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Image of Schwabacher Bros. parade wagon, Seattle, July 29, 1938
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Schwabacher Bros. parade wagon, Seattle, July 29, 1938

The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.3
Date:1938
Image of Schwabacher Bros. band waiting to join parade, Seattle, July 29, 1938
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Schwabacher Bros. band waiting to join parade, Seattle, July 29, 1938

The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.4
Date:1938
Image of Children on Schwabacher Bros. parade float, Seattle, July 29, 1938
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Children on Schwabacher Bros. parade float, Seattle, July 29, 1938

The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.5
Date:1938
Image of Graduates of Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, 1903
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Graduates of Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, 1903

Wilson's Modern Business College opened in Seattle in 1895. It was one of several schools in the city which prepared women and men for jobs in business. Daytime and evening classes included arithmetic, geography, and spelling, as well as bookkeeping, shorthand, and commercial law.This photo collage is made up of 72 small oval black and white portraits of the members…
ID Number:2015.59.1
Date:1903
Image of Seattle Police Department Second Patrol, November 11, 1919
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Seattle Police Department Second Patrol, November 11, 1919

Police departments in metropolitan areas often utilize officers to patrol assigned beats throughout the community. At the time the photograph pictured here was taken, the Seattle Police Department had two shifts of patrols, the First Patrol and the Second Patrol. None of the officers of the Second Patrol are identified in this image, however the man wearing the fedora and…
ID Number:2015.62.3
Date:1919
Image of Seattle City Light employee group outside building, January 9, 1957
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Seattle City Light employee group outside building, January 9, 1957

The image pictured here of the employees of Seattle City Light's shops and warehouse was taken outside the building at Fourth Avenue South and Spokane Street, a location now referred to as the South Service Center. The 139 individuals pictured here are identified on a separate piece of paper included with the print. Handwritten on image: Seattle, Wn. - City…
ID Number:2015.97.114
Date:1957
Image of Ric Weiland in Pegasus costume worn at a Halloween party, Seattle, 1983
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Ric Weiland in Pegasus costume worn at a Halloween party, Seattle, 1983

Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2016.10.25.1
Date:1983
Image of King County Hospital exterior, Seattle, circa 1915
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King County Hospital exterior, Seattle, circa 1915

In 1893-1894, King County built a hospital at the County Poor Farm in Georgetown on the Duwamish River. This replaced an earlier, remodeled farmhouse building operated as an almshouse by the Sisters of Providence. At this new facility, doctors and nurses cared for those sick and injured county residents who could not afford to pay. By 1915, the hospital had…
ID Number:2016.33.1
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Horton family posing together in parlor, Seattle, circa 1898
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Horton family posing together in parlor, Seattle, circa 1898

In 1871, developer Julius Horton purchased property on the Duwamish River formerly owned by the Luther Collins family, who had been pioneers in the Duwamish Valley. In 1890, Horton incorporated the area, naming it Georgetown after his oldest child. The Hortons built a large home at 119 South Bateman, which may be where this photograph was taken. Julius Horton was…
ID Number:2016.33.2
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Horton family posing together on porch, Seattle, circa 1890
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Horton family posing together on porch, Seattle, circa 1890

In 1871, developer Julius Horton purchased property on the Duwamish River formerly owned by the Luther Collins family, pioneers in the Duwamish Valley. In 1890, Horton incorporated the area, naming it Georgetown after his oldest child. Julius Horton was the brother of Seattle banker Dexter Horton (1825-1904).Here, members and friends of the Horton family sit on the porch of a…
ID Number:2016.33.3
Date:Circa 1890
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