219 results for: Eating and Drinking
Photograph
Heep's Lunch room, Seattle, circa 1920
A typical eatery in Seattle's downtown business district, Heep's Lunch was located at 1207 3rd Avenue." This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in the State of Washington" and was acquired by the Swedish Club of Seattle. Some of the photos in the album are signed Nordlands Foto Company, K.E. Nordland owner, 1707 Market…
ID Number:2016.59.48
Date:Circa 1920
Photograph
Swedish-Americans having a picnic, circa 1925
By 1910, nearly 150,000 Scandinavians had immigrated to the Pacific Northwest. Those coming from Sweden settled in cities like Seattle, as well as smaller towns throughout Washington state. This photo shows a group of Swedish-Americans, probably an extended family, having a picnic on a warm spring day. It is part of an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in…
ID Number:2016.59.78
Date:Circa 1925
Poster
Phinney Neighborhood Farmers Market poster, Seattle, June 3 - September 30, 2016
On May 29, 1993, the University District Farmers Market opened in Seattle at the University Heights Community Center. Continuing from late May through early November, the market drew on Seattle's long history of the Pike Place Market, which opened in August of 1907 and allowed farmers to sell directly to consumers. In 2000, Chris Curtis, one of the originators of…
ID Number:2017.60.2
Date:2016
Poster
Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets poster, 2016
On May 29, 1993, the University District Farmers Market opened in Seattle at the University Heights Community Center. Continuing from late May through early November, the market drew on Seattle's long history of the Pike Place Market, which opened in August of 1907 and allowed farmers to sell directly to consumers. In 2000, Chris Curtis, one of the originators of…
ID Number:2017.60.6
Date:2016
Poster
Columbia City Farmers Market poster, Seattle, May 2 - October 17, 2007
On May 29, 1993, the University District Farmers Market opened in Seattle at the University Heights Community Center. Continuing from late May through early November, the market drew on Seattle's long history of the Pike Place Market, which opened in August of 1907 and allowed farmers to sell directly to consumers. In 2000, Chris Curtis, one of the originators of…
ID Number:2017.60.9
Date:2007
Ephemera
Golden Potlatch themed coffee bag, 1912
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2018.3.3.39
Date:1912
Ephemera
Application for home canning sugar allowance, 1944
The U.S. Office of Price Administration was created to control prices and rationing during World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the OPA by executive order in August 1941. Sugar was one of many rationed products, and each consumer was allowed five pounds of sugar for home use. Additional sugar was available by application, but its use was restricted…
ID Number:2018.3.3.123
Date:1944
Ephemera
Home card rationing advice, circa 1918
During World War I, America's food production industry was far removed from war-torn Europe, and America’s civilians had easy access to food while European civilians were victims of starvation. The United States Food Administration was established in 1917 to oversee the food reserves for the U. S. Army and its allies. Wide-scale rationing of food and commodities was introduced in…
ID Number:2018.3.3.124
Date:Circa 1918
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Bulent Ertur, January 22, 2002
This interview with Bulent Ertur, the owner/operator of Cafe Antalya in Capitol Hill a Turkish German immigrant, was conducted by Kate Czajkowski for the play Verbatim: In the Words of Seattle's Workforce on January 22, 2002. Note: As of 2024, MOHAI's transcripts are created in line with best practices for oral histories, including respecting and preserving the narrator's dialects and…
ID Number:2019.35.5.12
Date:2002
Ephemera
Punjab Sweets takeout menu, Kent, WA, 2019
Punjab Sweets is a vegetarian Indian bakery and restaurant in Kent, Washington. Opened just months before 9/11, it became a staple for the Sikh community during a time when they faced discrimination and hostility. The restaurant is run by the Dha family, who immigrated to Kent from India. Iqbal Dha is the founder and owner, and runs the restaurant with…
ID Number:2019.39.1
Date:2019