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Workers standing outside the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1917
Hugh L. Currin and Warren Greene opened the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company in 1908 on Eastlake Avenue, north of downtown Seattle. The company made boots and specialty work shoes sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. They were particularly known for their handmade, cleated logging boots. In this 1917 image, a group of workers stand outside the Currin-Greene factory at…
ID Number:2013.114.3
Date:1917
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Group of men looking at Currin shoe window display in Carl Schermer store, First Avenue South, Seattle, 1921
The Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company was founded in 1908 at 225 Eastlake Avenue with a partnership between Hugh L. Currin and Warren Greene. In 1920 the company moved to a new factory building at 2715 Western Avenue. Currin-Greene manufactured boots and specialty work shoes sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. In particular, they were known for hand-made, cleated logging…
ID Number:2013.114.7
Date:1921
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Employees at work during KING-TV filming at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1959
On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story" a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, Frank Lull, foreground, and other employees are being filmed while working on boots inside the factory. Stamped on verso: RICHFIELD SUCCESS STORY. PICTURE #…
ID Number:2013.114.14
Date:1959
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Filming workers for a documentary at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1959
On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story," a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, Evelyn O'Hara and Belle Samuelson are being filmed while they sew boots.
ID Number:2013.114.15
Date:1959
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Frank Law interviewed by Bill Neilson at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1959
On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story" a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, employee Frank Law is being interviewed by emcee Bill Neilson inside the factory. Stamped on verso: RICHFIELD SUCCESS STORY. PICTURE # 91013 13. SHOW…
ID Number:2013.114.16
Date:1959
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Ben Peterson at work during KING-TV filming at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1959
On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story" a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, Ben Peterson is being filmed while working inside the factory. Stamped on verso: RICHFIELD SUCCESS STORY. PICTURE # 91013 22. SHOW DATE 10 13…
ID Number:2013.114.17
Date:1959
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KING TV marquee promoting Richfield Success Story featuring Currin-Greene Shoe Company, 1959
On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story" a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, the KING television marquee promotes the Richfield Success Story featuring Currin-Greene Shoe Company. The King Broadcasting building was located at this time in a…
ID Number:2013.114.18
Date:1959
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Tony Russo at work during KING-TV filming at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1959
On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story" a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, Tony Russo is being filmed while working on a pair of boots inside the factory. Stamped on verso: RICHFIELD SUCCESS STORY. PICTURE # 91013…
ID Number:2013.114.19
Date:1959
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Worker being interviewed for a documentary at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1959
On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story," a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, the show's emcee Bill Nielson interviews expert hand-sewer Julius Brandt. A selection of the company's boots and shoes can be seen in the background.
ID Number:2013.114.20
Date:1959
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Gordon Matheson at work during KING-TV filming at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1959
On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story" a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, Gordon Matheson is being filmed while working on a pair of boots inside the factory. Stamped on verso: RICHFIELD SUCCESS STORY. PICTURE # 91013…
ID Number:2013.114.21
Date:1959