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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 Fisher's Fair Recipes, Famous Exposition Scones and other Mary Mills' Timely Tested Recipes, circa 1932
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Fisher's Fair Recipes, Famous Exposition Scones and other Mary Mills' Timely Tested Recipes, circa 1932

Fisher Flouring Mills opened in 1911, founded by father and son O.W. (Oliver Williams) Fisher and O.D. (Oliver David) Fisher. The Fisher family mill was one of the first businesses to operate on Harbor Island. The Fishers founded radio station KOMO in 1926, in part to advertise their flour. One of the company's most famous products was Fisher Scones, introduced…
ID Number:2014.3.2.12
Date:Circa 1932
Image of People at home opening gifts, Seattle, circa 1955
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People at home opening gifts, Seattle, circa 1955

This group is celebrating an occasion with gifts being opened in their comfortable bungalow-style living room. A man stands in front of the fireplace next to a television set, holding up a pair of argyle socks.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder11.001
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Man and woman seated in a living room, Seattle, circa 1956
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Man and woman seated in a living room, Seattle, circa 1956

An unidentified man and woman share a couch in a comfortable, well-appointed living room.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder11.002
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Man and woman seated in a living room, Seattle, circa 1956
Photograph

Man and woman seated in a living room, Seattle, circa 1956

An unidentified man and woman seated in a comfortable, well-appointed living room. He is smoking a cigarette.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder11.003
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Man and woman seated in a living room, Seattle, circa 1955
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Man and woman seated in a living room, Seattle, circa 1955

An unidentified man and woman share a couch in a comfortable, well-appointed living room. See also image numbered 2014.49.Box22_Folder11_003 depicting the same couple.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder12.003
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Group of people posed in a backyard, circa 1955
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Group of people posed in a backyard, circa 1955

Here, 22 women, eight men, and one boy pose together at an event in a backyard. A lawn chair, big table umbrella, and summer dresses hint at warm weather. The people are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder16.003
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Buddy Brashear sitting on living room couch, circa 1950
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Buddy Brashear sitting on living room couch, circa 1950

Musician Buddy Brashear played piano with Billy Tolles and his Men of Jive. Here Brashear, wearing dark glasses, is seated on a sofa, probably at his home, reading. Next to him is a console-style television set. Vinyl LP record albums are stored in a shelf and also laid out on the shag carpet in front of the TV. A storage…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder17.004
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Unidentified man in a chair, circa 1958
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Unidentified man in a chair, circa 1958

In the center of the picture, a casually dressed man sits comfortably in a wooden chair. At left are a piano and a console-style television set with a rabbit-ear aerial. To the right is a stone fireplace, over which is hung a framed religious print.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder17.005
Date:Circa 1958
Image of Couple seated in a living room, circa 1954
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Couple seated in a living room, circa 1954

An unidentified couple relaxes in a richly decorated living room. He wears a sweater and striped pants and is smoking a cigar. She wears a print dress and sandals.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder17.006
Date:Circa 1954
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