80 results for: European Immigrants
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Henry and Cora Dollart, Roslyn, Washington, 1905
Henry and Cora Dollart were born in Roslyn, Washington. Their parents were immigrants from Russia of German heritage and were early settlers in Roslyn and early Seattle pioneers. Handwritten caption on mount written by Cora Dollart
ID Number:1972.5567.125.11
Date:1905
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Dollart family, Roslyn, Washington, 1906
This photograph depicts the Dollart family in Roslyn in 1906. The parents were immigrants from Russia of German heritage who settled in Roslyn before moving to Seattle. The photo was taken right before the move to Seattle. Pictured left to right are Frank, Henry, Johanna, and Cora in the front. Handwritten caption on mount written by Cora Dollart
ID Number:1972.5567.125.12
Date:1906
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Frank and Johanna Dollart with infant Henry F. Dollart, Roslyn, Washington, 1890
Frank, Johanna, and Henry F. Dollart in Roslyn, Washington. Frank and Johanna immigrated from Russia, but were of German heritage. They settled in Roslyn before moving to Seattle. Handwritten caption by Cora Dollart
ID Number:1972.5567.126.3
Date:1890
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Cora J. Dollart, Seattle, Washington, 1917
Cora J. Dollart was born in Roslyn, Washington in 1893. Her parents were Russian immigrants of German heritage who settled in Roslyn before moving to Seattle in 1907. Handwritten caption by Cora Dollart
ID Number:1972.5567.126.15
Date:1917
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Cora J. Dollart, Seattle, Washington, 1938
Cora J. Dollart was born in Roslyn, Washington to parents of German heritage who immigrated from Russia. They settled in Roslyn and moved to Seattle in 1907. Handwritten caption by Cora Dollart
ID Number:1972.5567.126.19
Date:1938
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Portrait of Henrietta Haller, Seattle, circa 1880
Henrietta Maria (Cox) Haller (1824-1910) was born in Ireland, arriving in New York with her parents in 1837. She married U. S. Army officer Colonel Granville O. Haller (1819-1897) and the couple had four children, Alice May Haller Nichols (1851-1887), George Morris Haller (1852-1889), Charlotte Haller McKee (1854-1932), and Theodore Newell Haller (1864-1930). The family moved to Washington Territory in…
ID Number:1979.6840.8
Date:Circa 1880
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Americanized Macaroni Products: An Interesting Story of the Macaroni Family, 1939
Guido P. Merlino (1903-1991) founded the Mission Macaroni Mfg. Company during the economically challenging times of the Great Depression in 1932. Originally from Taranta Peligna, Italy, Merlino immigrated to the United States in 1920 at age 17, settling near his brother in Fresno, California. He later joined his cousins in Seattle as an owner of Pacific Coast Macaroni Co., producing…
ID Number:1980.7051.187
Date:1939
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Seattle Rainiers player Edo Vanni at batting practice in Wrigley Stadium, Los Angeles, circa 1938
Edo Vanni (1918-2007) was an original member of the Seattle Rainiers in 1938, and stayed with the club throughout its entire existence, ended as a manager in the Rainiers' final year in 1964. Born in Black Diamond and raised in Queen Anne to Italian immigrant parents, Vanni was a beloved member of the region's baseball community. This photo of Vanni…
ID Number:1983.10.926.1
Date:Circa 1938
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Seattle Rainiers player Edo Vanni, Seattle, circa 1938
Edo Vanni (1918-2007) was an original member of the Seattle Rainiers in 1938, and stayed with the club throughout its entire existence, ended as a manager in the Rainiers' final year in 1964. Born in Black Diamond and raised in Queen Anne to Italian immigrant parents, Vanni was a beloved member of the region's baseball community. This photo of Vanni…
ID Number:1983.10.926.8
Date:Circa 1938
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Russian children, circa 1925
In the decade following the 1917 Russian Revolution, nearly a million Russians fled the country. Many refugees took the train across Russia and sailed to the United States from Chinese ports. In 1923 alone, the local Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Spiridon helped over 6,000 Russian refugees. Other churches and civic organizations also assisted in the resettlement.This photo, taken sometime…
ID Number:1983.10.2157.2
Date:Circa 1925