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Image of Ranke Building, Seattle, circa 1927
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Ranke Building, Seattle, circa 1927

The Ranke Building at 1505 Fifth Avenue was designed by Seattle architect Louis Svarz and opened in 1927. Signs in image: Seaboard [Bldg]. Fashion Bootery. Weisfield & Goldberg - Seattle's [...] Jewelers. Pielow Transfer Co. Temporary Entrance to E.J. Worth Co. - Wholesale Millinery. The Owl Drug Co.Handwritten on sleeve: Ranke Bldg Ext.Webster & Stevens number: 121290Caption information source: "Ranke…
ID Number:1983.10.3469.1
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Rainier Valley State Bank, Seattle, circa 1928
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Rainier Valley State Bank, Seattle, circa 1928

The Rainier Valley State Bank was founded by Simeon T. Toby in 1910. The bank was originally located in the Toby Building in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood at the southeast corner of Rainier Avenue and Edmunds Street. In 1924 Simeon Toby died and his son took over at the bank, moving the bank across Edmunds Street as is shown in…
ID Number:1983.10.3529.1
Date:Circa 1928
Image of Canal Bank, Seattle, circa 1928
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Canal Bank, Seattle, circa 1928

The Canal Bank in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood was located in the Scandinavian-American Bank Building, which was constructed in 1902 and is now part of the Ballard Avenue Landmark District. Handwritten on sleeve: Canal Bank Ext & Int.Photographer's Reference Number: 129889Caption information source: "Summary for 5300 BALLARD AVE / Parcel ID 276770-3000 / Inv # 0," Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, https://web.seattle.gov/dpd/historicalsite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=2147015888
ID Number:1983.10.3551.1
Date:Circa 1928
Image of Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, April 15, 1929
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Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, April 15, 1929

Wilson's Modern Business College opened in Seattle in 1895. It was one of several schools in the city which prepared women and men for jobs in business. Daytime and evening classes included arithmetic, geography, and spelling, as well as bookkeeping, shorthand, and commercial law. Handwritten on sleeve: W.M.B. College Exterior 4-15-29.Photographer's Reference Number: 131213
ID Number:1983.10.3677.2
Date:1929
Image of Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, circa 1928
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Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, circa 1928

Wilson's Modern Business College opened in Seattle in 1895. It was one of several schools in the city which prepared women and men for jobs in business. Daytime and evening classes included arithmetic, geography, and spelling, as well as bookkeeping, shorthand, and commercial law. Handwritten on sleeve: Wilsons Modern Business College.Photographer's Reference Number: 129321
ID Number:1983.10.4008.2
Date:Circa 1928
Image of Shell Oil plant, Richmond Beach, circa 1929
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Shell Oil plant, Richmond Beach, circa 1929

In the early 1912, Shell Oil opened a distribution plant at Point Wells in Richmond Beach, north of Seattle along the Puget Sound. Handwritten on sleeve: Shell Oil Co. Richmond Beach Marine Plant.Webster & Stevens number: 133606Caption information source: "Richmond Beach's First Official Residents and the town’s growth," Shoreline Historical Museum Facebook post, February 8, 2018.
ID Number:1983.10.4064.2
Date:Circa 1929
Image of Shell Oil plant, Seattle, July 24, 1929
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Shell Oil plant, Seattle, July 24, 1929

The City Sales Office and Northern Division Office of Shell Oil Company was located at the corner of Westlake Avenue North and Highland Drive. This view looks east towards Capitol Hill. Handwritten on sleeve: Shell Plant 7/24/29.Webster & Stevens number: 133634
ID Number:1983.10.4069.2
Date:1929
Image of Shell gas station at night, Seattle, circa 1929
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Shell gas station at night, Seattle, circa 1929

This Shell gas station was located on Second Avenue and Jackson Streets, the New Richmond Hotel is visible in the background. What the occasion is for such a crowd gathering here is unknown, it might have been the grand opening of the station. Signs in image: [...] Fixture Co. Coffee - America's Favorite Drink - Crescent Coffee Co. Shell. This…
ID Number:1983.10.4082.2
Date:Circa 1929
Image of Exchange Building, Seattle, March 6, 1930
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Exchange Building, Seattle, March 6, 1930

The Exchange Building is one of several Art Deco office buildings in Seattle. It was designed as a home for stock and commodity exchanges. The Exchange Building was the last large downtown building built before the Depression of the 1930s hit the city. It was Seattle's tallest building until after World War II ended in 1945.This photo, taken in March…
ID Number:1983.10.4155.1
Date:1930
Image of Woman in kitchen at the Seattle Gas Company's model kitchen, April 29, 1932
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Woman in kitchen at the Seattle Gas Company's model kitchen, April 29, 1932

In the 1930s, the Seattle Gas Company's headquarters was at the Gasco Building at 1507-11 Fourth Avenue in Seattle. The first floor included a model kitchen with gas appliances, as shown in this photograph. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Gas Co Ext & Int, 4-29-32.Photographer's Reference Number: 138577Caption information source: "Program Doubles Area of Gasco Headquarters," Seattle Daily Times, April 29,…
ID Number:1983.10.4393.1
Date:1932
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