Smith Tower and Mount Rainier, Seattle, 1914 (MOHAI 1625)

The Smith Tower was Seattle's first skyscraper. It was originally called the L. C. Smith Building for its owner Lyman Cornelius Smith of Smith Corona typewriter fame. The opening dedication ceremony took place on July 4, 1914.
Caption on image: [Copyright] 1914, Curtis & Miller, Seattle.

Caption on border: Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers, 625 Colman Block, Seattle.

Handwritten on mount: Second Ave. showing L.C. Smith Bldg, Mt. Rainier in the distance. Seattle Wash.

Caption by MOHAI staff.
Subjects (LCTGM): Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Mountains--Washington (State)--Seattle; Smith Tower (Seattle, Wash." Rainier, Mount (Wash.)