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"Afro-Americans" float in Golden Potlatch parade, Seattle, July 1911

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2011.79.1.104
Date:1911
Image of Handmade china cabinet at Renfro residence, Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
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Handmade china cabinet at Renfro residence, Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including Alfred Renfro. The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios and craft workshops. At the time there was no…
ID Number:2013.39.3.1
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Handmade table at Renfro residence, Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910
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Handmade table at Renfro residence, Beaux Arts Village, circa 1910

Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft…
ID Number:2013.39.3.7
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Hugh Currin and workers at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1910
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Hugh Currin and workers at the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1910

Hugh L. Currin and Warren Greene opened the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company in 1908 on Eastlake Avenue, north of downtown Seattle. The company made boots and specialty work shoes sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. They were particularly known for their handmade, cleated logging boots. Here, Mr. Currin stands with his workers and a selection of boots made at…
ID Number:2013.114.1
Date:1910
Image of Workers standing outside the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1917
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Workers standing outside the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company, Seattle, 1917

Hugh L. Currin and Warren Greene opened the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company in 1908 on Eastlake Avenue, north of downtown Seattle. The company made boots and specialty work shoes sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. They were particularly known for their handmade, cleated logging boots. In this 1917 image, a group of workers stand outside the Currin-Greene factory at…
ID Number:2013.114.3
Date:1917
Image of Group of men looking at Currin shoe window display in Carl Schermer store, First Avenue South, Seattle, 1921
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Group of men looking at Currin shoe window display in Carl Schermer store, First Avenue South, Seattle, 1921

The Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company was founded in 1908 at 225 Eastlake Avenue with a partnership between Hugh L. Currin and Warren Greene. In 1920 the company moved to a new factory building at 2715 Western Avenue. Currin-Greene manufactured boots and specialty work shoes sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. In particular, they were known for hand-made, cleated logging…
ID Number:2013.114.7
Date:1921
Image of Currin's Rainier Shoes building, Seattle, 1955
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Currin's Rainier Shoes building, Seattle, 1955

Hugh Currin and Warren Greene founded the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company in 1908. They built their first plant on Seattle’s Eastlake Avenue and moved in 1920 to a new plant on Western Avenue. The company specialized in specialty and heavy-duty work boots and shoes, which they sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The company later acquired the Rainier shoe…
ID Number:2013.114.23
Date:1955
Image of Currin-Greene Shoe manufacturing employees, Seattle, 1955
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Currin-Greene Shoe manufacturing employees, Seattle, 1955

Hugh Currin and Warren Greene founded the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company in 1908. They built their first plant on Seattle’s Eastlake Avenue and moved in 1920 to a new plant on Western Avenue. The company specialized in specialty and heavy-duty work boots and shoes, which they sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The company later acquired the Rainier shoe…
ID Number:2013.114.24
Date:1955
Image of Northern Pacific Steamship Company S.S. Victoria Christmas menu, 1902
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Northern Pacific Steamship Company S.S. Victoria Christmas menu, 1902

The transatlantic ocean liner S.S. Victoria was built in Scotland in 1870 and was originally known as the S.S. Parthia. It was sold to Tacoma-based Northern Pacific Steamship Company in the early 1900s, and then ended up with the Alaska Steamship Company in 1908. This menu is for a special Christmas dinner aboard the Victoria.
ID Number:2014.3.1.73.1
Date:1902
Image of S.S. North Sea menu, June 19, 1936
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S.S. North Sea menu, June 19, 1936

This postcard dinner menu is from a Northland Transportation Company passenger liner on the Alaska-Seattle run. An image of S.S. North Sea at Taku Glacier is on the back of the menu.
ID Number:2014.3.1.74
Date:1936
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