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Image of Employees loading bags of bulgur at Fisher Flouring Mills, Seattle, July 24, 1961
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Employees loading bags of bulgur at Fisher Flouring Mills, Seattle, July 24, 1961

In different administrative and organizational forms, the Food for Peace program of the United States has provided food assistance around the world since President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act, or Public Law (P.L.) 480, in 1954. Initially a means to donate surplus U.S. commodities, the U.S. government now purchases food from American farmers through…
ID Number:2000.107.172.34.06
Date:1961
Image of Rainier Brewing Company in Georgetown, Seattle, March 18, 1948
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Rainier Brewing Company in Georgetown, Seattle, March 18, 1948

This image of Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood was taken facing east from Corson Avenue and Homer Street, an example by the photographer of the run-down nature of the neighborhood at the time. The large brick buildings in the background are part of the Rainier Brewing Company's brewery, which operated at 3100 Airport Way South from 1878-1999. Now called the Georgetown Brewhouse…
ID Number:2000.107.173.08.01
Date:1948
Image of Exterior of Horluck Brewing Co., Seattle, 1939
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Exterior of Horluck Brewing Co., Seattle, 1939

Nebraska-born George Fausbol Horluck (1901-1975) came to Seattle with his parents and siblings before 1910. Beginning with the purchase of a number of ice cream parlors, Horluck Creameries, Inc., soon gained enough profit that George and his father, Hans Jorgen Horluck (1863-1933), formed their Horluck Investment Company with a starting capital of $99,000. Seeing a new opportunity with the end…
ID Number:2000.107.175.05.01
Date:1939
Image of Fruit supplier tending to imported bananas, Seattle, July 24, 1950
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Fruit supplier tending to imported bananas, Seattle, July 24, 1950

In this image Harry Martindale trims a stalk of ripened bananas at Rogge Commission Company, 1013 Western Avenue. At the time there was concern that disruption in shipping by the Korean War (1950-1953) would cause tropical fruit shortages in the Pacific Northwest. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photo.
ID Number:2000.107.176.37.01
Date:1950
Image of Food merchants receiving goods, Seattle, July 28, 1950
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Food merchants receiving goods, Seattle, July 28, 1950

In this image trucks are backed up to the sidewalk on Western Avenue on a typical weekday morning to load and unload fresh produce, canned goods, and meats on Seattle's "produce row." Signs in image: M. L. Davies Co.; Washington Co-Op Farmer's Association; Sacco Bros. Garden Fresh Fruits Vegetables; Coca-Cola; Harry's Cafe Tavern; P. K. Fruit Co.Caption information derived from…
ID Number:2000.107.176.37.02
Date:1950
Image of Oenophiles tasting wine at Seattle Center, August 27, 1979
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Oenophiles tasting wine at Seattle Center, August 27, 1979

Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. According to the Washington State Wine organization, as of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.01
Date:1979
Image of Wine makers preparing grapes, Seattle, October 15, 1977
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Wine makers preparing grapes, Seattle, October 15, 1977

Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. In this image three amateur wine makers, identified from…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.02
Date:1977
Image of Wine makers crushing grapes, Bellevue, October 4, 1975
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Wine makers crushing grapes, Bellevue, October 4, 1975

Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. In this image amateur wine makers watch as grapes…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.03
Date:1975
Image of Wine brokers unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963
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Wine brokers unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963

Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. According to the Washington State Wine organization, as of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.04
Date:1963
Image of Wine broker unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963
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Wine broker unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963

Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. According to the Washington State Wine organization, as of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.05
Date:1963
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