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Image of Sweet Treats by Foremost Washington Cooks, circa 1952
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Sweet Treats by Foremost Washington Cooks, circa 1952

U and I (Utah-Idaho) Sugar Company maintained several sugar plants in Washington State during the 20th century. By the late 1970s, the U & I brand would disappear, with the last Washington plant, in Moses Lake, closing in 1978. This U and I recipe booklet contains recipes for sweets, submitted by regional home economics editors and food specialists at local…
ID Number:2014.3.2.18
Date:Circa 1952
Image of Recipes Using Vernell's Real Buttermint Candy, circa 1951
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Recipes Using Vernell's Real Buttermint Candy, circa 1951

Vernell's Fine Candies was founded in 1947 by Vern and Eleanor Fortin, using a treasured family recipe for buttermints. Vernell's offices in 1948 were located at 6415 Latona in Seattle, but a large new factory and office complex was built between 1951 and 1953 at 1825 Westlake Avenue North. By the mid-1950s, Vernell's was the largest producer of buttermints in…
ID Number:2014.3.2.19
Date:Circa 1951
Image of The Chicken Cook Book by Lynden, circa 1935
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The Chicken Cook Book by Lynden, circa 1935

Founded in 1917, the Washington Cooperative Egg & Poultry Association was formed in order to help small chicken and egg farmers move their products into the rapidly growing cities. The Washington Cooperative Egg & Poultry Association was first located at the corner of Roeder Avenue and Central Street in Bellingham. Later the cooperative would add a Seattle location at 217…
ID Number:2014.3.2.20
Date:Circa 1936
Image of 6 Famous Pacific Oyster Recipes, circa 1955
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6 Famous Pacific Oyster Recipes, circa 1955

The Pacific Coast Oyster Growers Association was established in 1930 with support from Earl Newell Steele, known to some as the "Daddy of the Pacific Oyster Industry." Born in Iowa in 1881, Steele came to Washington in 1903 initially to teach school in Olympia. Steele conducted a scientific study of the propagation of Washington's Native Olympia Oyster and pioneered the…
ID Number:2014.3.2.22
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Large group seated at a bar, circa 1947
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Large group seated at a bar, circa 1947

This photo shows a group of friends enjoying themselves at a bar. From left to right: "Horse Mustard" the bartender, Frank Fair (fourth from left), Geraldine (Hunt) Follings, Vera (Smith) Gale, Catherine Polk, Marjorie Polk Sotero, Doris Hickman Height, and Bob Groves (smiling man behind Height).
ID Number:2014.49.002.024.0082
Date:Circa 1947
Image of Six people posing behind a bar, Seattle, circa 1944
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Six people posing behind a bar, Seattle, circa 1944

In addition to documenting Seattle jazz clubs in the 1940s-50s, Al Smith also photographed family, friends and other local scenes in the city's Black community. On this occasion Smith photographed three men and three women behind the bar at an unidentified venue. Signs on the walls advertise beer and food, and indicate that the photo was taken during wartime: two…
ID Number:2014.49.005.027.0311
Date:Circa 1944
Image of Betty Connelly with drink in back yard, Seattle, circa 1953
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Betty Connelly with drink in back yard, Seattle, circa 1953

Betty June (Hartsfield) Connelly holds a cool drink near a lounge chair in a back yard.
ID Number:2014.49.006.007.0019
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Izzy Smith at a picnic, 1959
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Izzy Smith at a picnic, 1959

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, he photographs his wife Izzy enjoying a cold drink at a picnic. Isabelle “Izzy” Donaldson (1916-2008) was born to a family of Black coal miners in Roslyn, Washington. She met photographer Al Smith in…
ID Number:2014.49.09.04.09
Date:1959
Image of Diners around table at Chinese restaurant, Seattle, circa 1953
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Diners around table at Chinese restaurant, Seattle, circa 1953

Eight unidentified people sit together at a table in a busy Chinese restaurant.
ID Number:2014.49.014.056.0134
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Four women, possibly staff from the Basin Street Club, circa 1943
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Four women, possibly staff from the Basin Street Club, circa 1943

In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and members of the community in their everyday lives. Here, Smith photographs a group of four women who appear to be staff at an eating and drinking establishment, possibly the Basin Street nightclub. Three of the women wear white jackets to protect their…
ID Number:2014.49.16.009.02
Date:Circa 1943
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