30 results for: Immigrants and Immigration Process
Can of “Happy Home Sweet Corn” from Schwabacher Bros. & Co., ca. 1930s
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened a branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:1999.6.86
Date:Circa 1930
Senbei iron from the Sagamiya Bakery with the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) seal, ca. 1909
The Sagamiya Confectionery, founded in 1904 by Unosuke Shibata, was formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi, pastries and other wagashi (confections). The bakery was a popular neighborhood establishment until it closed in the 1970s. This…
ID Number:2000.84.5
Date:1909
Charcoal drawing, "Moi Meme" (self portrait) by Yasushi Tanaka, 1913
Yasushi Tanaka (1886-1941) was born in Japan and moved to Seattle in 1904 where he graduated from high school. He studied art, exhibited and taught at the Seattle Fine Art Association from 1901-1920. Yasushi had his first one-man show in Seattle in 1914 and his works demonstrated a cubist influence.
ID Number:2002.5.1
Date:1913
Charcoal drawing, "Portrait of Louise Cann" (the artist's wife) by Yasushi Tanaka, 1913
Yasushi Tanaka (1886-1941) was born in Japan and moved to Seattle in 1904 where he graduated from high school. He studied art, exhibited and taught at the Seattle Fine Art Association from 1901-1920. Yasushi married Louise Gebhard Cann who was from a notable Seattle family. Cann's father, Judge Thomas Hart Cann, was Seattle's police court judge and held a few…
ID Number:2002.5.2
Date:1913
Set of two plaster Fu Dog statues, from the Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1900-1950
These statues were decorations at Hong Lee Laundry, a family business owned by the donor's parents and grandparents. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE, and at the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University District.
ID Number:2010.28.5
Date:Circa 1900-1950
Sadiron, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.6
Date:Circa 1930
Electric iron with trivet and detachable cord, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.7
Date:Circa 1930
Ceramic cookpot, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.14
Date:Circa 1930
American League MVP baseball player Ichiro Suzuki bobblehead doll in original box, 2001
Ichiro was signed to play the Seattle Mariners right fielder in 2001 after playing nine years for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan's Pacific League. He is the first Japanese-born player to receive the American League MVP and Rookie of the Year, and he led the majors in batting average and stolen bases. The decision to put first name "Ichiro"…
ID Number:2010.84.1
Date:2001
Political advertisement or promotional piece for Mayor Mike McGinn from immigrant hotel housekeepers working in Seattle, ca. 2013
This small replication of a welcome mat and a letter from immigrant housekeepers was provided as a welcome to Seattle hotel guests in 2013, and to raise awareness of Mayor McGinn's support of their community.
ID Number:2013.71.31
Date:2013