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Image of Lookout in snow at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
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Lookout in snow at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft…
ID Number:2013.39.19.9
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Renfro family posing at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
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Renfro family posing at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft…
ID Number:2013.39.19.12
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Beatrice Renfro with Beatrice and Alfred, Jr. at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
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Beatrice Renfro with Beatrice and Alfred, Jr. at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft…
ID Number:2013.39.19.13
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Beatrice Renfro with her children at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
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Beatrice Renfro with her children at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft…
ID Number:2013.39.20.8
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Alfred Renfro with his children at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
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Alfred Renfro with his children at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro. The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft workshops.…
ID Number:2013.39.20.10
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Alfred Renfro, Jr. playing in garden at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
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Alfred Renfro, Jr. playing in garden at Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members o live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft…
ID Number:2013.39.20.16
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Boy standing on post posed to dive, Beaux Arts Village, Washington, ca. 1910
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Boy standing on post posed to dive, Beaux Arts Village, Washington, ca. 1910

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including Alfred Renfro. The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios and craft workshops. At the time there was no…
ID Number:2013.39.21.11
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Two children holding golf clubs, ca. 1920
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Two children holding golf clubs, ca. 1920

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including Alfred Renfro. The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios and craft workshops. At the time there was no…
ID Number:2013.39.22.5
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Sportsmen's Show group at Montlake Bridge dedication, Seattle, June 1925
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Sportsmen's Show group at Montlake Bridge dedication, Seattle, June 1925

Seattle’s Montlake Bridge was dedicated on June 27, 1925. Seizing the opportunity to appeal to the gathered crowds, a group of fishing enthusiasts posed on the new bridge to publicize the upcoming Sportsmen’s Show. The third annual show, to be held at Green Lake, featured exhibits and entertainment centering around outdoor activities. Using a giant creel, oversized rods and nets,…
ID Number:2013.58.8
Date:1925
Image of Sailing yacht Fantome in Portage Bay, Seattle, circa 1954
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Sailing yacht Fantome in Portage Bay, Seattle, circa 1954

The luxury sailing yacht Fantome, originally built for the Italian navy, belonged for many years to the heir to the Guinness Brewery. The vessel was stranded in Seattle in 1939 due to World War II, and, after the war, was blocked from leaving for nearly 14 years during a tax dispute with King County. Here, a small small sailboat heads…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder19.004
Date:Circa 1954
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