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Image of Priscilla Grace Treat, Seattle, ca. 1920
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Priscilla Grace Treat, Seattle, ca. 1920

The Treat family owned a mansion on Queen Anne Hill, a large country estate in Loyal Heights, and were active in Seattle society. This portrait is of Priscilla Treat holding a dog. Priscilla was the older sister of Loyal Treat, for whom Loyal Heights was named.This portrait is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863,…
ID Number:1974.5923.46
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Horse-drawn wagon in front of store, probably in Seattle, circa 1915
Photograph

Horse-drawn wagon in front of store, probably in Seattle, circa 1915

This photo of an unnamed store or house with a horse and buggy in front is a copy negative and part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee…
ID Number:1974.5923.369.2
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Holsum Baking Co. employees pose in front of factory, Seattle, circa 1914
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Holsum Baking Co. employees pose in front of factory, Seattle, circa 1914

The Holsum Baking Company of Seattle incorporated in 1912, but went bankrupt just four years later amid allegations of fraud. The company was bought out by Seattle Baking Company, who ran a series of advertisements in 1921 called, "A Trip Through the Largest Modern Bakery in the Pacific Northwest." The Seattle Baking Company manufactured "Queenann," "Butter-Nut" and "Holsum" breads, and…
ID Number:1975.6000.1
Date:Circa 1914
Image of Cole Brothers Circus and War Bonds poster, August 1943
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Cole Brothers Circus and War Bonds poster, August 1943

William Washington Cole (1847-1915) began "W. W. Cole's Colossal Circus" in 1871 in Quincy, Illinois. In 1904 Cole sold his circus to Canadian showman Martin Downs and his son, James, the name became "Cole Bros. Circus." After the Depression almost shut it down, in 1934 two veteran circus managers -- Jesse Adkins (1886–1940) and Zack Terrell (1879–1954) -- teamed up…
ID Number:1975.6159.3.12
Date:1943
Image of Portrait of Sue Jean Price with cat, Seattle, circa 1925
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Portrait of Sue Jean Price with cat, Seattle, circa 1925

Sue Jean Price (1892-1974) was born in Washington to Absolm and Margaret E Price. She was a public librarian and lived in Seattle her entire life.In this image Sue Jean and her tuxedo cat pose for a portrait. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 17, 1974, page 82
ID Number:1976.6375.7
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Tent city at Dawson, Yukon Territory, circa 1898
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Tent city at Dawson, Yukon Territory, circa 1898

Prospectors had hunted gold in the Klondike region since the 1880s. In August 1896, three men made a strike on Rabbit Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River. The strike was so large that they renamed the creek Bonanza. By the end of 1898, 40,000 people had poured into Dawson, Yukon Territory, to hunt for Klondike gold.This photo, probably taken…
ID Number:1978.6557.30
Date:Circa 1898
Image of John Dulin and team hauling feed at Arletta, Washington, circa 1905
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John Dulin and team hauling feed at Arletta, Washington, circa 1905

John Dulin moved to Washington state from Kansas sometime around 1900. By 1905, he was operating a grocery and feed store in Arletta, Washington, near Gig Harbor. At that time, all of the store's supplies had to be brought in by steamer. This photo, taken near Arletta sometime around 1905, shows John Dulin hauling sacks of feed in his wagon.
ID Number:1978.6661.1
Date:Circa 1905
Image of John and Ernest Dulin with horses, circa 1914
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John and Ernest Dulin with horses, circa 1914

John Dulin moved to Washington state from Kansas sometime around 1900. By 1905, he was operating a grocery and feed store in Arletta, Washington, near Gig Harbor. This photo, taken near Arletta sometime around 1914, shows John Dulin and his son Ernest with four horses.
ID Number:1978.6661.9
Date:Circa 1914
Image of Man and woman with chicken and eggs at J.F. Jappe's Farm, Alderwood Manor, circa 1925
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Man and woman with chicken and eggs at J.F. Jappe's Farm, Alderwood Manor, circa 1925

The community of Alderwood Manor, Washington, was established in 1917 and soon after became one of the largest egg producing regions in the United States. This photo highlights the production at J.F. Jappe's farm. Caption on image: Half weeks egg production at J.F. Jappe's Farm Alderwood Manor. Pierson & Co., PhotoPhotographer's Reference Number: 24Caption information source: Alderwood Manor Heritage Association…
ID Number:1980.6877.4.115
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Two men with horse drawn delivery wagons outside of Kristoferson's Dairy, Seattle, circa 1914
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Two men with horse drawn delivery wagons outside of Kristoferson's Dairy, Seattle, circa 1914

Swedish immigrants Alfred and Alberta Kristoferson moved to Washington in the late 1800s to start a dairy. By the early 1900s, Son August Kristoferson soon took the reins of the dairy business after his father's death in 1914. Kristoferson's Dairy was originally located on Fifth Avenue South but soon moved to 1218 First Avenue South where it stayed until moving…
ID Number:1980.6877.75
Date:Circa 1914
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