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Image of Employees posing outside Lowman & Hanford Co. building on First and Cherry, Seattle, 1888
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Employees posing outside Lowman & Hanford Co. building on First and Cherry, Seattle, 1888

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:1970.5046.4
Date:1888
Image of Lowman & Hanford building, Seattle, 1898
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Lowman & Hanford building, Seattle, 1898

In 1882, James Lowman and Clarence Hanford joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. After losing their original building in the Great Fire of 1889, the partners reopened the business at 616 First Avenue. There, they expanded into publishing, bookbinding and book selling, and even sold photographic equipment and other supplies to people leaving for the…
ID Number:1970.5046.6
Date:1898
Image of Exterior of Lowman & Hanford Co. building at 107 Cherry Street, Seattle, 1920
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Exterior of Lowman & Hanford Co. building at 107 Cherry Street, Seattle, 1920

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:1970.5046.8
Date:1920
Image of Workers on linotype machines at Lowman & Hanford, Seattle, circa 1908
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Workers on linotype machines at Lowman & Hanford, Seattle, circa 1908

In 1882, James Lowman and Clarence Hanford joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. After losing their original building in the Great Fire of 1889, the partners reopened the business at 616 First Avenue. There, they expanded into publishing, bookbinding and book selling, and even sold photographic equipment and other supplies to people leaving for the…
ID Number:1970.5046.15
Date:Circa 1908
Image of Workers in Lowman & Hanford composing room, Seattle, circa 1908
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Workers in Lowman & Hanford composing room, Seattle, circa 1908

James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) were business and civic leaders in early Seattle, each with ties to Seattle's pioneer settlers. 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…
ID Number:1970.5046.16
Date:Circa 1908
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 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 Seattle Hardware Company Building, 1st Ave. S. and King St., Seattle, 1905
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Seattle Hardware Company Building, 1st Ave. S. and King St., Seattle, 1905

The Seattle Hardware Company, founded in 1883, lost its original Pioneer Square building in the Great Fire of 1889. After operating out of several temporary locations, the firm opened a new, seven-story building at First Avenue South and King Street in 1905. Handwritten beneath image: The Plant of The Seattle Hardware Co., Among the Largest Wholesale Houses in SeattlePhotographer's number:…
ID Number:1971.5202.21
Date:1905
Image of Hotel Diller, 1st Ave. and University St., Seattle, circa 1903
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Hotel Diller, 1st Ave. and University St., Seattle, circa 1903

This view of the southeast corner of First Avenue and University Street in downtown Seattle features the Hotel Diller at 1220 First Avenue. The hotel was designed by Louis L. Mendel, Sr. (1867-1940), for businessman Leonard Diller (1839-1901), opening in 1890 during a period of reconstruction after the Great Fire of 1889. This building is one of only two hotels…
ID Number:1972.5346.14
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Frederick & Nelson interior, Seattle, circa 1925
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Frederick & Nelson interior, Seattle, circa 1925

The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century, but closed in the 1990s.This interiror photo is part of a…
ID Number:1974.5923.306
Date:Circa 1925
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