1906 Spokane WA Monroe St Bridge Lower Falls Courthouse - Postcard For Sale

Antique Divided Back postcard (1907–1915) showing a Bird’s Eye View of Spokane, Washington, featuring the Monroe Street Bridge, Lower Falls, and Spokane County Courthouse.

• Postmarked and mailed to Maine with 1¢ Franklin stamp (ca. 1908–1912)

• Detailed color lithograph view of the original Monroe Street Bridge

• Printed descriptive text about Spokane’s river and cascades

• Early Spokane industrial and civic skyline

Highlights:

• Early divided-back format postcard (1907–1915)

• Pre-1910 view before bridge reconstruction

• Excellent regional Spokane collectible

A superb color-lithographed panoramic view overlooking Downtown Spokane, focusing on the Monroe Street Bridge, Lower Falls of the Spokane River, and the Spokane County Courthouse in the upper left.

Key visible features:

• The Monroe Street Bridge depicted here is the original 1890 iron bridge, which collapsed in 1909 — identifying this photo base as pre-1910.

• The Lower Falls hydroelectric structures and dam visible below the bridge.

• The Spokane County Courthouse (built 1895) rising prominently to the left.

• Industrial development and early residential expansion across the north bank.

This view was among Spokane’s most popular promotional images between 1908 and 1911, often reissued by multiple local publishers.

• Spokane was marketed nationwide as “The City of the Falls” and “Progressive Spokane” during this era.

• The image predates the reconstruction of the Monroe Street Bridge (1911 concrete arch).

• The printed caption describing Spokane’s river and hydroelectric power appears on several 1908–1912 divided-back issues by local publishers such as R. Hill or E.C. Kropp Co.