226 results for: Eating and Drinking
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Richard M. Nixon at the Olympic Hotel, Seattle, 1968
On September 24 and 25, 1968, Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) campaigned for president in Seattle. His stop in Seattle included a rally at University Plaza, a ride in a hydrofoil on Elliott Bay, and a tour of the Lockheed Shipyard. He spent the night of September 24 at the Olympic Hotel. This photograph from his time at the Olympic Hotel…
ID Number:2005.31.1
Date:1968
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Three women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 1939
The first Founders' Day Ball took place on November 13, 1911, on the 60th anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki beach. From its inception the event was a historical costume ball, hosted by Emily and Morgan Carkeek at their First Hill mansion. Guests were asked to donate artifacts or documents related to Seattle history, which led to the…
ID Number:2008.3.1.45.5
Date:1939
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Annual luncheon at Carkeek Park, Seattle, October 1922
Beginning in about 1918, the Seattle Park Board hosted annual picnics at the "original" Carkeek Park (1918-1926) on Pontiac Bay at Lake Washington, later the site of the Sand Point Naval Station and now Magnuson Park. These annual luncheon picnics were attended by donors to the park and their friends on the anniversary of the donation of the park by…
ID Number:2008.3.1.46.12
Date:1922
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Ivar's Acres of Clams menu, circa 1950
In 1938, 33-year-old Seattle native Ivar Haglund opened the city's first aquarium on Pier 54. Soon, entrepreneur Haglund opened a stand selling clam chowder and fish and chips to the aquarium's hungry visitors. Though the stand soon closed, in 1946 Haglund opened his first "official" restaurant, the renowned Ivar's Acres of Clams on Pier 54, the first of several Ivar's…
ID Number:2009.19.1.1
Date:Circa 1950
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Lunchtime modeling at the Bon Marché Northgate Mall store, Seattle, circa 1951
The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street.In 1949, the Bon Marché provided the anchor store for one of the world's first modern shopping…
ID Number:2009.20.113.1
Date:Circa 1951
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Guests sitting at tables during chili party, Seattle, December 16, 1915
George Austin Moore, claiming to be the best chili maker in America, served what was then referred to as a Mexican delicacy to guests seated backstage at Seattle's Orpheum Theatre on Third Avenue and Madison Street. At the time, Mr. Moore and his wife Cordelia Haager were performing their song and dance act in Seattle on the Orpheum Circuit, a…
ID Number:2010.46.1
Date:1915
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Palace Fish and Oyster Co. brochure, circa 1935
Nessim D. Alhadeff (1884-1950) was a Sephardic Jew who immigrated to Seattle in 1904 from the Mediterranean island of Rhodes. He began working in fish markets and by 1907 had set up his own market, Palace Market. Within three years he had helped his six brothers emigrate, and the growing family business was known over time as Palace Fish and…
ID Number:2013.58.15
Date:Circa 1935
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Bush Garden menu, circa 1965
Bush Garden, which is still in operation today, opened in 1953. This Japanese restaurant is located at 614 Maynard Ave. The trifold menu features color photographs of the restaurant by local commercial photographer Walt Scarff and has a detatchable souvenir postcard.
ID Number:2014.3.1.1
Date:Circa 1965
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Carl Broome's menu, circa 1955
This restaurant was located at 314 Broadway North. Carl W. Broome is quoted on the back of the menu: "I didn't fall into the restaurant business; I'm in it because I like nothing better than tasty food, cleanly and rapidly served, wholesome and hot! I like people, and when you come in and are satisfied, I am happy."
ID Number:2014.3.1.2
Date:Circa 1955
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King Fur Cafe menu, circa 1955
In the 1930s, several Chinese nightspots opened in Seattle's Chinatown neighborhood (now the Chinatown-international District), catering to both Asian and non-Asian customers. Among them was the King Fur Cafe at 709 1/2 King Street, run by long-time manager Fred Eng until around the 1960s. King Fur Cafe offered both Chinese and American dishes, in addition to music and dancing in…
ID Number:2014.3.1.4
Date:Circa 1955