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State Capitol at Olympia, Washington
Linen postcard published circa 1930 by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.
Construction of this capitol began in 1893 as the foundation of a building that was never finished. This 1919 design was completed on that foundation in 1928.
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Washington State Capitol Building, Olympia, Wash.
Linen postcard published circa 1925. Copyright by Asahel Curtis.
What we know as the Washington state capitol is the Legislative Building in a campus of several structures. One is in front of the left side of the capitol in this image.
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State Capitol, Olympia, Washington.
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Published by Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco.
Postmarked 1909.
Built in 1892 as the Thurston County Courthouse, this old capitol suffered a fire in 1928 that destroyed the
clock tower and some of the top floor. The tower was never
rebuilt, and the recessed balcony between the entrance
turrets was replaced with a round window in a dormer. In
1949, an earthquake brought down all the conical turrets
except the two at the main entrance. They were not replaced.
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Souvenir of Olympia, Wash.
State Capitol
Antique postcard published circa 1900.
The early postcards often had more space devoted to decorative artwork than the view.
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Washington State's modern capitol in Olympia. Inset - Territorial capitol built in 1856.
Vintage postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis. Published circa 1945.
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This card is furnished for convenience of men in the armed services by the Washington State Progress Commission, P.O. Box 907, Olympia, Washington. Write the Commission for any information desired about the state or for Victory File for use in planning your first after-war vacation.
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Capital Olympia, Washington.
Antique postcard published circa 1910.
The effect of this view with the gold-toned embossing, orange windows, and moon is quite unusual, and a bit spooky.
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State Capitol. Olympia, Wash.
Antique postcard. Copyright 1908 by Williamson-Haffner Co., Denver.
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Washington State, named for the great,
And as grand as her namesake is she,
Here's her building of state, her flower sedate,
And a greeting from me to thee.
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The Washington State Capitol. Olympia, Wash.
Antique postcard published circa 1905 by Raphael Tuck & Sons. Printed in England.
Colorful and detailed with apparent activity, this view is a typical Tuck Oilette.
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Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Wash.
Antique, embossed postcard published circa 1905 by S. Langsdorf & Co. Publishing, New York, N. Y. Made in Germany.
Using the same image as the view above, this publisher included the state seal and an artistic border. This card is from a series of each state capitol of the time in the same border.
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