3503 results for: Seattle Photographic Co.
Photograph
Bob Clardy of Synergistic Software, July 7, 1982
Bob and Ann Clardy founded Seattle-based Synergistic Software with the Apple II game Dungeon Campaign release in 1978. The company continued to release role playing games (RPG) throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, until Sierra On-Line and parent company Comp-U-Card International purchased Synergistic Software in 1996, and officially closed the company in 1999.In this image, founder Bob Clardy is…
ID Number:2000.107.037.38.01
Date:1982
Photograph
Jim Reynolds tasting coffee samples at Starbucks, Seattle, January 1983
Coffee pioneer Jim Reynolds began working as a coffee roaster at Starbucks in the 1970s, when the specialty coffee industry was in its infancy. In 1984, Reynolds left Starbucks and Seattle for Peet's Coffee & Tea in San Francisco. As roaster, Jim helped build the company from a local Bay Area company to a strong regional roaster with national presence.…
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.01
Date:1983
Photograph
Michael Dice roasting coffee at Starbucks, January 1983
In this photo, Michael Dice, coffee roaster at Starbucks, pours coffee beans from the roaster drum into the cooling tray. According to the Post-Intelligencer caption, the machine uses a German drum heated by gas-fired hot air.
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.02
Date:1983
Photograph
Steve Hamilton roasting coffee beans at Seattle's Best Coffee, March 22, 1991
Seattle's Best Coffee started out as the Wet Whisker, a Vashon Island ice cream and coffee shop founded by Jim Stewart. In the early 1980s, the name changed to Stewart Brothers Wet Whisker, then to Stewart Brothers Coffee. Business began to expand, and new shops opened in Bellevue and Pike Place Market around 1984. In 1991, the company was renamed…
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.03
Date:1991
Photograph
Barista Jeffrey Kirihara working at Nordstrom's espresso bar, July 12, 1990
In this photo, Jeffrey Kirihara, barista at an outdoor espresso bar in front of Nordstrom, cleans the front of his espresso station as patrons on the patio enjoy their beverages. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.05
Date:1990
Photograph
Matthew Radford moving Seattle's Best Coffee bags at warehouse, Vashon Island, March 22, 1991
Seattle's Best Coffee started out as the Wet Whisker, a Vashon Island ice cream and coffee shop founded by Jim Stewart. In the early 1980s, the name changed to Stewart Brothers Wet Whisker, then to Stewart Brothers Coffee. Business began to expand, and new shops opened in Bellevue and Pike Place Market around 1984. In 1991, the company was renamed…
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.07
Date:1991
Photograph
Mark Cook giving an interview at Walla Walla State Penitentiary, January 1978
Mark Edwin Cook (b. 1936) was born in Seattle and grew up in the Seattle's Central Area. First arrested at age 17, Cook was in and out of prison for petty crimes until 1973. After his release, he became involved with the George Jackson Brigade, a small revolutionary group in Seattle that committed mostly property crimes to draw attention to…
ID Number:2000.107.041.03.01
Date:1978
Photograph
Dorothy Cordova teaching Filipino folk dancing to children, Seattle, August 31, 1987
Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, met and married in Seattle, where they devoted their lives to their family, to championing social justice issues, preserving Filipino American history, and empowering youth. In 1957, the couple founded the Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled…
ID Number:2000.107.041.21.01
Date:1987
Photograph
Dorothy Cordova discussing education policy, Seattle, February 29, 1988
Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, met and married in Seattle, where they devoted their lives to their family, to championing social justice issues, preserving Filipino American history, and empowering youth. In 1957, the couple founded the Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled…
ID Number:2000.107.041.21.02
Date:1988
Photograph
Fred Cordova and students looking at Filipino American archive, Seattle, August31, 1987
Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, met and married in Seattle, where they devoted their lives to their family, to championing social justice issues, preserving Filipino American history, and empowering youth. In 1957, the couple founded the Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled…
ID Number:2000.107.041.21.03
Date:1987