<p>In 1911, when George F. Frye opened his eleven-story Frye Hotel near Pioneer Square, it was considered Seattle’s finest. The lobby with its reception desk, souvenir stand and oriental rugs provided an elegant space for visitors to the city. This image shows the lobby in the summer of 1926. </p>
<p>This image is one of five in album 1990.45.65. 
See image 1990.45.41 for the lobby's decor in the 1940s.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM):  Hotel Frye (Seattle, Wash.); Hotel lobbies--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41783999" class="extiw" title="d:Q41783999"><span title="American photographer of the Pacific Northwest (1877-1938)">Walter P. Miller</span></a>
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Taken on 21 July 1926
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