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The Reliable Transfer Co. business card, circa 1910
The business card pictured here is from The Reliable Transfer Co., a local moving company that advertised in the Seattle Times at least from 1903-1965.
ID Number:2018.3.3.80
Date:Circa 1910
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Jacobs, Trenholme & Co. business card, 1901
The business card pictured here is from Jacobs, Trenholme & Co., a local storage company that advertised in "The Seattle Times" at least from 1900-1902. The business was initially known as Morgan, Jacobs & Trenholme, but at some point it became solely associated with Charles H. Jacobs (1850-) and James Dickson Trenholme (1866-1919). An inscription on the back of the…
ID Number:2018.3.3.81
Date:1901
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Wm. Hunt & Co. business card, 1904
The business card pictured here is from Wm. Hunt & Co., a local wholesale vinegar company that advertised in the Seattle Times at least from 1900-1945. William Hunt (1866-1859) was born in England and came to the U.S. about 1892. He later opened a food processing plant in the Skagit Valley. An inscription on the back of the business card…
ID Number:2018.3.3.82
Date:1904
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Malmo & Co. receipt, 1899
The receipt pictured here was issued to Miss Collins, by Malmo & Co., a seed and nursery company established in Seattle in 1893 by Norwegian immigrant Charles Malmo (1862-1938). Miss Collins paid $5.00 for 12 bunches of violets and three strings of Smilax (a woody vine). This object is one of several attributed to a collection from the family of…
ID Number:2018.3.3.83
Date:1899
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J.S. Graham receipt, 1899
The receipt pictured here was issued to Emma Louise (Collins) Downey (1869-1951) by J. S. Graham, purveyor of "artistic Millinery, Cloaks and Suits." Miss Collins paid $20.28 for a hat, sailor, waist, silk, and another hat. This object is one of several attributed to a collection from the family of John Collins (1835-1903), an Irish immigrant who moved to Seattle…
ID Number:2018.3.3.84
Date:1899
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Louch, Augustine & Co. grocery bill, January 31, 1901
Englishman Charles Louch (b. 1850) came to Seattle about 1883 and began selling fruits, tobacco, and groceries, eventually expanding to sausage and smoked meats. His signature 1888 Brand hams were popular locally and also a favorite of Klondike gold rush camps. Partnering with traveling food salesman Manuel Brock Augustine (1844-1922) in 1892, their business became well-known, and the men respected…
ID Number:2018.3.3.85
Date:1901
Correspondence
Washington Shoe Mfg. Co. letter, July 7, 1908
Seattle's first shoe company, the Washington Shoe Manufacturing Company, was founded in 1891 by T. J. Thorsen, L. B. Allain, and G. M. Barber. The company made boots and shoes for outdoor workers and prospered due to high demand during the Alaska Gold Rush. The letter pictured here on company letterhead refers to an ad in the "Seattle Trade Register."…
ID Number:2018.3.3.86
Date:1908
Correspondence
Seattle Hat Factory letter, May 9, 1903
The letter pictured here was written by West William Barkman (1873-1946), a partner in Lillagar & Barkman (later West W. Barkman). The body of this letter refers to a cut, or illustration, that was used in the "Seattle Trade Register," the first commercial newspaper in Seattle, which was published by Canadian immigrant Lovett Mortimer Wood (1858-1914) from at least 1893-1914.…
ID Number:2018.3.3.87
Date:1903
Correspondence
Seattle Fish Co. voucher, December 23, 1902
The letter seen here was sent from the Seattle Fish Company to the Pacific American Fisheries Company on behalf of George Sayers, who was to receive $75.60 for fish that he caught on behalf of the company. The Seattle Fish Co. was operated at the time by Pacific Packing and Navigation Company, a conglomerate of salmon-canning companies that operated out…
ID Number:2018.3.3.88
Date:1902
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Littler Stores envelope, circa 1950
Upscale men's apparel store Littler was begun in 1931 by Anson A. "Bob" Littler (1900-1991), who started his career as a clerk at Frederick & Nelson in the menswear department. An avid golfer, Mr. Littler began playing in tournaments around 1926, and competed frequently with fellow retail merchants George H. Bartell (1868–1956) and Eddie Bauer (1899-1986). Also a local civic…
ID Number:2018.3.3.89
Date:Circa 1950