1892 results for: Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State
Photograph
Sportsmen's Show group at Montlake Bridge dedication, Seattle, June 1925
Seattle’s Montlake Bridge was dedicated on June 27, 1925. Seizing the opportunity to appeal to the gathered crowds, a group of fishing enthusiasts posed on the new bridge to publicize the upcoming Sportsmen’s Show. The third annual show, to be held at Green Lake, featured exhibits and entertainment centering around outdoor activities. Using a giant creel, oversized rods and nets,…
ID Number:2013.58.8
Date:1925
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Trianon Ballroom opening booklet, 1927
The Trianon Ballroom, located at Third Avenue and Bell Street, was an important entertainment venue in Seattle's musical history. One of several large dance clubs in the area which drew national Big Band talent, it was founded by hotelier john Edward Savage (1879-1958) and had a 30 x 135-foot dance floor that accommodated more than 5,000 dancers. Operating under Jim…
ID Number:2013.58.14
Date:1927
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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
Correspondence
Letter from B. N. Hicks to Charles Heifner, March 20, 1929
The Anti-Saloon League was but one of the organizations active in the nationwide prohibition movement. In 1929, the Washington chapter sponsored bills in the state legislature increasing penalties on the violations of the state’s prohibition law. In this letter, written on March 20, 1929, the League’s State Superintendent, B. N. Hicks, thanks State Senator Charles Heifner of King County for…
ID Number:2013.58.18
Date:1929
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Notepaper from Hotel Seattle, circa 1905
Located in Pioneer Square at the intersection of Yesler Way, James Street, and First Avenue, the Hotel Seattle (also Seattle Hotel) was constructed in 1890, replacing the Occidental Hotel, which burned down in the fire of 1889. In 1891, the building served as home to the Seattle Public Library. Around the time of the construction of the nearby Smith Tower…
ID Number:2013.58.19
Date:Circa 1905
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Crescent baking powder advertisement, Seattle, 1926
The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early twentieth century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington in 1990.This advertisement for Double Acting Crescent Baking…
ID Number:2013.58.21.6.1
Date:1926
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Crescent Mapleine advertisement, Seattle, circa 1925
The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early twentieth century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington in 1990.This poster for Mapleine features a bottle…
ID Number:2013.58.21.6.2
Date:Circa 1925
Poster
Tania Maria at the Fabulous Rainbow poster, Seattle, April 29-30, 1984
Tania Maria (b. 1948) is a Brazilian jazz singer and musician who began playing the piano at the age of seven. After she came to the attention of American guitarist Charlie Byrd, he recommended her at Concord Records where she was signed and had her first internationally successful album, “Come With Me.” Ms. Maria has since recorded more than 25…
ID Number:2013.87.13
Date:1984
Poster
The Partay concert poster, July 1982
The poster pictured here advertises a concert featuring The Partay, a band made up of members from other local bands: Teddy Jan and Jim Lilly from Kidd Afrika (1967-1982), and Carson Michaels from The Reputations (1979-1987, 2011-present). The line up also included special guest "David the Singing Sound Person."The shows were held on two consecutive Monday nights, July 12 and…
ID Number:2013.87.70
Date:1982
Poster
Del-Psychics concert poster, September 12-14, 1982
The poster pictured here advertises a Del-Psychics concert, featuring Jeff Simmons and Penta Leslee Swanson.The shows were held Sunday, September 12 - Tuesday, September 14, probably in 1982, at the Fabulous Rainbow Tavern, at 722 N.E. 45th Street in the University District. The Rainbow first opened at the same location as a beer parlor in 1936 by Frank Salvino (1902-1960).…
ID Number:2013.87.72
Date:1982