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| Title | King Street Station, Seattle, ca. 1911 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1911 |
| Caption | Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower after a famous bell tower in Venice, Italy. This mimicry of European architecture added a touch of tradition and heritage to Seattle's growing downtown area. |
| Notes | Caption on image: Union Depot, Seattle, Washington.
Caption on verso: The tower of Seattle's Union Depot is two hundred and forty-two feet high and is modeled after the famous Campanile design.
Postmarked April 29, 1911, from Sumner[?], Wash.; one-cent stamp.
Handwritten on verso: April 24 - We arrived all O.K. found all well. Beryl's hand is better. The babies are having a fine time. Wish you were here to spend Sun. Mabel.
Addressed to Mr. R.M. Drury in Olympia.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Railroad stations--Washington (State)--Seattle; Clock towers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle; King Street Station (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 4756.14 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 postcard: color; 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original postcard as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
