Municipal Building (Yesler Building) construction correspondence, 1905-1909.

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Municipal Building (Yesler Building) construction correspondence, 1905-1909.

Bid proposals, correspondence memoranda, and monthly estimates of work completed relating to excavations and construction of a new Municipal Building (Yesler Building). After completion, the building housed the city jail, municipal court, and emergency hospital.

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