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Image of Exterior of the Lowman & Hanford Printing and Binding building, Seattle, circa 1914
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Exterior of the Lowman & Hanford Printing and Binding building, Seattle, circa 1914

James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) were business and civic leaders in early Seattle, each with ties to Seattle's founders. In 1882, they joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. The firm advertised as booksellers, stationers, printers and binders, but also sold typewriters, sewing machines, pianos and organs. After losing their original building in…
ID Number:1970.5046.19
Date:Circa 1914
Image of Suess Art Glass float for Potlatch parade, Seattle, circa 1920
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Suess Art Glass float for Potlatch parade, Seattle, circa 1920

In this image employees of the Suess Art Glass Company, dressed for a parade, pose in front of the company building at 764 Virginia Street in downtown Seattle. The company had begun in 1901, a few months after third-generation glazer and founder John Bernard Suess (1875-1930) moved to Seattle from Chicago with his wife, Bertha (Stumpf) Suess (1876-), and daughter…
ID Number:1971.5110.2
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Suess Art Glass employees posing outside store, Seattle, circa 1908
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Suess Art Glass employees posing outside store, Seattle, circa 1908

The Suess Art Glass Company manufactured leaded, plate, and beveled glass and mirrors, as well as a variety of other products, including lenses for automobile headlamps. Headlamps weren't issued standard on cars until 1912, and performance and quality varied wildly. John Suess patented two devices for the rib lenses he sold, which controlled the headlight beam and eliminated "glare and…
ID Number:1971.5110.3
Date:Circa 1908
Image of Colman Building, with Lough, Augustine & Co.'s grocery wagons, Seattle, circa 1900
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Colman Building, with Lough, Augustine & Co.'s grocery wagons, Seattle, circa 1900

Seattle's Colman Building, at 811 First Avenue, was one of many large brick buildings built in the Pioneer Square area after the 1889 Great Fire. One of its early business occupants was the upscale grocery firm of Lough, Augustine and Company. Others included the Northern Pacific Express Co., Hudson Bay Fur Co., Wilcox Tailoring Co., Lang Drug Co., and the…
ID Number:1971.5202.20
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Photograph of Olive Graef Treat in horse-drawn carriage on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1903
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Photograph of Olive Graef Treat in horse-drawn carriage on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1903

Olive Treat moved from New York to Seattle with her husband Harry Whitney Treat in 1906. The Treats owned a mansion on Queen Anne Hill, where they also kept a stable of horses. They owned several carriages with matched teams, such as this one. The Treats bought hundreds of acres of land north of Ballard and developed the Loyal Heights…
ID Number:1972.5460.4
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Horse and buggy on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, 1908
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Horse and buggy on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, 1908

This street view from in front of the Rainier Club on Fourth Ave shows someone unloading a barrel from a cart. Label on image: 4th Ave [...] Rainier Club.Handwritten on verso: 1908 - 4th Ave from in front of Rainier Club. Hotel Stander and Hotel Lincoln.
ID Number:1974.5868.349
Date:1908
Image of Wagons outside King Street Station, Seattle, circa 1907
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Wagons outside King Street Station, Seattle, circa 1907

Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 for the Great Northern Railroad. The St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Reed & Stem designed the station, patterning its tall clock tower after a famous bell tower in Venice, Italy. This mimicry of European architecture added a touch of tradition and heritage to Seattle's growing downtown area. This photo…
ID Number:1974.5868.445
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Horse and buggy on rural road, Vashon Island, 1908
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Horse and buggy on rural road, Vashon Island, 1908

Here, a horse and cart are at the side of a road on Vashon Island in the early twentieth century. Handwritten on verso: 1908 - Vashon Road.
ID Number:1974.5868.534
Date:1908
Image of Fugitive flamingo wading in Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, October 16, 1960
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Fugitive flamingo wading in Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, October 16, 1960

In October of 1960 the whereabouts of a flamingo escaped from Woodland Park Zoo was front page news around Puget Sound. The flamingo escaped on October 12 after a flight from his open enclosure at the zoo. Acting park superintendent, Edward J. Johnson, said the flamingo was likely eating well and its dense feathers would allow it to easily survive…
ID Number:1974.5887.1
Date:1960
Image of Captain N.E. Cousins with dog, Seattle, circa 1920
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Captain N.E. Cousins with dog, Seattle, circa 1920

Here, Captain N.E. Cousins poses with a dog on an unnamed ship, and part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride…
ID Number:1974.5923.5
Date:Circa 1925
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