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Ada County Courthouse, Boise, Idaho, 1945

Subject
City Halls & Courthouses
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Ada County Courthouse, Boise, Idaho, 1945, Mrs. H. B. Bock, ID, USA, c. 1945 linen postcard
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Back of Ada County Courthouse, Boise, Idaho, 1945, Mrs. H. B. Bock, ID, USA, c. 1945 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The Ada County Courthouse stands behind a lawn with a curving walk and beds of red and yellow flowers, its light stone facade and stepped massing partly shaded by large trees. The printed caption calls it the Court House in Boise and describes a $500,000 building, "one of the finest in the nation." The card also ties Ada County's early prominence to gold from Boise Basin, a two-hour drive from the city, and credits the basin with more than $100 million in production during its heyday. By the time of the card's 1945 message, the courthouse was a familiar civic landmark in Idaho's capital.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Minie Payne. aug-11-1945

PublisherKing News Agency
COURT HOUSE, BOISE, IDAHO Erected at a cost of $500,000, the Ada County Courthouse is one of the finest in the nation. Gold from Boise Basin, a two hour drive from the city, first brought Ada County into prominence during the 1860's. This wealthy Basin during its heyday has produced more than $100,000,000.
Addressed to
Mrs. H. B. Bock

312-5th Ave., Sandpoint, ID

Postcard record

PublisherKing News Agency
Series18997N
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. H. B. Bock, 312-5th Ave.,, Sandpoint, ID
Place mentionedBoise Basin, ID
PublisherKing News Agency, Boise, ID
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; slight wear at the corners. No postmark — unmailed card (no stamp, no cancellation). Divided-back "Natural Color Post Card" (linen texture), E.C. Kropp Co. stock no. 18997N, published by King News Agency, Boise, Idaho. Handwritten name "Minie Payne" on the message side; date Aug 11 1945 written below the address. Light edge wear, slightly toned.

Cite this card

Ada County Courthouse, Boise, Idaho, 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ada-county-courthouse-boise-idaho-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.