File:King County Courthouse, Seattle, ca 1908 (MOHAI 3103).jpg
King_County_Courthouse,_Seattle,_ca_1908_(MOHAI_3103).jpg (640 × 401 pixels, file size: 56 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
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[edit]English: King County Courthouse, Seattle, ca. 1908 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Webster & Stevens |
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English: King County Courthouse, Seattle, ca. 1908 |
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English: King County's courts moved into a new courthouse in 1890. It was built at at Seventh Avenue and Jefferson Street, far above downtown Seattle. The hill soon became known as Profanity Hill for all the swearing done by people who had to make the steep climb. The courts moved downhill again in 1917, this time to a new building on Third Avenue. The old courthouse was torn down in the 1930s. This postcard shows the King County Courthouse on Profanity Hill. Its tall dome could be seen for miles, and it appears in many old photographs of Seattle. Caption on image: King County Court House, Seattle. W&S. Postmarked April 11, 1908, from Seattle; one-cent stamp. Handwritten on verso:"""""! [sic]. Addressed to Fad[?] in Rumney[?] Depot, N.H. Caption by MOHAI staff.
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Depicted place |
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
First Hill (Seattle, Wash.) |
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Date |
circa 1908 date QS:P571,+1908-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
English: 1 postcard: color |
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height: 3.5 in (88.9 mm); width: 5.5 in (13.9 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,3.5U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,5.5U218593 |
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institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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Credit Line InfoField | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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