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Central Building under construction, Seattle, October 31, 1907
This image was taken during construction of the Central Building at Third Avenue and Marion Street in downtown Seattle, which was completed in 1909 and still stands as of 2017. Designed by local architect Charles Ronald Aldrich (1866-1939), the building utilized a steel frame and reinforced concrete intended to ensure the building withstood fires and earthquakes. The image was taken…
ID Number:1980.7134.18
Date:1907
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Abraham Schwabacher and granddaughter Babette Eckstein, circa 1908
Abraham Schwabacher (1838-1909) was one of three brothers that were important in the economic development of the Washington Territory and later Washington State. The Schwabacher brothers owned several businesses bearing their family name, first in San Francisco, then in Walla Walla, Washington, and later in Seattle. Abraham married Sarah (Lehrberger) Schwabacher (1847-1942), and their daughter, Mina Alice Schwabacher (1878-1942), married…
ID Number:1980.7166.1.12a
Date:Circa 1908
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Mina and Nathan Eckstein walking down street in Victoria, circa 1942
A native of Bavaria, Nathan Eckstein (1873-1945) spent 10 years in New York’s wholesale grocery business before moving to the west coast. In San Francisco in 1902 he married Mina Alice Schwabacher (1878-1942) and the couple relocated to Seattle. Nathan served as vice president and then chief executive officer of Schwabacher & Company, which grew to become one of Seattle’s…
ID Number:1980.7166.1.71.1
Date:1942
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Nathan and Mina Eckstein on Luna Park souvenir postcard, 1907
A native of Bavaria, Nathan Eckstein (1873-1945) spent 10 years in New York’s wholesale grocery business before moving to the west coast. In San Francisco in 1902 he married Mina Alice Schwabacher (1878-1942) and the couple relocated to Seattle. Nathan served as vice president and then chief executive officer of Schwabacher & Company, which grew to become one of Seattle’s…
ID Number:1980.7166.1.71.3
Date:1907
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The Guide, December 29, 1934
Begun in December 1922, The Guide (or the Official Weekly Guide to Seattle & Seattle Amusement Guide) was a weekly publication for visitors to Seattle and offered for free through authorized dealers or at a subscription of $3 per year. Joseph Dana Roberts (1907-1952) is listed as the editor and publisher, with Tom Renton as the staff artist, operating out…
ID Number:1980.7166.4.1
Date:1934
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Sarah Schwabacher birthday dinner menu, March 24, 1927
Sarah (Lehrberger) Schwabacher (1847-1942) was married to Abraham Schwabacher (1838-1909), one of three brothers that were important in the economic development of the Washington Territory and later Washington State. The Schwabacher brothers owned several businesses bearing their family name, first in San Francisco, then in Walla Walla, Washington, and later in Seattle. Sarah and Abraham Schwabacher's daughter Mina Alice Schwabacher…
ID Number:1980.7166.4.2
Date:1927
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First Mortgage of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1908
Seattle held its first world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), in 1909 on the University of Washington campus. The fair promoted the region's growth and prosperity that had begun with the 1897 arrival of the first shipment of Yukon gold. The Alaska-Yukon Exposition Corporation had been created in 1906, made up of various committees to oversee the work of the…
ID Number:1981.7191.3
Date:1908
Program
Program for "The Birth of a Nation " at Clemmer Theatre, 1915
James Q. Clemmer opened the 1,200 seat Clemmer Theater at 1414 Third Avenue on April 12, 1912, one of the first theaters in the country made primarily to show motion pictures. Clemmer had established his first movie house - the Dream Theater that included a pipe organ - in an unused storefront in Pioneer Square in 1908. Clemmer went on…
ID Number:1981.7191.5
Date:1915
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City of Seattle local improvement tax receipt, 1903
This January 8, 1903, receipt from the City of Seattle's Treasury Department was issued to a Jennie Kinney for a payment of $6.43. The fee was for the Local Improvement Tax, used to create roads, pavement, and sidewalks in Seattle. This payment was for Lot Six, Block Three, and the Street was Broadway and DeForest for the Nagles Addition. It…
ID Number:1981.7191.6.6
Date:1903
Program
8th Annual Emmy Awards Banquet program, Seattle, May 16, 1970
The Seattle Chapter, now the Northwest Chapter, of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1960, recognizing excellence in television broadcasting with an annual regional Emmy award ceremony. This program for the Emmy awards on May 16, 1970 at the Eames Theatre, the Seattle Science Center, lists awards winners for program achievements and individual achievements, along…
ID Number:1981.7191.11
Date:1970