538 results for: Clubs and Organizations
Photograph
Pipe organ with clock at the Elks Club, Seattle, circa 1914
Jos. Mayer and Bros. began in 1897 in Seattle and manufactured many clocks during the first two decades of the 1900s. This clock is part of a pipe organ stand at the Elks Club in Seattle, Washington. The organ was built by the W.W. Kimball Co. of Chicago in 1914 and was located on the seventh floor of the Elks…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.77
Date:Circa 1914
Photograph
Lone Pine Bar and Odd Fellows Hall on dirt road, probably Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
This photo of the Line Pine Bar and Odd Fellows Hall was taken by Bainbridge Studios, and is assumed to be a street in Bainbridge Island, where the photography studio was located. Handwritten on image: ©BSBainbridge Studios was the name of Austin Seward's photography business on Bainbridge Island.
ID Number:1980.6877.76
Date:Circa 1905
Book
Fruit and Flower Mission Cookbook, 1930
The Fruit and Flower Mission was formed in 1907 by a group of Seattle women who met in the home of Mrs. Park Weed Willis at 1316 Columbia Street. A part of the growing women's club movement in the early 20th century, the original goal of the Fruit and Flower Mission was to provide fresh flowers, fruit, and vegetables to…
ID Number:1980.7051.164
Date:1930
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Club room at Washington Chauffeurs Club, Seattle, circa 1909
The Washington Chauffeurs Club was founded in 1909 as an outgrowth of the Auto Mechanics Association, to create a higher standard of skill and proficiency in the driving profession, to educate and otherwise assist members, and to assist families of deceased members. Shortly after its incorporation, the club moved into the Odd Fellows Temple at 917 East Pine Street. Its…
ID Number:1981.7211.2a
Date:Circa 1909
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Billiard room at Washington Chauffeurs Club, circa 1909
The Washington Chauffeurs Club was founded in 1909 as an outgrowth of the Auto Mechanics Association, to create a higher standard of skill and proficiency in the driving profession, to educate and otherwise assist members, and to assist families of deceased members. Shortly after its incorporation, the club moved into the Odd Fellows Temple at 917 East Pine Street. Its…
ID Number:1981.7211.2b
Date:Circa 1909
Photograph
Knight Templars castle at City Hall Park, Seattle, July 1925
The Knight Templars, a Masonic order modeled after Medieval Christian Crusaders, held their 36th triennial conclave in Seattle on July 28-30, 1925. More than 10,000 participants from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana flooded into Seattle. The city was decorated with over 150 illuminated Christian crosses, the order's symbol, including a 40-foot lighted cross placed on top of the Olympic Hotel,…
ID Number:1981.7254.6
Date:1925
Ephemera
Marian Anderson concert program, March 1, 1938
A group of Seattle women, all trained musicians, formed Seattle’s Ladies Musical Club in 1891. In 1900, the club inaugurated its International Concert Series, which ran for nearly a century. Famed African American contralto Marian Anderson was among the many well-known performers who came to Seattle under the auspices of the club.Although Anderson had won awards and acclaim, racial prejudice…
ID Number:1981.7337.33.1
Date:1938
Poster
Ladies Musical Club poster with autographs, Seattle, 1991-1992
A vigorous women's club movement began to sweep the nation in the mid-nineteenth century, enjoying a heyday from the 1890s through the 1920s, born from women's desire to participate in civic activities despite being denied voting rights. Washington state women were no exception to the wide enthusiasm for informal volunteer societies dedicated to charitable efforts, self-improvement, and social reform. Seattle's…
ID Number:1981.7337.41.1
Date:1991-1992
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Ladies Musical Club charter members, Seattle, March 24, 1941
The Ladies Musical Club, Seattle’s oldest musical organization, was founded in 1891 by 22 women who were classically trained musicians. Over the years, in addition to holding meetings for members, the group has brought well-known musicians to Seattle for public concerts.On March 24, 1941, the group celebrated its 50th anniversary at the DAR Rainier Chapter house on Capitol Hill. The…
ID Number:1981.7337.68
Date:1941
Program
Program for LMC members' meeting, March 20, 1891
The Ladies Musical Club (LMC) of Seattle was organized officially on March 2, 1891, during the heyday of the national women's club movement from the 1890s through the 1920s. The LMC was designed for the purpose of "developing the musical talent of its members, and stimulating musical interest in Seattle." In addition to providing funds to the Seattle Symphony, the…
ID Number:1981.7337.288.1
Date:1891