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Butterfield Trunk Co. employees in work shop, Seattle, January 13, 1920
Originally from Iowa, George Lester Butterfield (1882-1970) came to Seattle in 1910 and operated the Butterfield Trunk Company, a high-end luggage manufacturer, until its sale in 1968 to Skyway Luggage.In this image taken at the Butterfield work shop located at 87 Wall Street in Seattle, employees pose with various models of their hand-made trunks. A 1930 advertisement claimed that the…
ID Number:1990.74.4
Date:1920
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Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa 1926
Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.7
Date:Circa 1926
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Pacific Stone Company employees at work, Seattle, circa 1926
Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.8
Date:Circa 1926
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Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa. 1926
Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.9
Date:Circa 1926
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Detail of Seattle Theatre exterior, Seattle, circa 1926
This image of the Seattle Theatre (later the Paramount Theatre) at 9th Avenue and Pine Street is a close-up of the roof line, highlighting the decorative architectural details. Opened on March 1, 1928, the building was designed as a combination of theater, commercial, and residential spaces, lavishly decorated in the Beaux Arts style. The ornate architectural cut cast stone decoration…
ID Number:1991.22.2.6
Date:Circa 1926
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Three cast stone statues above entrance to Suzzallo Library, Seattle, circa 1927
This photo of the exterior of Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus features three cast stone figures above the main entrance which represent "Thought," "Inspiration," and "Mastery." The figures were created by artist Allan Clark and fabricated by the Pacific Stone Company of Seattle. Though allegorical, the figures were modelled by real people at Clark's Tacoma studio. Photographer's…
ID Number:1991.22.2.11
Date:Circa 1927
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Cast stone statue representing "Inspiration," circa 1927
This image of a cast stone figure representing "Inspiration" was taken prior to its placement above the entrance to Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The figure, created by sculptor Allan Clark from a live model in his Tacoma studio, was fabricated in cast stone by the Pacific Stone Company of Seatttle. Photographer's number: 14333Caption information…
ID Number:1991.22.2.13
Date:Circa 1926
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Cast stone statue representing "Thought," circa 1927
This image of a cast stone figure representing "Thought" was taken prior to its placement above the entrance to Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The figure, created by sculptor Allan Clark from a live model in his Tacoma studio, was fabricated in cast stone by the Pacific Stone Company of Seatttle. Photographer's number: 14334Caption information…
ID Number:1991.22.2.14
Date:Circa 1927
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Cast stone statue representing "Mastery," circa 1927
This image of a cast stone figure representing "Mastery" was taken prior to its placement above the entrance to Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The figure, created by sculptor Allan Clark from a live model in his Tacoma studio, was fabricated in cast stone by the Pacific Stone Company of Seatttle. Photographer's number: 14335Caption information…
ID Number:1991.22.2.15
Date:Circa 1927
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Portrait of Pacific Stone Company employees, Seattle, 1927
Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.3
Date:1927