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James and Ethel Stout with their delivery wagon in front of Stout Grocery, Seattle, circa 1913
James Albert Stout (1877-1962) moved to Seattle with his wife Henrietta Ethel Wilson (1876-1958) in 1910 from Michigan. They settled on Phinney Ridge in 1912 and bought a grocery store at 359 West 75th Street and later a garage and service station at 7208 Greenwood Avenue North.This image shows Ethel and James standing with their horse and delivery wagon in…
ID Number:SHS15724
Date:Circa 1913
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William B. Mullin Plumbing advertisement, circa 1901
William B. Mullin (circa 1875-1945) was a contractor and Secretary of the Plumbers' Union and early settler of Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. This advertisement highlights high-grade plumbing and repair work provided by his business at 1903 First Avenue in downtown Seattle. Caption source information: "Mrs. William B. Mullin Dies at 80," The Seattle Times, January 17, 1955, p. 34.
ID Number:SHS15827
Date:Circa 1901
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Spelger & Hurlbut Hardware delivery wagon, Seattle, circa 1900
Spelger & Hurlbut was a hardware firm run by business partners Frank P. Spelger (1864-1942) and Frederick Ward Hurlbut (1863-1936). The two men first formed their partnership in Louisville, Kentucky, and brought their business to Seattle in 1890, opening their first store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street. In 1930 the partners retired and sold their firm to Ernst Hardware…
ID Number:SHS15944
Date:Circa 1900
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Children in the Wallingford Kiddie Parade, Seattle, August 1, 1955
The Wallingford Kiddie Parade (now Wallingford Family Parade) was begun in 1949 and promoted as “All About Kids” by Seafair, Seattle's summer festival since 1950.In this image children in costume march west into the intersection of 45th Street and Wallingford Avenue, the neighborhood’s signature cross-roads. Signs in image: Wallingford Picture & Gift Shop; Archie's New 4 Chair Barber Shop; Daily…
ID Number:SHS15954
Date:1955
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Heckmann & Hanson Ship Architects & Builders advertisement, circa 1895
Ship architects and builders Heckmann & Hanson was established in 1893 by Norwegian immigrants C. Andrew Heckmann and Martin E. Hanson. The company grew quickly, with Mr. Hanson overseeing the shipyard and Mr. Heckmann overseeing the business. The company soon became involved in real estate at the recommendation of their lawyer Richard A. Ballinger, but by 1901 the company declared…
ID Number:SHS15988
Date:Ccirca 1895
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Seattle's first motor-driven sightseeing bus, Seattle, 1907
In 1907, Seattle residents and visitors could climb on the city's first motor-driven sightseeing bus. The vehicle carried passengers to The Meadows racetrack and other destinations. The bus was also used to show visitors the sights at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE).
ID Number:SHS16180
Date:1907
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Motorcycle police squad outside station, Seattle, October 22, 1914
In early 1910, the Seattle police department invested $1,329 in its first three motorcycles, with seven patrolman selected as the first members of the "motor cops" squad. In this 1914 photo, a motorcycle squad of 15 officers shows off its new Indian brand motorcycles. Executives of the Seattle Police Department stand to the right of the fleet: left to right,…
ID Number:SHS16707
Date:1914
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Postcard of monorail test track, Seattle, 1911
In this image, a portrait of William H. Boyes appears above a test track he demonstrated in 1911 in the tide flats of Seattle. Boyes sold shares in his Pacific Railway Company for the proposed monorail electric system operating passenger and freight trains between Elliott Bay in Seattle and Commencement Bay in Tacoma. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on May…
ID Number:SHS16810
Date:1911
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Shell Company gas station, Seattle, 1915
This exterior image of Shell Oil Company's "Show Place" gas station was taken at Eastlake Avenue East and East Hamlin Street, looking West over Lake Union towards Queen Anne Hill. At the time gasoline sold for 12 cents per gallon. Caption information source: http://www.nacsonline.com/yourbusiness/fuelsreports/gasprices_2013/pages/100plusyearsgasolineretailing.aspx
ID Number:SHS17057
Date:1915
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Moritz Thomsen family, Seattle, circa 1914
Born in what is now Denmark, Moritz Thomsen (1850-1932) arrived in Seattle in 1896 to build a second flour mill for Centennial Mills (now Krusteaz Brand). A tireless industrialist, Thomsen at one time was president of 14 corporations, including the Centennial Mill Company, and the Denny-Renton Clay & Coal Company.In this image, Thomsen is pictured here with his family in…
ID Number:SHS17070
Date:Circa 1914