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Studio photo of Helene Madison in swimsuit, circa 1929
Helene Madison began swimming in early childhood, first at Green Lake, one block from her home in Seattle, and later in Seattle Parks Department swim programs. Catching the eye of local coach Ray Daughters in 1928, Madison began swimming competitively on his team at the Crystal Pool, and later at Washington Athletic Club. Between 1930 and 1932, Madison broke all…
ID Number:1970.5051.110.3
Date:Circa 1929
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Swimming coach Ray Daughters in swimsuit, circa 1929
Ray Daughters was a swim instructor at the Crystal Natatorium in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood, and later at the Washington Athletic Club, where Daughters worked after the facility opened in 1930. Daughters’ two most famous swimmers were Seattleites Helene Madison and Jack Medica, the USA’s top freestylers in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics respectively. This photo is from a scrapbook of…
ID Number:1970.5051.110.4
Date:Circa 1929
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Helene Madison sitting with coach Ray Daughters and her mother at the Moore Hotel pool, circa 1929
Helene Madison began swimming in early childhood, first at Green Lake, one block from her home in Seattle, and later in Seattle Parks Department swim programs. Catching the eye of local coach Ray Daughters in 1928, Madison began swimming competitively on his team at the Crystal Pool, and later at Washington Athletic Club. Between 1930 and 1932, Madison broke all…
ID Number:1970.5051.110.5
Date:Circa 1929
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Employees in costume posing at Pacific Telephone & Telegraph party, Seattle, 1920
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company was a predecessor company of Pacific Bell Telephone Company. This image was taken at a Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company party, where the employees are dressed in costume. This image is one of several from the party, donated by the Estate of Nathalia Matilda Jensen (1898-1971), who was a telephone operator at the time.
ID Number:1971.5068.35
Date:1920
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School teacher May de Crane, Seattle, 1914
May de Crane taught at eighth grade at Seattle's West Woodland School in 1913-1914. One of her students was Nathalia Jensen, daughter of Rasmus Peter Jensen, who came to Seattle from Denmark in 1889 and homesteaded in the West Woodland area. Caption information source: Seattle Public Schools Quarterly Report, January 1914.
ID Number:1971.5068.36
Date:1914
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Children at Weed pharmacy 50th anniversary celebration, Seattle, July 3, 1952
This image of children in Weed's Pharmacy was taken at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the pharmacy, located at 2601 South Jackson Street in the Central District of Seattle. The celebration included ice cream and candy for customers.Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he…
ID Number:1971.5098.9.5
Date:1952
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Bert Weed inside Weed's pharmacy, Seattle, July 3, 1952
This image of Bert Weed behind the counter at Weed's Pharmacy was taken at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the pharmacy, located at 2601 South Jackson Street in the Central District of Seattle.Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with Albert G. Keene…
ID Number:1971.5098.9.9
Date:1952
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Bert Weed in front of Weed's pharmacy, Seattle, July 3, 1952
This image of Bert Weed at the entrance to Weed's Pharmacy was taken on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the pharmacy, located at 2601 South Jackson Street in the Central District of Seattle.Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with…
ID Number:1971.5098.10.1
Date:1952
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Three men behind counter at Lake Washington pharmacy, Seattle, circa 1905
This image of the interior of Lake Washington Pharmacy was taken at 2601 South Jackson Street in the Central District of Seattle. The man on the right appears to be Bert Weed.Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with Albert G. Keene and…
ID Number:1971.5098.13
Date:Circa 1905
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Suess Art Glass employees standing in front of store, Seattle, 1910
The Suess Art Glass Company manufactured leaded, plate, and beveled glass and mirrors, as well as a variety of other products, including lenses for automobile headlamps. Headlamps weren't issued standard on cars until 1912, and performance and quality varied wildly. John Suess patented two devices for the rib lenses he sold, which controlled the headlight beam and eliminated "glare and…
ID Number:1971.5110.1
Date:1910