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Aerial photograph of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) fairgrounds by Richard T. Jones, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was held in Seattle in 1909 on what are now the grounds of the University of Washington. It was a major national event for the young but fast growing city. The aerial photographer, Richard T. Jones, marketed his photography through Frank Nowell, a well-known local photographer.
ID Number:1956.1145.4
Date:1909
Large framed colored photograph looking south at downtown Seattle from Queen Anne Hill, 1940s
This oversized and colorized photograph, dating to the early 1940s, was donated by four brothers who owned the Leavitt Brothers women's clothing store. According to the Seattle City Directory, two of the Leavitt brothers were running an investment and real estate business in 1939, then apparently switched to women's clothing when the other two brothers joined the family enterprise. It…
ID Number:1969.4594.9
Date:Circa 1940
Watercolor by Marian Gardineer showing a map of Seattle and the real estate enterprises of R.C. Erskine, 1929
R.C. Erskine was a prominent local businessman who started in real estate in Seattle in 1903. In 1929, Erskine moved his offices into the newly completed Northern Life Tower at 1218 Third Avenue. This map was made that same year, likely to display in his new office space. No information could be found on the artist, Marian Gardineer, but she…
ID Number:1972.5485
Date:1929