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Americanized Macaroni Products: An Interesting Story of the Macaroni Family, 1939
Guido P. Merlino (1903-1991) founded the Mission Macaroni Mfg. Company during the economically challenging times of the Great Depression in 1932. Originally from Taranta Peligna, Italy, Merlino immigrated to the United States in 1920 at age 17, settling near his brother in Fresno, California. He later joined his cousins in Seattle as an owner of Pacific Coast Macaroni Co., producing…
ID Number:1980.7051.187
Date:1939
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Sarah Schwabacher birthday dinner menu, March 24, 1927
Sarah (Lehrberger) Schwabacher (1847-1942) was married to Abraham Schwabacher (1838-1909), one of three brothers that were important in the economic development of the Washington Territory and later Washington State. The Schwabacher brothers owned several businesses bearing their family name, first in San Francisco, then in Walla Walla, Washington, and later in Seattle. Sarah and Abraham Schwabacher's daughter Mina Alice Schwabacher…
ID Number:1980.7166.4.2
Date:1927
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Sailors peeling potatoes at naval training camp, Seattle, circa 1918
During World War I, the U.S. Navy had a training station on the University of Washington campus. The Navy buildings were on the shore of Lake Union, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. This image shows sailors at the training station peeling potatoes. Handwritten on sleeve: U.S.N.T. Camp Spud PeelingWebster & Stevens number: 66157
ID Number:1983.10.69
Date:Circa 1918
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Serving food to striking workers, February 1919
During the 1919 Seattle General Strike, various individuals and groups supported the strikers' cause by setting up soup kitchens to feed workers and their families. In this photo, a woman serves a plate of food to a striking worker. Webster & Stevens number: 67482
ID Number:1983.10.1735
Date:1919
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Children eating a meal at Ryther Child Home, circa 1921
Ollie H. Ryther became known as Mother Ryther in the 1880s after taking motherless children into her own home. Later, she founded several homes for orphans and children whose parents were unable to take care of them. The Ryther organization continues as the Ryther as of 2025 and specializes in supporting mental health in children.This photo was taken in the…
ID Number:1983.10.1998.4
Date:Circa 1921
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Children at the Medina Baby Home, circa 1926
Before the county and state became involved in child welfare, children's services were provided by private groups such as the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society. The society's Medina Baby Home specialized in finding adoptive or foster homes for babies and children up to six years old. After the home moved to Seattle, it was sometimes called the Medina Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.3107.2
Date:Circa 1926
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Logging camp cookhouse, circa 1904
Loggers ate their meals in the lumber camp's cookhouse. They needed three big meals to give them enough energy for ten hours of work in the woods. At a typical meal they might eat boiled corned beef, baked beans, potatoes, hash, pancakes, biscuits, butter, and coffee. Most lumber camp cooks were men.This photo shows the inside of a lumber camp…
ID Number:1983.10.6917
Date:Circa 1904
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Cooking class at the University of Washington, circa 1918
The University of Washington's home economics department taught students the latest scientific methods in cooking and nutrition. Starting in 1918, all women students were required to take a course in "food administration" in order to graduate.This photo was taken in about 1918. It shows three students preparing ingredients in a cooking class. Webster & Stevens number: 62866
ID Number:1983.10.7229
Date:Circa 1918
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Kitchen interior, 1905
At the beginning of the 20th century, many Seattle-area housewives cooked on coal stoves in their kitchens. Because coal was difficult to light, the fire was always kept burning. This also helped heat the kitchen and nearby rooms. Water could be heated by running it through the stove. A flue vented dangerous coal fumes to the outside.In this 1905 Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.7580
Date:1905
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Seafood on display, Seattle, circa 1908
Handwritten on sleeve: Fish Display.Photographer's Reference Number: 9355
ID Number:1983.10.8190
Date:Circa 1908