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John Eaton displaying "two-way" dress, Seattle, December 1968
Cornish School of Arts graduate John Eaton (1914-1991) was a successful milliner, designer, and teacher whose individually-styled hats became known all over the country. Mr. Eaton and business partner James Neher opened their first store in 1950, and eventually opened “John Eaton Of Course!” at 509 Pine Street, across the street from Frederick & Nelson. The store closed in 1988.In…
ID Number:2012.47.1
Date:1968
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New Washington Hotel stationery folder, circa 1950
In 1908 real estate investors John Edward Chilberg (1867-1954) and James Crawford Marmaduke (1871-1945) opened the New Washington Hotel on the northeast corner of Stewart Street and Second Avenue in what is now Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. The 13-story hotel was designed in the Italian Renaissance Revival Style and, as the city's premier hotel for several decades, welcomed many prominent guests,…
ID Number:2013.58.3
Date:Circa 1950
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Notepaper from Hotel Seattle, circa 1905
Located in Pioneer Square at the intersection of Yesler Way, James Street, and First Avenue, the Hotel Seattle (also Seattle Hotel) was constructed in 1890, replacing the Occidental Hotel, which burned down in the fire of 1889. In 1891, the building served as home to the Seattle Public Library. Around the time of the construction of the nearby Smith Tower…
ID Number:2013.58.19
Date:Circa 1905
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Rebecca Gaines posing for graduation portrait, Seattle, June 7, 1888
Rebecca Gaines (1869-1953) was born in California to Irish-immigrant parents. Shortly after 1880 the family moved from Nevada to Seattle, and in June 1888 Rebecca graduated from the Territorial University (now University of Washington). The family then moved to Alameda, California before 1900. There, Rebecca married marine engineer Frank Vivian James (1867-1921) in 1891 and together they had three children.…
ID Number:2013.95.5
Date:1888
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Frank James sitting on ship deck, circa 1895
Frank Vivian James (1867-1921), a California native, worked in the San Francisco Bay area as a marine engineer. He met his future wife, Rebecca Gaines (1869-1953), in Seattle, where she had attended the Territorial University of Washington (now University of Washington), graduating in 1888. After their 1891 marriage Frank and Rebecca settled in Alameda, California, where together they had three…
ID Number:2013.95.6
Date:Circa 1895
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Merchant’s Café and Trinity night club, Seattle, 2006
Claiming to be Seattle’s oldest continuously operating restaurant, the Merchant's Café, 109 Yesler Street, stands at the corner of Yesler and James Streets. Opening as the Merchant's Exchange Saloon in 1900, soon after Seattle’s 1889 Great Fire, its owners changed the name to Café during Prohibition. Over the years it has served as a restaurant, brothel, tavern and jazz club.…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.ARCH516
Date:2006
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Members of a bowling team with trophies, Seattle, circa 1956
The five-man bowling team that photographer Al Smith played on won a Mardi Gras trophy. Three of the men in the photo can be identified by matching the names on the trophy with the names on the bowling shirts: James Minter (third from left), Clift Jones (third from right) and Al Pettit (far right). With Al Smith behind the camera,…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder27.002
Date:Circa 1956
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Group at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Ford is pictured here, third from left, with Northwest district secretary Henry P. "Heinie" Huff, next to him at far right. The other…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.001
Date:1944
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Two man shaking hands at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Here, Ford, left, shakes hands with Northwest district secretary Henry P. "Heinie" Huff.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.002
Date:1944
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James W. Ford at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Here, Ford poses in front of flags in a hall at the convention.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.003
Date:1944