42 results for: Seward, Austin
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Aurora Avenue Bridge construction, Seattle, circa 1931
Construction on the George Washington Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Aurora Bridge, began in 1929, and the bridge was opened to traffic on February 22, 1932. The nearly 3,000-foot long, cantilever and truss structure spans Lake Union between the Fremont and Queen Anne neighborhoods and completes the final link of U.S. Highway 99 from Canada to Mexico. Designed for…
ID Number:1980.6877.4.83
Date:Circa 1931
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J.E. Standley and young girl in front of a totem pole, Seattle, circa 1925
Ohio-born curio collector Joseph Edward "Daddy" Standley (1854-1940) came to Seattle in 1899 and opened Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on Second Avenue and Pike Street. He moved the shop to the Colman Dock on the waterfront in 1904, and since 1988 the shop has been located at Pier 54. Still a family-run business after five generations, the store attracts about…
ID Number:1980.6877.4.85
Date:Circa 1925
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Man and woman with chicken and eggs at J.F. Jappe's Farm, Alderwood Manor, circa 1925
The community of Alderwood Manor, Washington, was established in 1917 and soon after became one of the largest egg producing regions in the United States. This photo highlights the production at J.F. Jappe's farm. Caption on image: Half weeks egg production at J.F. Jappe's Farm Alderwood Manor. Pierson & Co., PhotoPhotographer's Reference Number: 24Caption information source: Alderwood Manor Heritage Association…
ID Number:1980.6877.4.115
Date:Circa 1925
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Street clock in front of Albert Hansen jeweler, Seattle, circa 1918
Albert Hansen opened a jewelry business in 1883 and continued for about thirty years in various locations in downtown Seattle. This photo shows his store at 1010 Second Avenue, which was in the Leary Building on the northeast corner of Madison and Second. Joseph Mayer and Brothers manufactured many street clocks during the early twentieth century. The photographer Austin Seward…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.41
Date:Circa 1918
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Street clock in front of Theo Wolfe Watchmaker, Seattle, circa 1907
Street clocks such as this one were popular during the first two decades of the 1900s and were often found in front of jewelry and watchmaking shops. Jos. Mayer and Bros. began in 1897 in Seattle and manufactured many clocks during the first two decades of the 1900s. Joseph Mayer and Bros. assembled this street clock and many others in…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.45
Date:Circa 1907
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Street clock in front of S. Friedlander and Son, Inc., Seattle, circa 1922
Street clocks such as this one were popular during the first two decades of the 1900s and were often found in front of jewelry and watchmaking shops. Joseph Mayer and Bros. assembled this street clock, and many others in Seattle. This clock was made for S. Friedlander and Son Jewelers and Opticians, located at 1300 Second Avenue. The clock, like…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.46
Date:Circa 1922
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Joseph Mayer & Brothers Co. street clock for Frank Briggs Jeweler, 1402 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1920
This street clock was made by Joseph Mayer & Brothers Company, a watchmaking and wholesale jewelry business begun in Seattle in 1897. Founded by German immigrants Markus (1878-1950), Albert (1872-1929), Emil (1881-), Herman, & Joseph (1868-1937) Mayer, the company existed in various form until 1991. About 100 Mayer street clocks were produced between 1909-1930, often placed in front of jewelers…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.47
Date:Circa 1920
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Street clock in front of B.L. Gates jeweler, Seattle, circa 1914
This street clock was located in front of B.L. Gates jewelers location at 1326 Second Avenue in the Estabrook Building, which was on the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Union Street. Photographer's Reference Number: 225According to a court case between Hutchinson and Gates, the jeweler leased this building from June 1912 to February 1915.
ID Number:1980.6877.5.48
Date:Circa 1914
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Street clock in front of B.L. Gates jeweler, Seattle, circa 1918
This street clock stood in front of B.L. Gates jeweler, located at 809 Second Avenue between 1905 and 1930. Many of Seattle's street clocks were manufactured by Joseph Mayer and Brothers. Austin Seward worked for Pierson and Company, which documented the Mayer Brothers business. Building across the street is the Marion Building. Two other street clocks are visible further up…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.49
Date:Circa 1918
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Street clock in front of Stacy Shown & Co. Jewelers, Seattle, circa 1918
Street clocks such as this one were popular during the first two decades of the 1900s and were often found in front of jewelry and watchmaking shops. Jos. Mayer and Bros. began in 1897 in Seattle and manufactured many clocks during the first two decades of the 1900s. Joseph Mayer and Bros. assembled this street clock, and many others in…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.50
Date:Circa 1918