1892 results for: Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State
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Black Manufacturing Company trade catalog, 1924
George Black founded the Black Manufacturing Company in Seattle in the early 1900s. In this 1924 catalog, the Black Bear label is seen on a wide variety of work and dress clothing for men and boys for activities ranging from logging to hiking to office work. The company also sold bedding, household linens, gloves, socks, and underwear. Black Manufacturing remained…
ID Number:2018.3.3.107
Date:1924
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Bacon & Matheson Forge Company, Catalog No. 21, 1921
Bacon & Matheson of Seattle made heavy-duty iron and steel hardware and equipment for the mining, logging, construction, trucking, maritime and shipping industries. The firm's 1921 catalog includes images of their plant at West Lander Street, Seattle, images of small and large products, and equipment in action.
ID Number:2018.3.3.108
Date:1921
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Directory of Pacific Coast Salmon Packers, 1915
This Pacific Coast Salmon Packers directory for 1915 lists packing companies in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, giving names of officers, addresses, number of canneries, and brand names packed at each location. The volume also includes a detailed description of the 1914 salmon pack; a sample of these pages is shown here.
ID Number:2018.3.3.109
Date:1915
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Anderson & Thompson Ski Company catalog, 1956
In the 1930s, Norwegian Jorgen Aaland experimented with making a laminated wooden ski. He lived in Seattle at the time and took his idea to Ray Anderson, a ski instructor and president of the city's General Furniture Company. Anderson developed the idea further and received a patent from the US Patent Office in May 1933. Anderson and mountaineer Ben Thompson…
ID Number:2018.3.3.110
Date:1956
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Seattle Drug Store prescription, circa 1880
Moses Rideout Maddocks (1833-1919) arrived in Washington Territory in 1858, where he worked as a logger and was elected to the state legislature (he later served as Seattle's fourth mayor). He came to Seattle permanently in 1864, and about two years later became part owner of a drug store. He bought out his partner after 18 months and solely operated…
ID Number:2018.3.3.111
Date:Circa 1880
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Millroy's Pathfinder to Alaska and the Klondyke Gold Fields, circa 1898
In 1897, in response to the Klondike Gold Rush, Canada passed a number of new laws addressing mining in the Klondike Region. These concerned the management of claims, mining by proxy, and other matters. A map publisher living in Seattle at the time, John James Millroy, Jr. (1862-1908), used government and private surveys to create "Millroy's Map of Alaska and…
ID Number:2018.3.3.112
Date:Circa 1898
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Alaska Department of Seattle Chamber of Commerce card, circa 1925
On April 17, 1882, 26 leading Seattle citizens and businessmen organized the Seattle Chamber of Commerce with the intent of protecting local interests. The Chamber reorganized in 1910 to broaden its scope, taking the name “New Seattle Chamber of Commerce.” Among the goals of the new Chamber were “to promote the growth and development of the State of Washington, the…
ID Number:2018.3.3.113
Date:Circa 1925
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Brochure for Business Friendship Tour of Alaska, June 1933
In June 1933, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce sponsored a business cruise to Alaska for Pacific Northwest executives, their families, and friends. During the 14-day cruise on the steamship Aleutian, participants could enjoy the scenery and network with one another. The brochure includes a map and itinerary as well as information on meals, entertainment, costs, and how to make reservations.
ID Number:2018.3.3.114
Date:1933
Diary
Klondike diary of Harry V. McComb, 1897-1900
In 1896 gold was discovered on the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, triggering a stampede of prospectors into Seattle and an era of prosperity that lasted for more than a decade. In this diary of his gold rush travels, Harry V. McComb (1866-1947) of Seattle describes trips between Seattle and Alaska, and writes about stops in…
ID Number:2018.3.3.115
Date:1897-1900
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Ice Parade program, November 10-12, 1961
The Seattle Skating Club (SSC) was formed in 1931, and for at least 10 years held an ice skating exhibition event called Iceparade. Proceeds from the event went to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Annual Christmas Fund which provided hot lunches, clothing, and medical and dental care throughout the year for under-privileged children attending public or parochial schools in Seattle and King…
ID Number:2018.3.3.116
Date:1961