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Image of Brand family children, Seattle, circa 1901
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Brand family children, Seattle, circa 1901

August and Anna Brand immigrated from Sweden in 1883 and had three children. This photo shows their older son Garfield with his sister Viola on the right, and a cousin, Frida Gabrielson on the left. Frida and Viola were roughly the same age, and Frida lived with the Brand family between 1900 and 1907. Stamped on mount: Ball & Sons,…
ID Number:1981.7328.12
Date:Circa 1901
Image of Anna Brand with son Leonard and other children reading a lesson, Seattle circa 1910
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Anna Brand with son Leonard and other children reading a lesson, Seattle circa 1910

The Brand family ran the Kalmar Hotel on First Hill. They had three children, and the youngest Leonard is shown in this photo with a group of girls in white dresses. Leonard's mother Anna reads with the pupils. Stamped on photo: Johnson, 3rd and Union, Seattle
ID Number:1981.7328.18
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Anna and Viola Brand with the family dog in backyard, Seattle, 1901
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Anna and Viola Brand with the family dog in backyard, Seattle, 1901

August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), were Swedish immigrants who married in 1893 in Seattle. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's home town in Sweden, and…
ID Number:1981.7328.66
Date:1901
Image of Leonard Brand in his barber shop, Seattle, circa 1932
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Leonard Brand in his barber shop, Seattle, circa 1932

Leonard August Gabriel Brand (1902-1969) was born in Seattle to August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), both immigrants from Sweden. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's…
ID Number:1981.7328.68
Date:Circa 1932
Image of Hotel Kalmar, Seattle, June 1956
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Hotel Kalmar, Seattle, June 1956

Swedish immigrants August and Anna Brand purchased this hotel on the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street in 1903. They named it after Anna's home town in Sweden. The Kalmar served mostly working men, offering rooms by the day, week, and month. After August and Anna passed away in the early 1950s, the hotel was administered by their children,…
ID Number:1981.7328.137
Date:1956
Image of Hotel Kalmar on First Hill, Seattle, circa 1905
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Hotel Kalmar on First Hill, Seattle, circa 1905

Swedish immigrants August and Anna Brand purchased this hotel on the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street in 1903. They named it after Anna's home town in Sweden. The Kalmar served mostly working men, offering rooms by the day, week, and month. After August and Anna passed away in the early 1950s, the hotel was administered by their children,…
ID Number:1981.7328.139
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Hotel Kalmar guest register, Seattle, 1903-1914
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Hotel Kalmar guest register, Seattle, 1903-1914

August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), were Swedish immigrants who married in 1893 in Seattle. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's home town in Sweden, and…
ID Number:1981.7328.176
Date:1903-1914
Image of Hotel Kalmar business card, Seattle, circa 1910
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Hotel Kalmar business card, Seattle, circa 1910

August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), were Swedish immigrants who married in 1893 in Seattle. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's home town in Sweden, and…
ID Number:1981.7328.178
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Goon Dip and family, circa 1910
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Goon Dip and family, circa 1910

Goon Dip (circa 1862-1933), one of the most influential Chinese people in the history of Washington state, worked his way up from poverty to become a wealthy merchant and successful labor contractor who provided employment in the canneries for hundreds of Chinese immigrants. He served as China’s honorary consul to Washington State and Alaska. He also built the Milwaukee Hotel…
ID Number:1982.4.1
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Studio portrait of Norman Archibald and Hazel Draper, circa 1940
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Studio portrait of Norman Archibald and Hazel Draper, circa 1940

Hazel Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) and Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) were siblings born in Seattle to real estate developer Silas W. Archibald (b. 1864) and Elizabeth Jane (Langille) Archibald (b. 1866), who had emigrated from Nova Scotia, Canada, after their 1889 marriage. Both Hazel and Norman served in France during World War I. Norman was a lieutenant with the…
ID Number:1982.105.2.7
Date:Circa 1940
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