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Roll and minutes of the Republican Club, Seattle, 1896
Around 1896, Republicans living in Washington state started forming Republican Clubs. The Republicans of the Second Ward (roughly where the southern Central Area and northern Mount Baker neighborhoods are today) formed a club in January 1896, with 154 individuals signing the roster shown here. This ledger includes a preamble on the first page: "For the purposes of furthering the interests…
ID Number:1969.4740.4
Date:1896
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Bert Weed in front of Weed's pharmacy, Seattle, July 3, 1952
This image of Bert Weed at the entrance to Weed's Pharmacy was taken on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the pharmacy, located at 2601 South Jackson Street in the Central District of Seattle.Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with…
ID Number:1971.5098.10.1
Date:1952
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Three men behind counter at Lake Washington pharmacy, Seattle, circa 1905
This image of the interior of Lake Washington Pharmacy was taken at 2601 South Jackson Street in the Central District of Seattle. The man on the right appears to be Bert Weed.Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with Albert G. Keene and…
ID Number:1971.5098.13
Date:Circa 1905
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Colonial Building, 1st and Seneca St., Seattle, circa 1903
This image shows the Colonial Building, also called Colonial Block, located at the southwest corner of First Avenue & Seneca Street in the Central Business District of Downtown Seattle. Designed in 1902 by Max Umbrecht, the building was one of several structures restored in the early 1980s for Waterfront Place, a mixed-use development.Confusingly, there is another building referred to as…
ID Number:1972.5346.2
Date:Circa 1903
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Corner of 2nd Avenue & Pike St. Seattle, circa 1903
This image is of the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Pike Street in what is now the Pike Place Market neighborhood of downtown Seattle. This building is no longer standing. Businesses in image: Acme Business College, J. W. Wilson Photographers Studio; Pike Street Oyster House & Restaurant; J. M. Lyon & Co., Books and Stationery; E. C. Neville, Physician,…
ID Number:1972.5346.3
Date:Circa 1903
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Corner of 3rd Ave. and Union St., Seattle, circa 1903
This view shows the northwest corner of Third Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle. This building is no longer standing. Businesses in image: City Dye Works; M. Krows & Son, Plumbing and Gas Fitting; The Plaza, Furnished RoomsSigns in image: Admission to Grounds, 10c; Mainsprings 50This photograph is part of an album titled "Views of Businesses and Buildings, Area:…
ID Number:1972.5346.4
Date:Circa 1903
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Palmer building at 1st Ave. and Pike St., Seattle, circa 1903
This view shows the Hotel York (previously Ripley Hotel) located at the northwest corner of First Avenue and Pike Street in the Palmer Building. Designed by architects Arlen Towle and Frank Wilcox in 1890, the Palmer Building was razed in 1904 after foundation damage sustained during the 1903 construction of a tunnel beneath the city by Great Northern Railway. Business…
ID Number:1972.5346.5
Date:Circa 1903
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Stone Fisher Co. building at 2nd Ave. and Seneca St., Seattle, circa 1906
The Stone Fisher Co. building is located on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Seneca Street in the Central Business District of Downtown Seattle. Caroline Rosenberg Kline Galland (1841-1907), one of the wealthiest real estate women in Seattle, commissioned the design by architect Max Umbrecht in about 1905. A remodel and historical preservation was completed in 1985, and the…
ID Number:1972.5346.6
Date:Circa 1906
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Germania Hall building at 2nd Ave. and Seneca St., Seattle, circa 1903
This is a view of Germania Hall, located on the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Seneca Street in downtown Seattle. This building is no longer standing. The building to the right of Germania Hall is Olympic Hall, which was used at least from 1896-1912 for union meetings and by Mount Zion Baptist Church. Businesses in image: Germania Café and…
ID Number:1972.5346.7
Date:Circa 1903
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YMCA building at 1417 1st Ave., Seattle, 1903
The Seattle YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) was organized in 1876 by Dexter Horton and 14 other prominent Seattleites. This building was located in Downtown Seattle at 1417-1423 First Avenue between Union and Pike Streets. It was one of several locations used by the organization over the years; the current location is at 909 Fourth Avenue. Businesses in image: Young…
ID Number:1972.5346.8
Date:1903