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Ivar Acres of Clams "Old Seattle" souvenir placemat, circa 1960
Ivars Acres of Clams is located on Pier 54 on Seattle's waterfront. This Ivar's placemat features illustrations paired with lyrics from the "Old Settler's Song (Acres of Clams)" a folk song written by Francis D. Henry around 1874. It has been said that Ivar Haglund learned the song from Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, and he used it on his…
ID Number:2014.119.2
Date:Circa 1960
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Ruby Chow's menu, circa 1955
Ruby Chow and her husband Ping opened Ruby Chow's restaurant in an old mansion at Broadway and Jefferson Street in 1948, the first Chinese restaurant in Seattle located outside of Chinatown. Ruby Chow would spend a lifetime as a community leader, including service as the first Asian American on the King County Council, first elected in 1973 and serving for…
ID Number:2016.20.7
Date:Circa 1955
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Von's Cafe menu, circa 1946
Von's restaurant, first known as Rippe's, opened in 1910 on Pike Street. In 1923, the restaurant moved to 1423 4th Avenue and began serving food 24 hours a day. Owner Frank Rippe closed his cafe in October 1940, and the business was purchased three months later by Seattle movie theater magnate John G. von Herberg, with the new name of…
ID Number:2016.36.1
Date:Circa 1946
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The Chimes menu, circa 1942
"The Chimes for Ken's Hamburgers" restaurant, located in Seattle's University District, was named after a tower built in 1904 on the University of Washington campus. Chimes Tower, originally a water tower, was converted in 1914 to house twelve bells. The tower burned down in 1949. The Chimes restaurant opened in 1938 at 4330 University Way. Cut in the shape of…
ID Number:2016.36.2
Date:Circa 1942
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Norm's Fountain Cafe menu, circa 1945
Norm's Fountain Cafe was located in Seattle's University District. This lunch and fountain menu features a photograph of a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress cruising in front of Mount Rainier on its cover, along with the catchphrase "Just say ''I'll meet you for breakfast at Norm's'." On the back of the menu is a helpful chart indicating the amount of fruit,…
ID Number:2016.36.3
Date:Circa 1945
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Harmel's menu, circa 1941
Opened during World War II, Harmel's was located at 7321 Sand Point Way, directly opposite the Sand Point Naval Air Station. The local newspaper noted the establishment of this "new-type cafe" in December 1941 as a reflection of population and traffic growth in the Sand Point district, adding that Harmel's "will have an extensive parking area to provide drive-in service."This…
ID Number:2016.36.4
Date:Circa 1941
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American Italian Athletic Club menu, circa 1937
Several Seattle Italian organizations, including the American Italian Athletic Club, joined in 1935 to form the Italian Club. They moved into a new headquarters at 620 Union Street in 1937. The club was open only to men of Italian descent .This elegant dark red menu features silver lettering on the front and an image of a discus thrower. Daily $1.25…
ID Number:2016.36.5
Date:Circa 1937
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Hotel Sorrento New Year's Dinner menu, 1923
The Hotel Sorrento, one of the city's first "boutique" hotels, opened in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood in 1909. Among the hotel's first customers were some of the millions of visitors to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world's fair highlighting the development of the Pacific Northwest.This 1923 New Year's day dinner menu at the Sorrento offered a $2.00 prix fixe meal,…
ID Number:2016.36.6
Date:1923
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Hotel Sorrento Thanksgiving Dinner menu, 1923
The Hotel Sorrento, one of the city's first "boutique" hotels, opened in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood in 1909. Among the hotel's first customers were some of the millions of visitors to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world's fair highlighting the development of the Pacific Northwest. The Hotel Sorrento continues in business at its original location on the corner of Madison…
ID Number:2016.36.7
Date:1923
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Hotel Sorrento Christmas Dinner menu, 1923
The Hotel Sorrento, one of the city's first "boutique" hotels, opened in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood in 1909. Among the hotel's first customers were some of the millions of visitors to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world's fair highlighting the development of the Pacific Northwest. The Hotel Sorrento continues in business at its original location on the corner of Madison…
ID Number:2016.36.8
Date:1923