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Photographic postcard by M.L. Oakes of the Forestry Building under construction. The Fairs strove for novel or superlative attractions, and this was built by the State of Washington to show off  very large specimens of Northwest timber in a dramatic fashion. It was used for a few decades as a museum, but fell prey to insect damage and rot and was dismantled in the 1930s.