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Image of Exterior of the Bon Marché store at Second Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, 1900
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Exterior of the Bon Marché store at Second Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, 1900

The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street.This exterior shot of the store at Second Avenue and Pike Street shows the building before its…
ID Number:2009.20.136
Date:1900
Image of Crowd greeting Santa Claus outside the Bon Marché at Second and Pike, Seattle, circa 1902
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Crowd greeting Santa Claus outside the Bon Marché at Second and Pike, Seattle, circa 1902

The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. This photo of the exterior of the Bon Marché building shows a crowd awaiting the arrival…
ID Number:2009.20.141
Date:Circa 1902
Image of The Bon Marche building at Second Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1927
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The Bon Marche building at Second Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1927

The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. This photo of the exterior of the Bon Marché is looking north from Union Street to…
ID Number:2009.20.145
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Excavation in progress for new Bon Marché building at Fourth Avenue and Pine Street, Seattle, circa 1927
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Excavation in progress for new Bon Marché building at Fourth Avenue and Pine Street, Seattle, circa 1927

The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 the store moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. The Bon Marché went through much remodeling and construction throughout the years. This photo shows…
ID Number:2009.20.158
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Remodeling of the Bon Marché building on Second Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, 1955
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Remodeling of the Bon Marché building on Second Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, 1955

The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. The Bon Marché went through much remodeling and construction throughout the years. This photo was taken…
ID Number:2009.20.161.1
Date:1955
Image of Driver with horse-drawn Bon Marché carriage in front of Second and Pike store, Seattle, 1908
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Driver with horse-drawn Bon Marché carriage in front of Second and Pike store, Seattle, 1908

The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. Pictured here is a Bon Marché carriage with driver and horses on the street in front…
ID Number:2009.20.167
Date:1908
Image of Crowd on escalator at the Bon Marché department store, Seattle, 1929
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Crowd on escalator at the Bon Marché department store, Seattle, 1929

The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. This photo shows a crowd of Bon customers on an escalator inside the store. Handwritten on…
ID Number:2009.20.180
Date:1929
Image of Seattle high school students at the Bon Marché Varsity Shop, Seattle, circa 1958
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Seattle high school students at the Bon Marché Varsity Shop, Seattle, circa 1958

The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. This photo shows seven young men from various Seattle high schools at the Bon's Varsity Shop,…
ID Number:2009.20.188.1
Date:Circa 1958
Image of Television personalities at the Bon Marché, Seattle, circa 1950
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Television personalities at the Bon Marché, Seattle, circa 1950

The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. In this photo, three Seattle television personalities from KING-TV pose inside the store with look-a-like mannequins:…
ID Number:2009.20.193.1
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Aerial view of Interstate 5 and Northgate Mall, Seattle, March 10, 1965
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Aerial view of Interstate 5 and Northgate Mall, Seattle, March 10, 1965

Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, and Seattle's largest and widest freeway. The section shown in this aerial photograph was the part of I-5 built between 1960-1966 to connect Kent to Seattle. The direction of the photograph is looking north and west, with Northgate Mall in the center of the…
ID Number:2009.23.173
Date:1965
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