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Image of The New Citizen, April 1911
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The New Citizen, April 1911

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.20
Date:1911
Image of Employees inside Admiral Line terminal at Pier D, Seattle, 1925
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Employees inside Admiral Line terminal at Pier D, Seattle, 1925

The Pacific Coast Steamship Company was an important early shipping company that operated steamships on the west coast of North America. Organized in 1867 under the name of Goodall, Nelson and Perkins, the company effectively ceased business in 1916 when its vessels were purchased by the Admiral Line. The Admiral Line (also American Mail Line, and later Admiral Oriental Line)…
ID Number:1970.4892.3
Date:1925
Image of Admiral Line terminal at Pier D, Seattle, 1925
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Admiral Line terminal at Pier D, Seattle, 1925

The Pacific Coast Steamship Company was an important early shipping company that operated steamships on the west coast of North America. Organized in 1867 under the name of Goodall, Nelson and Perkins, the company effectively ceased business in 1916 when its vessels were purchased by the Admiral Line. The Admiral Line (also American Mail Line, and later Admiral Oriental Line)…
ID Number:1970.4892.10
Date:1925
Image of Admiral Line ship and terminal at Pier D, Seattle, 1925
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Admiral Line ship and terminal at Pier D, Seattle, 1925

The Pacific Coast Steamship Company was an important early shipping company that operated steamships on the west coast of North America. Organized in 1867 under the name of Goodall, Nelson and Perkins, the company effectively ceased business in 1916 when its vessels were purchased by the Admiral Line. The Admiral Line (also American Mail Line, and later Admiral Oriental Line)…
ID Number:1970.4892.13
Date:1925
Image of Employees posing outside Lowman & Hanford Co. building on First and Cherry, Seattle, 1882
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Employees posing outside Lowman & Hanford Co. building on First and Cherry, Seattle, 1882

James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) were business and civic leaders in early Seattle, each with ties to Seattle's founders. In 1882, they joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. The firm advertised as booksellers, stationers, printers and binders but also sold typewriters, sewing machines, pianos and organs. After losing their original building in…
ID Number:1970.5046.3
Date:1882
Image of Employees posing outside Lowman & Hanford Co. building on First and Cherry, Seattle, 1888
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Employees posing outside Lowman & Hanford Co. building on First and Cherry, Seattle, 1888

James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) were business and civic leaders in early Seattle, each with ties to Seattle's founders. In 1882, they joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. The firm advertised as booksellers, stationers, printers and binders but also sold typewriters, sewing machines, pianos and organs. After losing their original building in…
ID Number:1970.5046.4
Date:1888
Image of Exterior of Lowman & Hanford Co. building at 107 Cherry Street, Seattle, 1920
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Exterior of Lowman & Hanford Co. building at 107 Cherry Street, Seattle, 1920

James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) were business and civic leaders in early Seattle, each with ties to Seattle's founders. In 1882, they joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. The firm advertised as booksellers, stationers, printers and binders but also sold typewriters, sewing machines, pianos and organs. After losing their original building in…
ID Number:1970.5046.8
Date:1920
Image of Lowman & Hanford Co. employees working at Monotype keyboards, Seattle, circa 1908
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Lowman & Hanford Co. employees working at Monotype keyboards, Seattle, circa 1908

The Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company was formed by business and civic leaders James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) in 1882. The firm advertised as booksellers, stationers, printers and binders but also sold typewriters, sewing machines, pianos and organs. The company existed in one form or another until about the 1960s.This photograph of a man and…
ID Number:1970.5046.13
Date:Circa 1908
Image of Workers in Lowman & Hanford composing room, Seattle, circa 1908
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Workers in Lowman & Hanford composing room, Seattle, circa 1908

James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) were business and civic leaders in early Seattle, each with ties to Seattle's pioneer settlers. In 1882, they joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. The firm advertised as booksellers, stationers, printers, and binders, but also sold typewriters, sewing machines, pianos, and organs. After losing their original building…
ID Number:1970.5046.16
Date:Circa 1908
Image of Lowman & Hanford Co. employees working at Monotype type-casting machines, Seattle, circa 1908
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Lowman & Hanford Co. employees working at Monotype type-casting machines, Seattle, circa 1908

The Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company was formed by business and civic leaders James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) in 1882. The firm advertised as booksellers, stationers, printers and binders but also sold typewriters, sewing machines, pianos and organs. The company existed in one form or another until about the 1960s.This photograph of two men each…
ID Number:1970.5046.18
Date:Circa 1908
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