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Public Library, Seattle, Washington, circa 1910

Subject
Libraries
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Undivided Back)
Front of Public Library, Seattle, Washington, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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Back of Public Library, Seattle, Washington, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
Back

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Color-tinted view of the Seattle Public Library, a massive classical stone building with a colonnade of tall columns and arched windows, set behind a lawn with trees at the right. A wide stairway leads to the main entrance.

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PublisherPortland Post Card Co.
Public Library, Seattle, Washington. --- POST CARD. No. 5035. Publ. by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash. (Made in Germany). Write here. ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION SEATTLE 1909
PostmarkedTacoma, WA, February 17, 1909, 22:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Lucy William

Western Springs, Illinois

Postcard record

Postmarked, Tacoma, WA
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Lucy William, Western Springs, IL
Place depictedSeattle Public Library, Seattle, WA
Place mentionedAlaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA
PublisherPortland Post Card Co., Portland, OR
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesPrinted caption in red across the sky; no white border, slight edge and corner wear. Postmark: TACOMA, WASH. FEB 17 10-PM 1909. Divided-back card with Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition seal (Seattle 1909); imprint 'Made in Germany'; pencil dealer marks (112 / 2.00) top right; light soiling and edge wear.

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Public Library, Seattle, Washington, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/public-library-seattle-washington-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.