169 results for: Agriculture and Farms
Ephemera
Kristoferson's Dairy calendar, 1933
Swedish immigrants Alfred and Alberta "Bertie" Kristoferson moved to Washington in 1890 and opened Kristoferson Dairy in 1897. Son August Kristoferson took the reins of the dairy business after his father's death in 1914. After operating at several other locations in Seattle, the company built a plant at 1300 Rainier Avenue, with over 50 delivery trucks. The firm's entry in…
ID Number:2018.3.3.142
Date:1933
Photograph
Milkman and wagon at Manitou Park, Tacoma, 1908
In this photo, a young man poses holding a milk can and cup near a horse-drawn milk cart just off a dirt path in a grassy area in Manitou Park in Tacoma. Painted on cart: Jersey Milk
ID Number:2018.48.7
Date:1908
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Gwen Bassetti, March 31, 2004
This March 2004 interview is with Gwen Bassetti, founder of the Grand Central Bakery in Seattle, and was conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Bassetti describes running a bread, jam and vegetable stand on Lopez Island, opening The Bakery sandwich shop in the recently-renovated Grand Central Building in Pioneer Square in 1972, and founding the Grand…
ID Number:2019.35.8.1
Date:2004
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Barry Bettinger, April 9, 2004
This is April 2004 interview with Barry Bettinger, owner of Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, was conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Bettinger describes his responsibilities at the ice cream business, from management and bookkeeping to the hands-on work of making ice cream, as well as working on the business’s upcoming move to a larger space in…
ID Number:2019.35.8.2
Date:2004
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Gary Briggs and Dave Jarzynka, February 19, 2004
Interview with Gary Briggs and Dave Jarzynka of Briggs Nursery based in Elma, WA, conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on February 19, 2004. Briggs Nursery is recognized for its ability to propagate and grow a wide variety of specialty plants. They grown over 1,000 varieties of plants at their labratory and greenhouse.
ID Number:2019.35.8.3
Date:2004
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Goldie Caughlan, February 4, 2004
This 2004 interview is with Goldie Caughlan, Nutrition Education Manager at the Puget Consumers Co-op (now PCC Natural Markets) in Seattle, and was conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Caughlan considers the intersecting stories of her interests in the socio-economic and environmental aspects of hunger, food, and nutrition; the history and evolution of the PCC; and…
ID Number:2019.35.8.4
Date:2004
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Mike Finger and Kimberly Finger, January 27, 2004
This late-January 2004 interview is with Mike and Kim Finger at Cedarville Farm, near Deming, Washington, and was conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project. The farm, certified organic, produces nearly 40 kinds of vegetables, along with eggs, chickens, flowers, and herbs. In the interview, Mike reflects on the advantages and disadvantages of starting with an existing…
ID Number:2019.35.8.5
Date:2004
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Junkoh Harui, April 20, 2004
Interview with Junkoh Harui, the owner of Bainbridge Gardens on Bainbridge Island, with Julie Kressen on April 20, 2004, for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Bainbridge Gardens was started in 1911 by Harui's father and uncle. In 1941, they were forced to leave to Moses Lake during World War II. In 1958, Harui and his wife, Chris, opened the Island's…
ID Number:2019.35.8.6
Date:2004
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Terry Hunt, February 25, 2004
Interview with Terry Hunt conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on February 25, 2004. Hunt was a master of the Washington State Grange at the time of this interview.
ID Number:2019.35.8.7
Date:2004
Videorecording
Oral history interview with David Lake, January 21, 2004
The interview of David Lake conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on January 21, 2004. The interview begins with Lake’s description of how and why he got into winemaking, including his education, his early work in the wine business in Europe, and his becoming a Master of Wine. He describes the state of grape-growing and winemaking…
ID Number:2019.35.8.8
Date:2004