File:King County Courthouse, ca 1903 (MOHAI 5859).jpg
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[edit]English: King County Courthouse, ca. 1903 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Webster & Stevens |
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Title |
English: King County Courthouse, ca. 1903 |
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Description |
English: King County's courts moved into a new courthouse in 1890. It was built 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 early Webster & Stevens photo shows the King County Courthouse in about 1903. Its tall dome could be seen for miles, and it appears in many old photographs of Seattle.
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Depicted place |
English: Seattle (Wash.) |
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Date |
circa 1903 date QS:P571,+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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English: 1 glass negative: b&w |
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height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593 |
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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 | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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