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Image of Wine maker sampling from barrel, Woodinville, December 4, 1989
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Wine maker sampling from barrel, Woodinville, December 4, 1989

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 Alan Moen, barrel master at Columbia…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.06
Date:1989
Image of Dick Yoshimura at Mutual Fish Company, Seattle, March 6, 1984
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Dick Yoshimura at Mutual Fish Company, Seattle, March 6, 1984

Dick Yoshimura (1914-2012) founded the Mutual Fish Company and is credited with the region’s first live seafood tanks and other innovations. Born in Japan, Yoshimura came to Seattle in 1929 and developed a reputation for working hard for fish companies along the Alaskan Way waterfront. He was imprisoned for three years at a Japanese incarceration camp during World War II,…
ID Number:2000.107.234.22.01
Date:1984
Image of Worker processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
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Worker processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993

The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area. Early white settlers in Washington quickly found local shellfish to be a valuable export fetching high prices in San Francisco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.7.20
Date:1993
Image of Workers processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
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Workers processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993

The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area. Early white settlers in Washington quickly found local shellfish to be a valuable export fetching high prices in San Francisco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.7.36
Date:1993
Image of Workers processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
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Workers processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993

The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area.…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.8.04
Date:1993
Image of Customer with bags of fortune cookie wafers outside Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 18, 1993
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Customer with bags of fortune cookie wafers outside Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 18, 1993

Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.1.03
Date:1993
Image of Woman making fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993
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Woman making fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993

Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.2.20
Date:1993
Image of Fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993
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Fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993

Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.3.35
Date:1993
Image of Howard Thompson cleaning out milk truck at Darigold plant, Seattle, September 6, 1993
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Howard Thompson cleaning out milk truck at Darigold plant, Seattle, September 6, 1993

In 1918, a group of dairy farmers in Washington formed the United Dairymen’s Association to cooperate in processing and selling their products. In 1925, the Association created the brand name Darigold, by which it is best known. Darigold is a cooperative, owned by its members. As of 2023, Darigold members consist of about 430 dairy farms across Washington, Oregon, Idaho,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930906.1.35
Date:1993
Image of Mark Ostrander with stacked crates of milk at Darigold plant, Seattle, September 1993
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Mark Ostrander with stacked crates of milk at Darigold plant, Seattle, September 1993

In 1918, a group of dairy farmers in Washington formed the United Dairymen’s Association to cooperate in processing and selling their products. In 1925, the Association created the brand name Darigold, by which it is best known. Darigold is a cooperative, owned by its members. As of 2023, Darigold members consist of about 430 dairy farms across Washington, Oregon, Idaho,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930906.2.07
Date:1993
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