<p>In this photo, delegates at the Second Pacific Northwest Conference of Building Owners and Managers pose outside of the New Washington Hotel, the meeting headquarters.  The convention opened April 23, with delegates from San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, B.C., Spokane, Tacoma, and Seattle attending. The delegates discussed the costs of operating commercial properties, zoning regulations, and the need for "alert, efficient elevator service." The eighty-plus delegates ended the conference the morning of April 24, 1920, then traveled to Snoqualmie Falls for dinner and entertainment. </p>
<p>Handwritten on image: Photo by Frank H. Nowell. Second Pacific Northwest Conference Building Owners and Managers at Seattle, Wash., April 23 and 24, 1920. Western Cities, U.S. and Canada. Meetings and Headquarters at New Washington Hotel. 

Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, April 23, 1920, p.1; and April 24, 1920, p.4.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Business people--American--Washington (State)--Seattle; Delegations--American--Washington (State)--Seattle; Group portraits</li>
<li>People: Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Frank_Hamilton_Nowell" class="extiw" title="w:en:Frank Hamilton Nowell"><span title="American photographer and postcard publisher">Frank H. Nowell</span></a>
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