File:King County Courthouse, Seattle, ca 1908 (MOHAI 3103).jpg

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English: King County Courthouse, Seattle, ca. 1908   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: King County Courthouse, Seattle, ca. 1908
Description
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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.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Courthouses--Washington (State)--Seattle
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle First Hill (Seattle, Wash.)
Date circa 1908
date QS:P571,+1908-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 postcard: color
Dimensions height: 3.5 in (88.9 mm); width: 5.5 in (13.9 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,3.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,5.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
3103
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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File:King County Courthouse, ca 1903 (MOHAI 5859).jpg
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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