On June 11, 1914, county commissioners, contractors and citizens gathered in downtown Seattle and officially broke ground for King County and Seattle's new County-City Building. Over the next few months, workmen moved nearly 57,000 cubic yards of dirt and then started to pour the 192 reinforced concrete footing piers.
<p>This 1914 photo, taken during the earthmoving phase of the project, shows the foundation hole for the King County Courthouse and Municipal Building, also called the County-City Building. A dump truck filled with dirt has just left the construction site and is headed left across Third Avenue.
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Building construction; City &amp; town halls; County-City Building (Seattle, Wash.); Courthouses; Government buildings; King County Courthouse (Seattle, Wash.); Municipal Building (Seattle, Wash.)</li></ul>
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