Forestry Building built for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, University of Washington, between 1909 and 1930

Located on the site of the present-day Husky Union Building, it served for a time as a forest and botanical museum and also housed the Burke Museum, then known as the Washington State Museum. By 1931, however, insects and the elements had taken their toll and the building was demolished. Written on...

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Published: 1909
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Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/uwcampus/id/42383
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Summary:Located on the site of the present-day Husky Union Building, it served for a time as a forest and botanical museum and also housed the Burke Museum, then known as the Washington State Museum. By 1931, however, insects and the elements had taken their toll and the building was demolished. Written on photograph: The Forestry Building, Alaska-Y Pac Exp. grounds PH Coll 1610.2