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Image of Three women on horseback, Seattle, circa 1920
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Three women on horseback, Seattle, circa 1920

Hazel Gladys Klinefelter was an active member of the Seattle Riding Academy and enjoyed riding with her friends. Here, Hazel (right) and two unidentified friends ride their horses somewhere near Volunteer Park. Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times: October 29, 1922, p. 91.
ID Number:2019.7.4
Date:1920
Image of Mortensen Livery Barn in South Park, Seattle, circa 1907
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Mortensen Livery Barn in South Park, Seattle, circa 1907

South Park is located south of Seattle on the west bank of the Duwamish River. Once a separate city, it became part of Seattle in 1907, around the time this photo was taken. During this period, many of South Park’s residents were farmers who supplied produce to Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Mortensen’s Livery Stable, shown here, would have been a…
ID Number:2019.92.8
Date:1907
Image of B.F. Middleton Groceries cart, Seattle, circa 1900
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B.F. Middleton Groceries cart, Seattle, circa 1900

B.F. Middleton moved to Seattle after the 1889 Great Fire and settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893. He ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district. This image shows the store’s horse-drawn delivery wagon. Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times: November 11, 1956, p. 57.
ID Number:2019.92.11
Date:1900
Image of Anna and Franz Hardow posing with friends and family near house, Seattle, 1940
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Anna and Franz Hardow posing with friends and family near house, Seattle, 1940

Morningside Dairy was a small family business operating in Seattle from around 1922 until 1948. The dairy was owned by Franz Hardow (1886-1965), the son of Swedish immigrants, and Anna Gerrels Hardow (1894-1990), the daughter of German immigrants. The couple married in 1921, then left Minnesota for Seattle, where they leased land from Washington State for their home and farm…
ID Number:2024.6.2
Date:1940
Image of Cows grazing at Morningside Dairy, Seattle, circa 1930
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Cows grazing at Morningside Dairy, Seattle, circa 1930

Morningside Dairy was a small family business operating in Seattle from around 1922 until 1948. The dairy was owned by Franz Hardow (1886-1965), the son of Swedish immigrants, and Anna Gerrels Hardow (1894-1990), the daughter of German immigrants. The couple married in 1921, then left Minnesota for Seattle, where they leased land from the government for their home and farm…
ID Number:2024.6.3
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Two young women on horses, with farmhouse in background, Seattle, circa 1930
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Two young women on horses, with farmhouse in background, Seattle, circa 1930

Morningside Dairy was a small family business operating in Seattle from around 1922 until 1948. The dairy was owned by Franz Hardow (1886-1965), the son of Swedish immigrants, and Anna Gerrels Hardow (1894-1990), the daughter of German immigrants. The couple married in 1921, then left Minnesota for Seattle, where they leased land from Washington State for their home and farm…
ID Number:2024.6.4
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Franz Hardow holding his daughter on a cow in front of Hardow home, Seattle, circa 1926
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Franz Hardow holding his daughter on a cow in front of Hardow home, Seattle, circa 1926

Morningside Dairy was a small family business operating in Seattle from around 1922 until 1948. The dairy was owned by Franz Hardow (1886-1965), the son of Swedish immigrants, and Anna Gerrels Hardow (1894-1990), the daughter of German immigrants. The couple married in 1921, then left Minnesota for Seattle, where they leased land from Washington State for their home and farm…
ID Number:2024.6.5
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Anna Hardow milking a cow at Morningside Dairy, Seattle, circa 1930
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Anna Hardow milking a cow at Morningside Dairy, Seattle, circa 1930

Morningside Dairy was a small family business operating in Seattle from around 1922 until 1948. The dairy was owned by Franz Hardow (1886-1965), the son of Swedish immigrants, and Anna Gerrels Hardow (1894-1990), the daughter of German immigrants. The couple married in 1921, then left Minnesota for Seattle, where they leased land from Washington State for their home and farm…
ID Number:2024.6.6
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Young woman and horse outside Malmo & Co. warehouse, Seattle, circa 1925
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Young woman and horse outside Malmo & Co. warehouse, Seattle, circa 1925

Charles Malmo emigrated from Norway in 1878, arrived in Seattle in 1891, and established Malmo Seed and Nursery Company in 1893. He opened his first garden store at 916 Second Avenue in what would become downtown Seattle. Over the years, the Malmo company expanded to several locations and became known for its fine plants, trees, and landscaping services.In this image,…
ID Number:2024.12.19
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Whaling canoe at Neah Bay, 1900
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Whaling canoe at Neah Bay, 1900

The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.23
Date:1900
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