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DPLA identifier: f881887df03c06d9bf1ab57164f68bc6
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_pc_00238

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