538 results for: Clubs and Organizations
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For Seattle: The New York of the Pacific Coast, 1906
The Seattle Commercial Club was incorporated on July 11, 1906, by a group of businessmen in order to "stimulate the civic spirit and patriotism of the citizens of Seattle; to procure a market for the produce of this vicinity; to encourage commerce and enterprise in all mercantile lines; to support all local industries and manufacturers; and to collect and impart…
ID Number:1947.25.22
Date:1906
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Sourdough Club on ship "Portland" during Golden Potlatch, Seattle, July 17, 1912
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. The appropriation of culture in order to market products or events is a common example of discrimination and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples in the United States. In…
ID Number:1954.776.1
Date:1912
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Dormitory at Seattle Children's Home, circa 1938
The Ladies' Relief Society, Seattle's oldest charity, was begun in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. With the donation of two lots from David Denny (1832-1903) and Louisa (Boren) Denny (1827-1916), the society opened their first location, a house at Fourth Avenue and Harrison Street. On April 13, 1905, the society opened a new, larger building on Queen Anne Hill…
ID Number:1960.1876.2
Date:Circa 1938
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Dining room at Seattle Children's Home, circa 1941
The Ladies' Relief Society, Seattle's oldest charity, was begun in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. With the donation of two lots from David Denny (1832-1903) and Louisa (Boren) Denny (1827-1916), the society opened their first location, a house at Fourth Avenue and Harrison Street. On April 13, 1905, the society opened a new, larger building on Queen Anne Hill…
ID Number:1960.1876.3
Date:Circa 1941
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Seattle Children's Home exterior, circa 1915
The Ladies' Relief Society, Seattle's oldest charity, was begun in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. With the donation of two lots from David Denny (1832-1903) and Louisa (Boren) Denny (1827-1916), the society opened their first location, a house at Fourth Avenue and Harrison Street. On April 13, 1905, the society opened a new, larger building on Queen Anne Hill…
ID Number:1960.1876.5
Date:Circa 1915
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Wagner's Band with Seattle Lodge at Elks at National Convention, Portland, July 1912
In 1912 the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) held their annual national convention in Portland, Oregon. The Seattle Lodge 92 attended the event en masse, and in this image, pose together wearing matching white suits. Posing with them at the left edge of the frame and wearing dark suits are the members of Seattle's most popular band at…
ID Number:1963.3018.1
Date:1912
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Seattle Police Tug-of-War champions, July 1924
The Seattle Police Sports Association was organized in 1922 to for members of the police department. Seattle police athletes competed against other departments from Tacoma, Portland, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, and other Northwest cities in track and field events, such as the 100 meter dash, javelin throw, and various marksmanship events. In July 1924, the Seattle Police Department won the Tug-of-War…
ID Number:1964.3355.2
Date:1924
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Seattle YMCA Relay Team, April 11, 1896
On April 10, 1896, the four members of the Seattle YMCA Relay Team easily shut out runners from the University of Washington, the Seattle, Tacoma, and Oregon Athletic Clubs, and other teams to become relay champions of the Pacific Northwest Races. Wearing their ribbons and medals, they posed for their official photo on the following day. The mile-long relay race…
ID Number:1964.3472.5
Date:1896
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Favorite Recipes of the North Queen Anne Guild of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital, 1926
Seattle's Children's Orthopedic Hospital was founded by a group of affluent women to treat children with serious medical needs. Neighborhood guilds helped fund raise for the hospital, which was located on Queen Anne Hill. Carnivals and other community events took place, and this cookbook was produced as part of the North Queen Anne Guild's activities .The volume begins with a…
ID Number:1965.3541.3
Date:1926
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Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, circa 1920
This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle Lodge No. 2 members Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center.George W. Carmack was a gold miner in the Yukon Territory. Carmack, his brother-in-law Kèsh (of the Tagish People, also known as Skookum Jim or James Mason ), and Kèsh nephew…
ID Number:1966.3948.2
Date:Circa 1920