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Haying near Georgetown, Washington, circa 1914
Much of the Duwamish River Valley, south of Seattle, was quiet farmland before industrialization spread along its banks. Between 1911 and 1916, Walter Allen and Frank Perkins operated a photo studio in Georgetown, on the Duwamish, and documented the scenery and people of the area. In this Allen & Perkins photo, probably taken near Georgetown, farm workers rest during haying…
ID Number:1993.26.1
Date:Circa 1914
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Frederick & Nelson elevator operators, circa 1955
Seattle's Frederick & Nelson department store was proud of its customer service. When its new building opened in 1918, the store had eight elevators, each run by its own operator. By the 1940s, the job of elevator operator had become a popular part-time job for high school girls. F&N hired girls who were slim, dark-haired, and didn't wear glasses. Some…
ID Number:1993.43.20.27.1
Date:Circa 1955
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Frederick & Nelson employee cleaning sidewalk outside store, circa 1963
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century. It…
ID Number:1993.43.20.31.1
Date:Circa 1963
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Men loading Frederick & Nelson delivery truck, circa 1915
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century. It…
ID Number:1993.43.20.41.1
Date:Circa 1915
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Men posed with trucks outside Frederick & Nelson store on moving day, September 1918
Over Labor Day weekend 1918, Frederick & Nelson store employees removed every piece of merchandise from the Rialto Building store on Second Avenue and Madison and trucked it over to the new store at Fifth and Pine. The new store opened for business to waiting crowds at 9 o'clock in the morning on September 3.This photo shows a large group…
ID Number:1993.43.20.42.1
Date:1918
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Employees at Bemis Bros. Bag Co. Seattle plant, 1956
The Bemis Bag Company was founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including Seattle, making burlap and cotton bags for grain, flour, feed, and many other products. Amcor acquired the company in 2019.The Seattle plant began with production of textile bags and…
ID Number:1994.15.1.18.5
Date:1956
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Engraver at work at Bemis Bros. Bag Co. Seattle plant, 1956
The Bemis Bag Company was founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including Seattle, making burlap and cotton bags for grain, flour, feed, and many other products. Amcor acquired the company in 2019.The Seattle plant began with production of textile bags and…
ID Number:1994.15.1.18.12
Date:1956
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Four members of Bemis Bag Co. art department working at drafting tables, circa 1955
The Bemis Bag Company was founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including Seattle, making burlap and cotton bags for grain, flour, feed, and many other products. Amcor acquired the company in 2019.The Seattle plant began with production of textile bags and…
ID Number:1994.15.1.19.4
Date:Circa 1955
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Woman at Bemis Bag Co. preparing finished bags for packing, circa 1950
The Bemis Bag Company was founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including Seattle, making burlap and cotton bags for grain, flour, feed, and many other products. Amcor acquired the company in 2019.The Seattle plant began with production of textile bags and…
ID Number:1994.15.1.20.2
Date:Circa 1950
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Woman at Bemis Bag Co. plant loading finished bags onto machine, circa 1950
The Bemis Bag Company was founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858. By the early 20th century, the company operated eight bag factories in various parts of the United States, including Seattle, making burlap and cotton bags for grain, flour, feed, and many other products. Amcor acquired the company in 2019.The Seattle plant began with production of textile bags and…
ID Number:1994.15.1.20.7
Date:Circa 1950