453 results for: Hotel Seattle
Poster
Greater Northwest International Rodeo poster, August 11-13, 1995
The International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) was founded in 1985 when five smaller regional gay rodeo associations joined together. As of 2019, the IGRA supports over 5000 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members in 25 local associations throughout the United States and Canada. The Northwest Gay Rodeo Association (NWGRA) was founded in 1990, originally representing Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and…
ID Number:2007.25.61
Date:1995
Photograph
Central School's fifth grade class posing at annex, Seattle, circa 1898
In this image, 29 children pose together on the steps in front of the Washington Territorial University Building, vacated in 1895 after university's (now University of Washington) move to its current location north of downtown. The Seattle School Board leased the old university building from 1898-1899 due to overcrowding at Central School (now referred to as Central II). The university…
ID Number:2008.44.2
Date:Circa 1898
Photograph
King Street Coal Works docks, Seattle, circa 1885
The King Street Coal wharf was erected in 1877 to enable coal mined in Newcastle, WA, and brought by railcar to Seattle's waterfront, to be loaded onto ships, many of which were destined for the Pacific Coast's main metropolis, San Francisco.This photo shows the King Street Coal Works at Second Avenue and Columbia Street, with Northern Pacific rail cars on…
ID Number:2008.54.27
Date:Circa 1885
Photograph
Arctic Club parade float, Seattle, 1912
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:2010.22.1
Date:1912
Poster
Waterfront bus route poster, Seattle, 1977
In 1977, Seattle artist Doug Hammond designed several posters for Metro’s Community Involvement office, intended for display inside Seattle and King County buses. The poster pictured here promotes attractions found along the Seattle Waterfront, which could be easily accessed via any Metro bus with a "Seattle Waterfront" route sign. Some of the most popular destinations are depicted on the poster:…
ID Number:2012.34.26
Date:1977
Ephemera
Catalog from Littler clothing stores, Seattle, 1951-1952
Anson A. (“Bob”) Littler moved to Seattle in 1920 and in 1931 opened a men’s clothing store at 417 Union Street in downtown Seattle. Despite opening during the Depression, the store was successful, and by the 1950s the company had added a women’s store, a shop at the Olympic Hotel, and accessory departments. In all, there were three Seattle stores…
ID Number:2013.58.2
Date:1951
Ephemera
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
Ephemera
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
Menu
Vance Hotel Grill menu, 1942
The Vance Grill was located in the Vance Hotel (now Hotel Max). The walls of the restaurant were decorated with murals painted by Franz Zallinger. The cover of this menu shows one of the murals, titled "Topping the Tree." The hotel was designed for Joseph Vance, the owner of the Vance Lumber Company and one of Seattle's major real estate…
ID Number:2014.3.1.42
Date:1942
Poster
Let's Keep the Market Initiative 10th Anniversary poster, Seattle, September 18 - November 2, 1981
On November 2, 1971, Seattle Initiative No. 1 passed to create a seven-acre historic district at Pike Place Market, ending eight years of activism against the plans of the Central Association of Seattle (precursor to the Downtown Seattle Association) to replace the Market with parking, office and hotel space, and some vendor stalls. Begun initially in 1907 as a way…
ID Number:2014.9.7
Date:1981