Old Forestry Building being demolished, University of Washington, 1930

Originally built in 1908 as the Forestry Building for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. The general construction both inside and outside was of natural fir trees with the bark left on and exposed. The building was wrecked in 1930 because it was being destroyed by beetles. Handwritten on verso of...

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Demolition > Washington (State) > Seattle
Log buildings > Washington (State) > Seattle
Universities & colleges > Washington (State) > Seattle
Forestry Building (Seattle
Wash.)
University of Washington > Buildings
College buildings > Washington (State) > Seattle
Pacific
Yukon
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/uwcampus/id/1608
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Summary:Originally built in 1908 as the Forestry Building for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. The general construction both inside and outside was of natural fir trees with the bark left on and exposed. The building was wrecked in 1930 because it was being destroyed by beetles. Handwritten on verso of companion image: This lot shows the world famous structure in various stages of demolition. PH Coll 778

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