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Federal Building, Spokane, Washington, 1909

Subjects
City Halls & CourthousesStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Federal Building, Spokane, Washington, 1909, Miss Lena Kuest-, WA, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Federal Building, Spokane, Washington, 1909, Miss Lena Kuest-, WA, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The Federal Building in Spokane, Washington, fills the view as a large classical stone structure with arched ground-floor entrances, tall columns, and rows of windows. An American flag flies from a pole on the roof. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk in front, with neighboring brick buildings at left and tree branches framing the right edge. Spokane was a railroad and commercial center of the Inland Northwest in the early 1900s, and a federal building of this scale signaled the city's growth.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

How are you getting along now days you better come home Christmas Your sis Emma a Kuest

FEDERAL BUILDING, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON --- AHC This Space for Writing. POST·CARD. This Space Reserved For Postmark This Space For Address Only
PostmarkedOdessa, WA, August 20, 1909
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Lena Kuest-

Box 396 Cashmere, WA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Odessa, WA
Series276
ConditionFair
Place addressedMiss Lena Kuest-, Box 396, Cashmere, WA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesHeavy creasing and surface wear across the card, especially lower left and right; light soiling; narrow white margin at bottom edge. Postmark: ODESSA WASH AUG 20 1909. Divided-back card, toned and stained with worn corners; pencil message on the writing side.

Cite this card

Federal Building, Spokane, Washington, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/federal-building-spokane-washington-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.