Seattle Today and Yesterday - Alaska Building Second Ave - Washington - Postcard SP24

"Seattle Today and Yesterday" — a dual-view tinted postcard published by L&H (Lowman & Hanford), Seattle. Card no. A13095. Top view photo by F.H. Nowell; bottom view photo by Curtis & Miller. Mailed from Seattle, Washington to Nanaimo, B.C., Canada, November 27, 1916.

Scene Details:

• Top image: The Alaska Building at the corner of Second Ave. and Cherry St., Seattle — a prominent early skyscraper with ornate terra cotta detailing, street cars, early automobiles, and pedestrians below
• Caption top left: "Today: The Alaska Bldg. on the corner of Second Ave. and Cherry St., Seattle."
• Caption top right: "Seattle Today and Yesterday"
• Bottom image: The Wyckoff House, home of Sheriff Wyckoff, which previously occupied the same site
• Fontella Cigar and Wilson Whiskey billboard signs visible flanking the Wyckoff House
• Manca’s Café signage visible at left
• Caption bottom: "Yesterday: The Wyckoff house, the home of Sheriff Wyckoff, which occupied the same spot up to a few years ago."
• Publisher: L&H (Lowman & Hanford), Seattle; printed by photochrom process

Postal Markings:

• Green 1¢ U.S. postage stamp (Washington portrait)
• Circular date stamp: Seattle, Wash. Term. Sta. 9, Nov 27, 9 AM, 1916
• Addressed to: Miss Olive Dunsmore, P.O. Box 535, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada
• Handwritten message in blue ink (multiple lines, personal correspondence)

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D