43 results for: Bon Marché, The
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Bonds banners across Second Ave., Seattle, October 1, 1918
During World War I, the United States began selling war bonds called Liberty bonds or Liberty loans to support the allied cause. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the U. S. and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time. The Act of Congress which authorized the Liberty Bonds is…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.11
Date:1918
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Two men modeling jumpsuits, Seattle, December 1975
Jumpsuits were invented in 1919 for parachutists to wear while jumping from planes, but they evolved beyond these origins. By the 1970s they had become part of the fashion landscape: worn on stage by Cher and Elvis, designs available from many high fashion houses, and popular both as sportswear and leisure garments. This image shows two men modeling jumpsuits decorated…
ID Number:2000.107.19751200.5.09
Date:1975
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Retailers manning booth at Pure Food Show, Seattle, February 19, 1908
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which required manufacturers meet certain standards of purity, and that information printed on food or drugs labels be accurate and true. One of Seattle's finest department stores at the time, Bon Marche, began hosting an annual food show where suppliers could…
ID Number:2004.61.1
Date:1908
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Television personalities at the Bon Marché, Seattle, circa 1950
The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. In this photo, three Seattle television personalities from KING-TV pose inside the store with look-a-like mannequins:…
ID Number:2009.20.193.1
Date:Circa 1950
Menu
The Bon Marché Soda Grill menu, June 29, 1944
The Soda Grill was located inside the Bon Marché department store located at 3rd Avenue and Pine Street. This menu features a simplified map on the cover with local landmarks labeled.The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established during World War II to control prices on food and other necessities. This menu contains a statement indicating the prices are at…
ID Number:2014.3.1.37
Date:1944
Music, notated
The Bon Marche March and Two Step, 1904
Between 1900 and 1925 Seattle was a thriving music publishing center with at least half a dozen houses printing songs. As many as 10,000 copies of each would be sold, some of them peddled from door to door. Most songs were written by amateur or professional singers, although many songs were written as "singing commercials" to promote a product or…
ID Number:2016.39.1
Date:1904
Program
WPA District 4 Exposition program, Seattle, May 15, 1936
The Federal government created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935, during the Great Depression, to provide jobs to unemployed men, women, and children. The country was divided into regions and districts, and in Washington State, District 4 comprised King, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Clallam counties. In 1936, some 12,337 people, about 75% of whom were men, worked in WPA projects…
ID Number:2018.3.3.127
Date:1936
Ephemera
Georgian Hotel brochure, June 1, 1923
Built about 1920, the Hotel Georgian was located in downtown Seattle at 1420 Fourth Avenue. The seven-story, brick-faced building had many Georgian Revival architectural details, such as quoins, a rooftop balustrade, and keystones. The building was demolished in 1971.The brochure pictured here includes a map of the hotel's location in Seattle's shopping district, one block from the Bon Marche and…
ID Number:Lib1987.20.4
Date:1923
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Labor Day Parade on Fourth Avenue, September 2, 1940
On September 2, 1940, bands, floats and marching union members joined in Seattle's Labor Day parade. A 40-piece band and more than 1,000 members of the International Longshoremen & Warehousemen's Union Local 1-19 led the parade, followed by groups representing printers, airplane mechanics, fishermen, shingle weavers, post office clerks and many other workers.In this photo, taken during the 1940 Labor…
ID Number:PI23358
Date:1940
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Children boarding Wallingford streetcar on its last run, Seattle, 1940
The Wallingford streetcar line connected downtown Seattle with the outlying areas of Wallingford and the University District. In May 1940, the streetcars stopped running and were replaced by buses. Signs in image: Spring Weather by the Ton - Ladysmith Wellington. Burn Carolyn Coal. Fur Storage at the Bon Marche.Handwritten on negative: Wallingford st car, last run.Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle -…
ID Number:PI27180
Date:1940