This image was taken during construction of the U. S. Courthouse, Custom House, and Post Office building, also known as the Federal Building, located on the southeast corner of Third Avenue and Union Street. This Beaux-Arts inspired building was the first permanent home of the Seattle Post Office and was used until a replacement was built in 1958 at the same location.
This photograph is one of 113 in a series documenting this construction project from December 1903-May 1909.
Handwritten on photo: U. S. C. H. C. H. & P. O., Seattle Wash., Feb. 9, 1907 Signs in image: Queen City Employment Office; Office of Supt of Construction, Room 17, P. O. Building; Megrath and Duhanel, Contractors
ID Number: 1972.5319.160
Date: 1907
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv68076
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post Office Photographs, 1972.5319.160
